I thought I’d update this from six and a half years ago. Added results are bold and in blue. I have 12 items left to try.

The Very Good Taste Omnivore’s Hundred:

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1. Venison – lots of times
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros – a Sunday breakfast favourite
4. Steak tartare – like it but heavy for an appetizer
5. Crocodile – another one of those things that seem to taste like chicken
6. Black pudding – part of a full Scottish breakfast
7. Cheese fondue – yum
8. Carp – not my favourite fish
9. Borscht – both with beets and without
10. Baba ghanoush – eggplant, yum
11. Calamari – in so many ways
12. Pho – staple cheap lunch in the winter
13. PB&J sandwich – too many times to count
14. Aloo gobi – made it myself
15. Hot dog from a street cart – twice and hopefully, never again
16. Epoisses – as I expected, stinky cheese that I liked
17. Black truffle – yes, best with pasta or risotto
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes– so many B.C. variations
19. Steamed pork buns – unavoidably at dim sum
20. Pistachio ice cream – love the colour, not so keen on the flavour
21. Heirloom tomatoes – the best
22. Fresh wild berries – who hasn’t hiked in the mountains and not eaten some
23. Foie gras – so good, so fattening
24. Rice and beans – of course
25. Brawn, or head cheese – yes, although I never liked the look when my grandmother made it
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper – not sure it is worth trying raw
27. Dulce de leche – awfully sweet
28. Oysters – every way I can
29. Baklava – another very sweet dessert
30. Bagna cauda – definitely
31. Wasabi peas – suffer them in rice cracker mixes
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl – yes
33. Salted lassi – no
34. Sauerkraut – yes, the only way hot dogs are palatable
35. Root beer float – long time ago
36. Cognac with a fat cigar – yes, a good way to ruin cognac
37. Clotted cream tea – so good, so fattening
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O – yes, which proves anything can go into jello
39. Gumbo – yum
40. Oxtail – another example of how good braising makes otherwise inedible parts tasty
41. Curried goat – good way to deal with tough meat
42. Whole insects – ants covered in chocolate and of course, unintentionally during picnics
43. Phaal – not sure I want this much pain
44. Goat’s milk – yes, strong tasting
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more – I live with the single malt maniac
46. Fugu – surprisingly little flavour
47. Chicken tikka masala – yes, how can it be avoided in the UK
48. Eel – only in Japanese food versions
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut – once, still just a doughnut
50. Sea urchin – as uni, the best came from Santa Barbara
51. Prickly pear – not yet
52. Umeboshi – yes, my aunt’s homemade ones
53. Abalone – yes, too bad it’s now endangered
54. Paneer – a staple whenever we’re at an Indian restaurant
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal – unavoidable
56. Spaetzle – yes but not a fan
57. Dirty gin martini – yes, although I’d rather just have extra olives
58. Beer above 8% ABV – Belgium, The Netherlands, no wonder I couldn’t lose weight
59. Poutine – yes but it’s too much cholesterol
60. Carob chips – yes, not a substitute for chocolate
61. S’mores – yes, another reason camp fires are so messy
62. Sweetbreads – love them crispy
63. Kaolin – I’ve eaten dirt, is that close enough?
64. Currywurst – not impressed with Germany’s variation on boring hot dog
65. Durian – want to try this once
66. Frogs’ legs – yes, dare I say it tastes rather like chicken
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake – yes, more doughnut like things
68. Haggis – many times with varying degrees of pleasure
69. Fried plantain – if it weren’t fried, it would hardly be worth the effort
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette – I think I’d like these since I like tripe
71. Gazpacho – one of my favourites
72. Caviar and blini – yes, best with champagne
73. Louche absinthe – like the taste although kind of sweet, which I don’t really like
74. Gjetost, or brunost – looks stinky
75. Roadkill – not sure why I’d ever have the opportunity
76. Baijiu – not sure I could be bothered
77. Hostess Fruit Pie – yes, waste of calories
78. Snail – yum
79. Lapsang souchong – yes, too smoky for me
80. Bellini – yum, even the ones I’ve made myself
81. Tom yum – good Thai flavours and not too heavy
82. Eggs Benedict – so good, so full of cholesterol
83. Pocky – yes, just sweet and boring
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant – most recently, La Pergola in Rome
85. Kobe beef – yes, the best at Alinea in Chicago
86. Hare – yes
87. Goulash – yes
88. Flowers – yes
89. Horse – tried it very rare and found it like mild game meat
90. Criollo chocolate – hard to find
91. Spam – brings back bad memories
92. Soft shell crab – yes
93. Rose harissa – yes
94. Catfish – another soft fleshed fish which is not my favourite
95. Mole poblano – yes
96. Bagel and lox – especially with cream cheese
97. Lobster Thermidor – yes, not my favourite
98. Polenta – yes
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee – tried it, I don’t get the superlatives for this coffee
100. Snake – not yet, but another chicken like meat I understand