Eat everything on BBC's '50 things to eat before you die' list

Went to a nice seafood spot for a belated bday dinner and saw three things from this list on the menu. Decided to go with the squid…

it was DE-LISH! The calamari tasted like a cross between a bloomin onion, chicken fingers, and something chewy. It came with three sauces, I alternated dipping the calamari in the cocktail sauce and the horseradish mayo sauce. I was having flashbacks to to the bloomin onion we had at Outback Steakhouse because that too was served with a horseradishy mayo sauce that was same color and taste as this one.

I enjoyed this dish very much and will definitely have it again!

Well, my best mate and I went to our favourite Japanese restaurant this evening for dinner. The restaurant that has squid and octopus on the menu. It was time to take the plunge, so I went ahead and ordered #44 sushi on the menu…

a pretty tray of ginger, wasabi, and white-and-pink thick strips set on rice and wrapped in seaweed greeted us. We picked up our chopsticks, scooped up a roll, dipped in the soy sauce, and bit in.

It was not as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, it reminded me of something Ive eaten before – the mild taste and different texture were somwehat familiar – but even after a couple bites, I couldnt place it. I wasnt able to finish the roll – it was just too weird. Maybe if they’d cut the suckers off I couldve downed it, but cest la vie.

Very odd to think that there’s part of a tentacle in my stomach!~

i cant believe I ate some octopus today!

oh my god I just spent like 15 minutes writing this down and when I pressed Save this entry, I got that lovely “page cannot be displayed” error message. Thats happened several times today – 43T is being very weird, very slow today. grr

TYT has finally eaten curry!

We’ve been talking for weeks about having the lunch buffet at a nearby Indian place and we finally made the plunge on Monday.

I ate:

chicken curry – good, moist, but not warm enough.
chicken tandoor – absolutely fantastic, LOVED this dish!!
aloo tiki – very spicy, made my mouth on fire, but delish.
beef josh curry – creamy, yummy. Would eat again.
spinach dhal – 1st time for lentils; odd texture, didnt like.
naan – damn near the best bread Ive ever had. Could eat all day long.

I also ate a dish with cauliflower, peas, onions and some other stuff but I cant remember what its called.

Two complaints:

Food wasnt hot. I think thats because we arrived about 20 minutes before the buffet ended. Next time, I want to eat at the start.

I wish Indian food had more color; my plate was an assortment of brown and yellow hues, except for the dark green spinach and pink-red chicken tandoor. Couldve used more visual pop~

I had made it a goal for this trip to eat at a Waffle House in Georgia. Last time we drove to Florida, we started seeing Waffle Houses in the South and they appeared to be everywhere. The same was true this time, a Waffle House about every 15 minutes, some even mere blocks from another.

I wanted to eat at one in Georgia, so on Thursday night we stopped at a Waffle House in some no-name town, actually I dont even know if you could call it a town as there were about 2 gas stations, a few restaurants, and a stoplight. Anyhoo I discovered to my pleasant surprise that the place is a diner! So I thought, I must get breakfast here!

I got their big breakfast special, called the All Star or something like that, and it was: a big waffle with syrup, scrambled eggs, three pieces bacon, two pieces toast with butter and jam, and hashbrowns (or grits, which I wanted to try, but even our sweet southern waitress said don’t do it). I shared with my Dad and it was delish!! and it was like 6 bucks!!

We were there at 9:30ish PM and the place was full, all the booths, and singles and groups sitting at the counter the whole way round. (we noticed too as we drove along to Macon that all the WHs we saw later than night had people eating in them). Everybody seemed to know each other, the waitresses were so sweet, calling everyone honey and sweetie, and could not believe that we had never been to a Waffle House (one of them said, and I quote: “them poor kids”), they were shouting out the orders to the cooks who were laughing and chatting just like the waitresses. My poor mom was so uncomfortable, she does not like to stand out and we stood out like three sore thumbs. Our accent (or lack thereof, should I say), our camera, my hot pink hair and the Obama pin on my wrap…we even had the waitress take a picture and that nearly sent my mom over the edge. lol.

When we left there was a sign on the door saying “See you tomorrow!”; I could tell anyway that the clientele there are serious regulars. So friendly.

Loved the experience and would definitely do it again!

11. Moreton Bay Bugs (popular in Queensland)
19. Cream tea (it’s Devonshire sweets)
32. Guinea pig
36. Barramundi
37. Reindeer
47. Jerk chicken/pork
50. Cornish pasty (is that a samosa?, because I’ve had those)

Jerk chicken down the tube!

Ate at Red Robin, a fun Americana restaurant, tonight. Planned to have a burger, until a new sandwich on the menu caught my eye – Jamaican Jerk Chicken Sandwich. As jerk chicken is on the list, I decided to go for it and…it was incredibly delicious. The spiciness of the jerk chicken was augmented by pepper jack cheese and a jalapeno bun, so my mouth was all tingly. Add in cool tomatoes, crunchy lettuce, and mango mayo and you have a recipe for perfection.

Simply delicious!!

Lizz ordered some haggis along with our shopping. :D It arrived today and so I invited Dave over to have some with me. I assume they advertised it prominently and stocked it because tomorrow is Burns Night. :)

It was a lot smaller than I imagined, although it did grow considerably while cooking.

I didn’t really like it very much. It was a bit like regular stuffing, with a hint of sewage or something. Blah.

Only 8 things remaining on the list now! It’s getting tough to check them off now. Oh well.

1. Fresh fish
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Thai food
5. Chinese food
6. Ice cream
7. Pizza
8. Crab
9. Curry
10. Prawns
12. Clam chowder
13. Barbecues
14. Pancakes
15. Pasta
16. Mussels
17. Cheesecake
18. Lamb
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
33. Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
38. Kebab
39. Scallops
40. Australian meat pie
41. Mango
42. Durian fruit
43. Octopus
44. Ribs
45. Roast beef
46. Tapas
48. Haggis
49. Caviar

Oh looks like i ate most of those

here is the list: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/267
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
37. Reindeer
38. Kebab
39. Scallops
40. Australian meat pie
41. Mango
42. Durian fruit
43. Octopus
44. Ribs
45. Roast beef
46. Tapas
47. Jerk chicken/pork
48. Haggis
49. Caviar
50. Cornish pasty

Clam chowder down!

Had a small bowl in the restaurant at the top of the Space Needle. It was warm and comforting. I’d definitely have clam chowder again!