Omnivorous pursuits

Learned of this omnivore meme -- The Omnivore's Hundred -- via C.C. Chapman. Given that I share C.C.'s love of cooking and food in general, I feel compelled to participate.

Here's the deal: Bold = things I've tried. Strike-throughs = things I'd never try. The rest are the to-do list. Italicized notes are my additions or explanations.

1. Venison (In a chili. I'm presuming that counts...)
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (In a sausage. I'm presuming that counts...)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (In my younger days, perhaps. But age and the acquired wisdom that comes with it has taught me that I much prefer enjoyable, torture-free food experiences.)
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (Only if they are well seasoned or covered in chocolate.)
43. Phaal (See note on Scotch Bonnett pepper earlier. I've actually made chicken vindaloo, and that was hot enough, thank you.)
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (I think this vault's to the top of my to-do list.)
46. Fugu (I won't play football on Sundays since I tore an ACL, so not going to take the bigger risk of pufferfish. Call me a wuss if you will... I can take it.)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal (I am not proud...)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini (Bad gin experience as a youth led me to swear it off. Vodka martinis only for this fella.)
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine (I can't imagine this is good for my cholesterol, and if I won't take a risk on pufferfish, why would I keep this on my to-do list? I'm a sucker for comfort food. Crazy, eh?)
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin (No desire whatsoever, at least not purposefully so.)
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill (If what you're serving me is actually road kill, don't tell me.)
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie (Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. I also don't happen to like most fruit pies in general, much less any Hostess variety.)
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor (Hard to imagine a New Englander such as myself has never tried this, but I don't remember a specific instance, so I leave it on the to-do list. I'll put it at number 2, after the $120 bottle of malt whisky.)
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

So 48 items down, and 45 items to try. Excellent. I look forward to (most of) the latter.