Wednesday, January 05, 2005

Top 50 foods?

Lifted from the Nordic Goddess, who stole it from verbatim -- again ;-)

In March 2004 the BBC asked its Web site visitors to vote for the top 50 things everyone should try a bite of in their lifetime. The results follow, according to this legend:

plain black text: tried, liked
bold black text: tried, hated
red text: never tried, might try
bold red text: never tried, never will
tried, loved, and want more (I like to emphasize the positive)
like, but I'm allergic to it. Really!
1. Fresh fish
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Thai food
5. Chinese food
6. Ice cream
7. Pizza
8. Crab
9. Curry
10. Prawns
11.
Moreton Bay Bugs
12.
Clam chowder
13. Barbecues
14. Pancakes
15. Pasta
16. Mussels
17. Cheesecake
18. Lamb
19. Cream tea
20.
Alligator
21. Oysters
22.
Kangaroo
23. Chocolate
24. Sandwiches
25. Greek food
26. Burgers
27. Mexican food
28. Squid
29. American diner breakfast
30. Salmon
31. Venison
32.
Guinea pig
33.
Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
36.
Barramundi (as long I've eaten some before I know what it is.)
37. Reindeer
38. Kebab
39. Scallops
40.
Australian meat pie
41. Mango
42.
Durian fruit (with special appliances for my nose)
43. Octopus
44. Ribs
45. Roast beef
46. Tapas
47.
Jerk chicken/pork
48.
Haggis
49. Caviar
50.
Cornish pasty

Additions from the Nordic world:
Hm. The above list seems somewhat heavy on the Aussie foodstuffs. I'll add a few of the local specialties (with comments for the non-natives):

51. Rakfisk (Fermented fish, stinky and possibly full of botulins as well)
52. Geitost (Goat cheese, caramelized and sweet and looking like a big bar of soap)
53. Gravlaks (Another semi-fermented fish dish, but this is a) nonstinky and b)delicious)
54. Gamalost (Crumbly and smelly cheese. Better not be in the same room as this one)
55. Sursild (Pickled herring. The closest we come to sushi in our native cuisine -- the name even
sounds the same!)

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