Part 4 - 100 Things You Should Eat Before You Die

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24. Hostess Fruit Pie
Hostess is a brand of the Interstate Bakeries Corporation in the United States, known for its line of snack foods, such as Twinkies, CupCakes, Chocodiles, Ding Dongs, HoHos, Suzy Q's, Sno Balls, donettes, Mini Muffins, Hostess Fruit Pies, Pudding Pies and Doughnuts.  The fruit pies contain a peculiar gelatinous substance that is strangely tasty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostess_(brand)

23. Snail
Snails are a delicacy in French cuisine, where they are called escargot. In an English-language menu, escargot is generally reserved for snails prepared with traditional French recipes (served in the shell with a garlic and parsley butter).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail

22. Lapsang souchong
Lapsang souchong is a black tea originally from the Wuyi region of the Chinese province of Fujian. It is sometimes referred to as smoked tea. Lapsang is distinctive from all other types of tea because lapsang leaves are traditionally smoke-dried over pinewood fires, taking on a distinctive smoky flavour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapsang_souchong

21. Bellini
A Bellini is an internationally well-known long drink cocktail that originated in Italy. It is a mixture of sparkling wine (traditionally Prosecco) and peach purée often served at celebrations. It is one of Italy's most popular cocktails.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellini_(cocktail)

20. Tom yum
Tom yum (also sometimes romanized as tom yam or dom yam) is a soup originating from Thailand. It is perhaps one of the most famous dishes in Thai cuisine. It is widely served in neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, and has been popularized around the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_yum



19. Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict is a dish that consists of a half of an English muffin, topped with ham or bacon, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggs_benedict

18. Pocky
Pocky is a Japanese snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico Company of Japan. It was first sold in 1966, and consists of a biscuit stick coated with chocolate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocky



17. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
Usually found in restaurants, a tasting menu offers small portions of several dishes as a single meal. Some restaurants and chefs specialize in tasting menus, while in other cases, it is a special or a menu option. Tasting menus may be offered to provide a sample of a type of cuisine, or house specialties, or to take advantage of fresh seasonal ingredients.
The Michelin Guide is a series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries. The term refers by default to the Michelin Red Guide, the oldest and best-known European hotel and restaurant guide, which awards the Michelin stars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Guide

16. Kobe beef
Kobe beef refers to beef from the black Tajima-ushi breed of Wagyu cattle, raised according to strict tradition in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Kobe beef is renowned for its flavour, tenderness, and fatty well-marbled texture. Kobe beef can be prepared as steak, sukiyaki, shabu shabu, sashimi, teppanyaki, ground hamburger patties and more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_beef



15. Hare
European rabbits and hares are a food meat in Europe, South America, North America, some parts of the Middle East, and China, among other places.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit

14. Goulash
Goulash is a (sometimes) spicy dish, originally from Hungary, usually made of beef, red onions, red peppers, vegetables, and paprika powder. Its name comes from Hungarian gulyas, the word for a cattle stockman or herdsman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulash



13. Flowers
Hundreds of fresh flowers are edible but few are widely marketed as food. They are often used to add color and flavor to salads. Squash flowers are dipped in breadcrumbs and fried. Edible flowers include nasturtium, chrysanthemum, carnation, cattail, honeysuckle, chicory, cornflower, Canna, and sunflower. Some edible flowers are sometimes candied such as daisy and rose (you may also come across a candied pansy).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower

12. Horse
Horsemeat has been used as food for humans and carnivorous animals throughout the ages. It is eaten in many parts of the world, though consumption is taboo in some cultures. Horsemeat has been an export industry in the United States and other countries, though legislation has periodically been introduced in the United States Congress which would end export from the United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse

11. Criollo
Peru's coast and capital city of Lima are the heart of Criollo dishes, which are a combination of African, Spanish, Andean, Asian and Pre-Colombian influences.

10. Spam
Spam is a pork like substance sealed in a can.  Enough said.

9. Soft shell crab
Soft-shell crab, sometimes abbreviated to just soft-shell, is a seafood delicacy with the entire crustacean capable of being eaten, a result of catching and cooking crabs shortly after they molt their hard shell.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_shell_crab



8. Rose harissa
Harissa is a North African hot red sauce or paste made from chili peppers (often smoked or dried) and garlic, often with coriander and caraway or cumin and served with olive oil. It may also contain tomatoes. It somewhat resembles sambal and chili sauce. One well-known and expensive variety, "rose harissa," also includes rose petals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harissa

7. Catfish
Catfish have been widely caught and farmed for food for hundreds of years in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Judgments as to the quality and flavor vary, with some food critics considering catfish as being excellent food, others dismiss them as watery and lacking in flavour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfish#Catfish_as_food

6. Mole poblano
Mole is the generic name for several sauces used in Mexican cuisine, as well as for dishes based on these sauces. In English, it often refers to a specific sauce which is known in Spanish by the more specific name mole poblano.  In contemporary Mexico, the term is used for a number of sauces, some quite dissimilar to each other and include black, red, yellow, colorado, green, almendrado, pipian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(sauce)



5. Bagel and lox
A bagel bread product traditionally made of yeasted wheat dough in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring which is first boiled in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior.
Lox is salmon fillet that has been cured. In its most popular form, it is thinly sliced—less than 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in thickness—and, typically, served on a bagel, often with cream cheese and capers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lox

4. Lobster Thermidor
Lobster Thermidor is a French dish consisting of a creamy, cheesy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy or sherry, stuffed into a lobster shell, and optionally served with an oven-browned cheese crust. The sauce must contain mustard (typically powdered mustard) in order to be true to the original recipe and to have the distinctive Thermidor taste.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_Thermidor



3. Polenta
Polenta is made with ground yellow or white cornmeal, (ground maize). It can be ground coarsely or finely depending on the region and the texture desired. As it is known today, polenta derives from earlier forms of grain mush commonly eaten in Roman times and after.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polenta

2. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is a classification of coffee grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. The best lots of Blue Mountain coffee are noted for their mild flavor and lack of bitterness. Over the last several decades, this coffee has developed a reputation that has made it one of the most expensive and sought-after coffees in the world. In addition to its use for brewed coffee, the beans are the flavor base of Tia Maria coffee liqueur.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Blue_Mountain_Coffee

1. Snake
People say that snake tastes like chicken.  Try it for yourself!

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