I am mad about lists. I make lists for pretty much anything and everything and this is just another one of them. HA! But this is a fun list and I think everyone should have one. A list of 100 things to eat before one dies … I think its fair to say that is something worth thinking about. I mean what would YOU want to eat before your mortal self expires? I’d love to hear from you readers out there (if any) on your thoughts, your experienes, even your suggestions on what I should try. You happen to be from a far flung foreign country with food so unique no one can pronounce it? Exellent! If you are from Africa, I want to hear from you; if you are from Canada, I want to hear from you; if you are from New England or South Carolina, I want to hear from you!! Same goes to folks in India, Pakistan, Romania …. Finland! I want to hear from you! Tell me what it is I need to try from your country. For this reason I am leaving about 40% of the list blank because I do not know what weird and wonderful food there is out there for me to sample. From time to time I will enter a full post on the individual food items on this list, sort of a personal review of it and perhaps even include a recipe at the end if I happen to get my hands on one.
Now coming up with this list wasn’t as easy as I thought. I mean, where do I start? And questions began to arise about whether or not I should include things ~ weird and unique things ~ from back home which I have obviously already sampled to the list as well, or do they not count? But they should, shouldn’t they? I mean if I was brought up in a different part of the globe then those yummy Malaysian and Chinese dishes would be a new food experience for me. DILEMA!! Uuugh … well I’m just going to go with the flow here and list out as many dishes and food items I would like to eat before I expire … but omit all the local food I have eaten as a child …. NO! Include them! Bah, even my thoughts are as disorganised as my daily life.
Personally I would classify myself as being rather “all over the shop” ~ at home, that is. Have never been overly methodical with anything, coz I always want to just go out and ‘DO IT’! Even with recipes I often have to restrain myself and take the time to read through the entire recipe before I start. My work as a nurse however requires me to be otherwise so lists and checkboxes are essential. To be honest I love lists with checkboxes …. gives me a sense of accomplishment when I mark something off. It would be ideal if my blog articles to come with checkboxes but I’m not a WordPress whizz so I will either have to do without or twist the boyfriend’s arm a little to get some I.T geek assistance. Its brilliant living with an I.T geek; it’s like having your very own helpdesk right here in your living room with no queues. Excellent!
Anyway, here is my preliminary list. I hope my dear readers would help give me suggestions for me to consider. Introduce me to the iconic foods of your country. Checkbox function to follow.
- Uni (ウニ) — sea urchin
- Huevos Rancheros
- Crocodile
Ma Po ToufuChurrosDan Dan Noodles- Beggars Chicken
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Île Flottante - Beef carpaccio
Scarmozza- Toad in a Hole
Jellyfish- Tasso ham
Pulled PorkPhilly Cheese Steak- Fried Mars bar
- Warm Apple Pie at an American diner
DolmadesSouthern Fried ChickenXiaolongbao- Welsh Rarebit
Banoffee PieFresh figsGozleme- Fresh Turkish Delight / Turkish Floss
Salade au Chèvre ChaudA Ploughman’s Lunch- Pickled herrings
- Moroccan lamb tagine
- Kedgeree
Mango kulfi- Buttermilk biscuits, Sausage gravy and Grits
- Yaks milk cheese
Grilled halloumi- Pink Borscht
- Pheasant
- Beef Wellington
Lamb KoftaBaba ganoushAmok fishBattered zucchini flowers- Bobotie
- Truffles (the fungus …. not the chocolate)
- Haggis
- Reindeer
- Bison steak
- Bombe Alaska
- Crawdaddy
- Cassoulet
Croque-Monsieur / -Madame- Cold English Pork Pie
Roti Bom- Key Lime Pie
Cold soba noodlesPhởVietnamese Rice-paper Rolls- Boston Bun
BibimbapStroopwafel- Chicken Rice Balls
- Sachertorte (to be eaten in Vienna)
- Somlói galuska
- Flammekueche
Berliner- Raclette
Fondue (to be eaten somewhere on a Swiss mountain range)- Southern Fried Green Tomatoes with relish
- Pogácsa
- Žemlovka
- Lángos
krémesPálinkaHákarl(Fermented Icelandic shark meat)
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kerry anne
November 2, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Bouillabaisse in marseilles
Alsatian flammekueche
kerry
November 2, 2011 at 11:23 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
raclette
raspberry tart
roti bom
Claire Leona
November 2, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
hahahaha @Kerry.. roti bom… havent had that in years!
Fiona
November 2, 2011 at 2:27 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Escargot
Nasi Lemak
Toffee Sticky Pudding
bubviv
November 2, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks for the input, but i believe if you read the ‘About Me’ article you would notice that escargot comes under the “things I would never put in my mouth” category. 🙂 Just saying.
Tamas Imrei
November 2, 2011 at 9:08 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Somlói galuska – but only at a really good place in Hungary
bubviv
November 4, 2011 at 10:48 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks for the input Tamas … if and when we visit Hungary I will keep a look out for this dessert. Looks YUMMY!
Claire
December 10, 2011 at 4:12 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
you really wanna eat a crocodile? like… goodluck catching it! *hides in bush waaaayyyyyyy at the back…
Dionne
December 20, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Freaking reindeer?????!!! Seriously???
bubviv
December 20, 2011 at 10:06 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Yes I think Rudolph and his posse might be tasty. Muahahaha.
848 curran st
January 31, 2012 at 9:49 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Frog sashimi
bubviv
January 31, 2012 at 11:12 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Big ‘eeeeew’ ….!! I don’t even think they make such a thing, but thanks for your wild ideas. 🙂
Viviaaaaaaaan
January 31, 2012 at 10:25 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Yeah they do.. Famous shop in tokyo
Dionne
March 28, 2012 at 8:23 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
any luck with the crocodile?
bubviv
August 10, 2012 at 12:08 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Pffft … none hv swum up any of the Dutch canals so far.
Imelda
April 11, 2012 at 9:16 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Hahaha… really love and enjoy your blog, Viv. Excellent way to be a legendary! 😉
So here’s from Belgium :
Boulets Liegeois
Boudin blanc/noir
Carbonnades a la flamande (must be cooked with belgian blond beer!)
Steak tartare (raw beef steak, eaten with a raw egg)
Chicon gratin
From Indonesia :
There’s just too many… it’ll be unfair to the rest of the food if I am to mention just a couple here.
So just fly over and dip in!
Enjoy. 😉
bubviv
April 12, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks very much for your personal input / food recommendation Imelda. Will be on the lookout when I am in Belgium next.
JJ & Brioche
October 24, 2012 at 3:14 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Really, you’ve never had a nice raclette? Then we should do one at home some day! Next time I go to France,I’ll try to get some good cheese for it. (I miss the heat machine though… but I’ll find a solution!)
Oh, and… You put Cassoulet twice 😉
All your dessert look amazing! I’m supposed to be in a coocking group but now I feel ashamed of what I cook… I’ll think in sending you an invitation on the next time they come home!
Bravo, tout ça a l’air DELICIEUX!
bubviv
October 24, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I have never had raclette. We did see people having it when we were in Switzerland but it was too expensive at the restaurant. Thanks for letting me know about the ‘cassoulet’ error … it’s been fixed.
marek
June 16, 2013 at 2:08 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
few more things for your list:
– bacon cheese turtleburger – the all american bomb =) http://goo.gl/9jdJS
– ćevapi – bosnian brilliant minced-meat-in-greasy-“bread”-with-lots-of-onions http://goo.gl/4FWwm (first thing you will try when you come to croatia)
– game gulaš from mountain kalnik – that’s where we are going when you come here =P
– leskovački voz – serbian traditional eat-til-you-die lunch =D
bubviv
June 16, 2013 at 6:58 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!! I look forward to our first Croatia visit. I hope it will be this year! Thank you for all your suggestions Marek.
marek
June 19, 2013 at 11:51 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
see you soon! can’t wait!!!
Priscilla
September 11, 2014 at 7:40 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
sis! you can’t ask people for recommendations of exotic food and then say ewwwww! defeats the whole purpose of asking!!
anyway, try grilled porcupine Vietnamese style. very yummy.
or chocolate lava cake with blue cheese!!
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