The Food Experience Meme

I got this at Queen of Dirty Laundry, where I appropriate most of my memes. Thanks, Lori!

Have you ever tried

• Venison? Nope. I have a personal rule against eating cute animals.
  
  
• Nettle tea? Not on its own, but I've had a pregnancy tea with nettle in it.
  
  
• Huevos rancheros? Sorta. I've had some kind of tex-mex egg casserole wrapped in tortillas.
  
  
• Steak tartare? Yep, though I didn't know I'd ordered it at the time.
  
  
• Crocodile? Nope.
  
  
• Black pudding? Ugh, no.
  
  
• Cheese fondue? Yup, back before the dairy strike.
  
  
• Carp? Probably not. I'm not much for seafood.
  
  
• Borscht? Or beets.
  
  
• Baba ghanoush? Yep. I prefer hummus, though.
  
  
• Calamari? I was probably made to bite a fried ring once, but ewwwww!
  
  
• Pho? I had to look this one up. I think my sister and I made a chicken version once about 10 years ago.
  
  
• PB&J sandwich? Is this on here just to make sure everybody gets a chance to answer "Yes"? (Though, I suppose if you have a nut allergy, peanut butter wouldn't be an option.)
  
  
• Aloo gobi? No, but I love the line from Bend It Like Beckham, "... and she made lovely aloo gobi last week."
  
  
• Hot dog from a street cart? Hot dog, no. Pretzels, ohh yeah. Mmmmm.
  
  
• Epoisses? Who? Had to look this one up, too. Nope.
  
  
• Black truffle? Only the chocolate kind.
  
  
• Fruit wine made from something other than grapes? Yup. Pear and, I think, blackberry.
  
  
• Steamed pork buns? Like pot stickers? Otherwise, no.
  
  
• Pistachio ice cream? Yum. Yes.
  
  
• Heirloom tomatoes? Maybe. If so, it's not something I intentionally set out to go eat.
  
  
• Fresh wild berries? Yup. We once made ice cream out of wild blueberries.
  
  
• Foie gras? Blecch. No.
  
  
• Rice and beans? Red, black, and pinto.
  
  
• Brawn, or head cheese? I had to look this one up as well. Ew. Along with the "cute animals" rule, I have one about no eyes in my food.
  
  
• Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper? Nope. I'm not much for hot peppers. Good food shouldn't hurt.
  
  
• Dulce de leche? Yes. More things to miss in a dairy-free lifestyle.
  
  
• Oysters? I had a bite of a fried oyster po'boy once.
  
  
• Baklava? Yes. Yum!
  
  
• Bagna cauda? Ba-whosa what-a? Nope. Not a big anchovy fan.
  
  
• Wasabi peas? Nope, doesn't fit in with my ideals about good food not hurting.
  
  
• Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl? Clam chowder, yes. Sourdough bowl, yes. Together, no.
  
  
• Salted lassi? So, now that I've looked this up, it's just iced yogurt with salt and pepper. Ick. I do did like mango lassis (lassi? lassie??).
  
  
• Sauerkraut? Yup, though probably only on a reuben.
  
  
• Root beer float? Oh, yummy. Yes, and one more thing I can't really have anymore.
  
  
• Cognac with a fat cigar? Yes to the first, and no-ugh-yuck-gross to the second.
  
  
• Clotted cream tea? Mmmm. Devonshire tea. And they say British food is bad.
  
  
• Vodka jelly/Jell-O? Nope.
  
  
• Gumbo? Yup. They don't let you out of Louisiana 'til they've watched you down some gumbo (or so they told me).
  
  
• Oxtail? Certain parts of the animal just weren't made for eating. (That would be a "no".)
  
  
• Curried goat? I sure did. It wasn't nearly as bad as I would have though.
  
  
• Whole insects? Ick, no.
  
  
• Phaal? (After a quick google search) Do I need to keep on this not hurting thing?
  
  
• Goat's milk? Only in cheese and yogurt.
  
  
• Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$130 or more? Highly doubtful. Maker's Mark only costs about $25.
  
  
• Fugu? I don't generally eat computer programs--oh, wait, you mean the fish? No.
  
  
• Chicken tikka masala? I'm guessing I have at the Indian buffet. Their food isn't labeled very clearly in English, so I'm not sure.
  
  
• Eel? No, thanks.
  
  
• Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut? Yes. Yum. Right off the conveyor belt, even.
  
  
• Sea urchin? No.
  
  
• Prickly pear? Yup. Breaded and deep fried.
  
  
• Umeboshi? Pickled fruit. Hmmm, no.
  
  
• Abalone? Ick. It was bad enough when I thought this was fish.
  
  
• Paneer? Does Panera count? I may have had it in something at the Indian place, but not to my knowledge.
  
  
• McDonald's Big Mac Meal? Yup. They'll even make it without cheese if you ask.
  
  
• Spaetzle? Homemade by a woman of German descent (or is she Swiss? I forget).
  
  
• Dirty gin martini? Nope. I don't like green olives.
  
  
• Beer above 8% ABV? Apparently not. Guinness is the strongest I've had.
  
  
• Poutine? Another Google search. Only if smothered and covered hash browns at the Waffle House count.
  
  
• Carob chips? Yup. My parents used to substitute them for chocolate chips. Probably would have worked better if the carob chips were sweetened.
  
  
• S'mores? Yum. My new favorite is coconut marshmallows with dove dark chocolate.
  
  
• Sweetbreads? "Sweetbreads a la Gusteau ... in an anchovy-licorice sauce." In real life, no.
  
  
• Kaolin? Yes. I ate paper as a kid.
  
  
• Currywurst? Ick. I'll stick to bratwurst on a bun with a zig-zag of plain ketchup, thanks.
  
  
• Durian? Nope. I hear it tastes good if you can get past the smell though (I don't expect I could).
  
  
• Frogs' legs? No, I think frogs are cute.
  
  
• Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. I've also had zeppoli, the Italian version of fried dough.
  
  
• Haggis? No. Cute animals.
  
  
• Fried plantain? Yup. Good sweet or savory.
  
  
• Chitterlings? No. Not interested. (Shudder.)
  
  
• Gazpacho? Bread soup? Hmmm. No, I think I'll stick to bread pudding.
  
  
• Caviar and blini? Yes, but not together.
  
  
• Louche absinthe? No.
  
  
• Gjetost, or brunost? No, but after looking it up, it actually sounds like something worth trying.
  
  
• Roadkill? Not as far as I know.
  
  
• Baijiu? Had to look this one up, too. No.
  
  
• Hostess Fruit Pie? Yum. Yes, but not for many years.
  
  
• Snail? No. Ick.
  
  
• Lapsang souchong? Yet another Google search. Tea that smells like a campfire? No.
  
  
• Bellini? Peach is my favorite.
  
  
• Tom yum? No. Too much seafood. I've had Tim Tams, though. Can I count that instead?
  
  
• Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant? Nope. I can't afford that many stars. (And, just for the record, why is a tire company awarding stars to restaurants, anyway?) (Ooh, here's why.)
  
  
• Kobe beef? No, but this I might actually try.
  
  
• Hare? Cute animal.
  
  
• Goulash? Not since I was a kid, and it was a church potluck recipe, so I don't know how authentic it really was. We didn't have any Hungarians at our church.
  
  
• Flowers? Yup. In salads a few times.
  
  
• Horse? Ew. No. Besides, it's a cute animal.
  
  
• Criollo chocolate? Nope.
  
  
• Spam? I'm sure I have on some camping trip or another.
  
  
• Soft shell crab? No. I think I've had crabmeat, but, again, not a big seafood fan.
  
  
• Rose harissa? Rose who? (Google is sure getting a workout tonight.) Nope.
  
  
• Catfish? Yup. Deep fried. Wasn't half bad.
  
  
• Mole poblano? Chocolate and peppers ... that's pushing it just a little bit, don't you think?
  
  
• Bagel and lox? Bagels, yes. Lox? Ugh, no.
  
  
• Lobster Thermidor? So, looking it up, it's basically a lobster omelet. Nope. I've had lobster, though.
  
  
• Polenta? Yum. Maybe that's what I'll make for breakfast.
  
  
• Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee? Nope. Not a big coffee drinker.
  
  
• Snake? No.