Like best-dressed lists and the Grammys, food preferences are very subjective. Food journalist Anna Longmore is sure to draw fire as she attempts to quantify deliciousness with a piece in the British lad publication Arena magazine titled, boldly, “Fifty Foods to Try Before You Die.”
Interviewed on NPR, Longmore revealed that the list includes such delicacies as elk heart, fugu, Kobe beef (of course), English cream tea, and vegetarian black pudding. I’ve tasted monkfish liver, also on the list, but I haven’t sampled crispy pig’s ear or duck embryo. That’s OK, Longmore herself hasn’t tried all 50 things on her list. My personal list would include moong dal; what would yours have?
Angulas — miniscule baby eels served as a tapa in northern Spain. They resemble tiny grey noodles in both appearance and texture, and have a delicate flavor. They’re wildly expensive and nearly impossible to get stateside (tho you can buy a canned faux version made from fish protein).
Dom Perignon, biscuits made with butter, buttermilk, and lard topped with molasses, a Manhattan made with Wild Turkey 101 proof, wild salmon roe, pecan pie, caramel cake, tomatoes from the back yard still warm from the sun, avocado with all-raw pico de gallo.
Excuse me while I go into the kitchen.
50 is no sweat! Try 1650:
http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2006/8/21/calling-all-bloggers-things-to-eat-before-you-die.html
vickib has got it figured out. livers and hearts may be exotic, but nothing beats peak season and garden fresh
in korea: jokbal (pig trotters), san nakji (live octopus), grilled beef intestines, soondae (blood sausage), grilled slices of pork belly, gae jang (raw marinated crab) and of course, kimchi!