Owen · Some of these require a little research but the only one that was hard to be sure about was kaolin - which seems to be food grade clay - as in ceramic clay. And I am proud (or stupid enough) to say that I have eaten 90 of these. Amazingly one fo the fails is vodka jello shot - not big in England when I was young and foolish. The only one I won't eat is fugu - just too scared of it.

jessica · 1. Venison- yes. i really like gamey meat but i admit this is not usually my favorite.
3. Huevos rancheros- of course. it's yummy.
6. Black pudding- oh gosh this stuff looks so bad to me. so no.
7. Cheese fondue- i was alive in 1978 so yes.
8. Carp- maybe? pretty sure yes.
10. Baba ghanoush- love.
11. Calamari- love love love. mmmmm.
12. Pho- yes. with ox tail. it was not my favorite dish.
13. PB&J sandwich - i live on these.
14. Aloo gobi- love it to death.
15. Hot dog from a street cart- everybody's desperate sometimes, right?
16. Epoisses- i don't know what that is!
17. Black truffle- i'm not this fancy. yet.
19. Steamed pork buns- from a little cart by berkeley bart as a teenager. 50 cents of delicious.
20. Pistachio ice cream- yes.
21. Heirloom tomatoes- everyone should.
22. Fresh wild berries - if the berries that grew in the parking lot next to my elementary school count. or the ones in the grave yard. my friend would make pies from them and we called them "dead people pie".
23. Foie gras- once. not a fan.
24. Rice and beans- ? has anyone not?
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper- shit no!
27. Dulce de leche- god yes.
28. Oysters- yup.
29. Baklava- fantastic.
30. Bagna cauda- a favorite from my childhood full of elderly italians.
31. Wasabi peas- spicy hot! ouch!
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl- haha yes.
35. Root beer float- of course.
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O shot- oh yes this was a sure fire way to get me massively drunk when i was a teenaged hooligan.
40. Oxtail - see pho answer.
42. Whole insects- i cant do this. ever. sorry.
45. Single malt whisky - not sure. i have had whatever whiskey dan brings home, no questions asked.
47. Chicken tikka masala- my most favorite food ever.
48. Eel- i love eel.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - yes. too sweet. like instant tooth decay.
53. Abalone- yes when i was a kid. my stepfather went diving for them.
54. Paneer- yeah. i dont really like it.
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal- sadly, i have. ugh.
56. Spaetzle- yes. i found it underwhelming and dry.
57. Dirty gin martini- yes. not a fan.
58. Beer above 8% ABV - i dont know. i dont pay attention.
59. Poutine- i cant recall what this is!
60. Carob chips- yes. my dad was all into health food and no sweets when i was a kid. he tricked me into eating that shit.
61. S’mores- mmmm.
62. Sweetbreads- no. but i'm willing.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake- churros are awesome.
77. Hostess Fruit Pie- i still secretly love hostess cherry pies. i lived up the street from a hostess bakery when i was a kid.
78. Snail- i have a bit of an affection for snails so i wont eat them.
79. Lapsang souchong- yes.
80. Bellini- yes
82. Eggs Benedict - yeah. not a fan.
83. Pocky- yes  totally! pocky! yum! i think i have some in my kitchen right now.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant - does aqua have michelin stars?
86. Hare- is this different than rabbit?
88. Flowers- yeah. i usually dont enjoy them though. too floral :)
91. Spam- i think i am the only american to have never eaten spam.
92. Soft shell crab- yes
94. Catfish- yup. blackened.
95. Mole poblano- oh this another most favorite ever.
98. Polenta- yes. i need to start cooking it.
100. Snake- i have a pet snake who i love so i don't think i will try this one anytime soon. unless im stranded in a desert with no food. then all bets are off.

so i left the ones i have had plus a few i didn't and cut the rest.
this list needs duck. or at least duck fat.

Chris Lehrer · I've eaten most things on this list:

1. Venison - elk is usually better than farmed venison, which doesn't have much game flavor
2. Nettle tea - had it once, didn't see the point
3. Huevos rancheros - often
4. Steak tartare - often. Love it.
5. Crocodile - yes. But incidentally, as my father in law, a New Orleans chef, points out, it not only tastes like chicken but also handles exactly like chicken, so I think it's pretty much pointless.
6. Black pudding - sure, various kinds. The good stuff is wonderful, and the bad stuff is vile.
7. Cheese fondue - yes. For some reason, most of the versions I've had outside Switzerland omit the kirsch, and some omit the garlic, both of which make the dish just a big old bowl of cheese instead of a treat. The rule is, if you drop your bread chunk in the bowl, you have to buy the next round of white wine.
8. Carp - sure. Is this unusual?
9. Borscht - well, the Jewish deli version. I'm reliably informed that this term can refer to something very, very different involving (among other things) ground pork, and I haven't had that one.
10. Baba ghanoush - often. It's just eggplant.
11. Calamari - I take it we're talking about squid tossed in butter with garlic? Sure. Not the best way to treat the things unless they are ultra, ultra fresh, which they never are in the U.S.
12. Pho - yes.
13. PB&J sandwich - I never liked the J on it, but yes.
14. Aloo gobi - sure, in Indian restaurants. I have no idea whether it was done well. It was fine.
15. Hot dog from a street cart - yes, in New York.
16. Epoisses - on the assumption that we're talking about Époisses de Bourgogne, the cheese, I've had it. Very nice.
17. Black truffle - in Siena, in March, I had a pasta and squid dish that looked like it had been shellacked with shavings of black truffle, which was in season. Wow! If you don't get the truffle thing, you haven't had enough of the good stuff at once to recognize the flavor intensely.
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - like elderberry wine? Sure. And peach. And apple.
19. Steamed pork buns - I lived in Taiwan for a year, which is an answer already.
20. Pistachio ice cream - yes, but why is this on the list?
21. Heirloom tomatoes - I have close friends who run an organic vegetable farm in northern Vermont, and we eat heirloom tomatoes straight off the organic vine for much of the summer each year. Lovely!
22. Fresh wild berries - um, Vermont again.
23. Foie gras - yes. Often abused, I think. In Montreal at Les Caprices de Nicolas, I had the foie gras caprice: he sauteed a big slice in sweet butter, and a halved fresh fig, added a dash of salt, and served it with Sauternes. Beautiful!
24. Rice and beans - my father-in-law taught me how to make it New Orleans style. I make a big batch and freeze it in lunch-sized trays (the beans I mean), and then take one to work with a thing of rice, nuke it, and we're set to go.
25. Brawn, or head cheese - I always wanted to make this, too, but I think my wife would freak out.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - yes, but I don't really understand why this is a "must eat". It's ridiculously hot, but so what?
27. Dulce de leche - note that this shouldn't be on the list. What should be on the list in its place is real Mexican cajeta, which is basically caramel plus goat cheese cooked forever. Dulce de leche is an inexpensive knockoff, and it doesn't taste like much but caramel.
28. Oysters - often. Fortunately they're about to come into season here in Japan.
29. Baklava - sure.
30. Bagna cauda - made it, too, which is easy.
31. Wasabi peas - why is this particular bit of mediocre Japanese junk food on this list? Yes, I've eaten them, but that's silly. Now shredded dried squid, which I've also eaten -- that belongs on the list.
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl - yes. But I dislike this particular invention. Clam chowder is an east coast thing, sourdough bread a west coast thing, first of all. Second, the whole rage for sourdough a couple years ago meant that everything had this mildly off taste, because usually it wasn't actually sourdough at all but rather bread flavored with a little sour malt.
33. Salted lassi - once, at an Indian restaurant.
34. Sauerkraut - and braised it with sausages and duck, too.
35. Root beer float - sure. Not a fan.
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - I have, once, but never again. I hate cigars. Tell you what, I'll drink the cognac, and you go somewhere else and smoke the cigar and drink boiled urine, which will taste much like cognac for as long as you're smoking that cigar.
37. Clotted cream tea - oh yes.
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O shot - it's harder to make from Everclear, but a couple chemist friends in college learned how from their prof.
39. Gumbo - I make a mean one, too.
40. Oxtail - yes. And why, precisely, is this now so damn expensive in the supermarket?
41. Curried goat - yes. There's a very good place for this in Kenmore Square, near where I teach in Boston.
42. Whole insects - in Taiwan, I had the roasted, salted crickets. Rather good, I thought, but the little legs have an unpleasant mouth feel.
43. Phaal - I don't think I've eaten this. I don't know what it is. Oh, I just looked it up: it's an insanely spicy curry. No, probably not.
44. Goat’s milk - sure. It's got a nice musky taste, too.
45. Single malt whisky - too often. One of my little sins.
46. Fugu - yes, but why the terror? Just don't eat the liver. You're not going to eat it unless you come to Japan anyway. Have fugu okayu, which is a rice porridge with chunks of fugu. Quite a good flavor, and popular in cold weather. Besides, people very, very rarely get sick from it. You're more likely to get deathly ill from a raw clam or oyster in the U.S. than you are to get serious tetrodotoxin poisoning from Fugu in Japan.
47. Chicken tikka masala - sure. Why this particular dish?
48. Eel - many times, many styles, several breeds. I just missed eel week this summer here in Kyoto, but it's readily available regardless.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - yes. Too sweet.
50. Sea urchin - yes yes yes. And let me tell you, if it doesn't have the consistency of almost-melted butter, it's not as good as it should be, nor as fresh.
51. Prickly pear - the cactus, you mean, nopales? Yes.
52. Umeboshi - one of the Japanese standards I don't like much. Too salty, too sour, and a truly unpleasant thing to stumble on in your breakfast.
53. Abalone - I should note that served raw as sashimi, I find abalone crunchy in an unpleasant way, sort of like chicken gristle
54. Paneer - sure.
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - sure.
56. Spaetzle - sure. It's just pressed noodles, you know.
57. Dirty gin martini - yes. Never saw the fascination with martinis.
58. Beer above 8% ABV - In Scotland I had "Auld Reekie 100-Shilling Ale," which is almost 15% alcohol.
59. Poutine - I had to look this up. Turns out I've had it, because I've had fries with cheese curd, and everything else seems to be optional.
60. Carob chips - ugh.
61. S’mores - yes. I'm too old to enjoy these now.
62. Sweetbreads - yum.
63. Kaolin - clay? I have eaten clay, but it was play-doh or plasticine, when I was a child. The former is sort of okay but salty; the latter isn't food at all.
64. Currywurst -well, I've had spicy pork sausage in curry sauce here in Japan, if that counts.
65. Durian - lovely flavor, but smells like you may have heard it does.
66. Frogs’ legs - I like them, but I always get reminded of Kermit the frog: "All I can see is millions of frogs on tiny crutches."
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - sure. Why is "fried dough" omitted from the list?
68. Haggis - yes, but just one small slice.
69. Fried plantain - nice if not excessively crisp.
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette - good or horrible, depending on who's making it.
71. Gazpacho - many, many times, because it's so easy and cheap to make in the summer.
72. Caviar and blini - yes. I prefer toast points.
73. Louche absinthe - not yet
74. Gjetost, or brunost - hadn't heard of this before, but would like to try it
75. Roadkill - no, and don't intend to
76. Baijiu - oh lord, I could tell you stories of my year in Taiwan...
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - ugh, but yes.
78. Snail - I've made the French ones, and had them in restaurants, and they're basically a vehicle for garlic butter, which is nice. Then there was this big sea snail I had at an inn in Japan, where they poured some kind of marinade into the shell behind the foot, which immediately contracted, and then they put the thing upside-down on a little rack over sterno, and when the heat got hot enough the snail died and there was a "pop" as the foot released from the shell. Then you pulled out the meat and ate it. Rubbery, I thought, but tasty.
79. Lapsang souchong - um, yes. Why this particular type of tea?
80. Bellini - do we mean the drink? Champagne and peach? Sure. Nothing wonderful about that. Do we mean blini, misspelled as usual? Sure. Do we mean a painter or composer who's long since dead? No, I haven't eaten that.
81. Tom yum - made right, it's excellent. Made wrong, it smells like wet dog.
82. Eggs Benedict - yes. Please don't do silly things with it, though, like use orange juice instead of lemon in the Hollandaise.
83. Pocky - several varieties: I currently live in Japan, you know.
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant - yes. Fortunately, my parents were paying the tab.
85. Kobe beef - yes. Matsuzaka beef is better, IMO.
86. Hare - jugged and otherwise, yes. Tastes like gamey rabbit.
87. Goulash - love it.
88. Flowers
89. Horse - just a week ago I had sliced smoked horse meat at a bar in Tokyo. A little gamey, but good, I thought.
90. Criollo - what are we talking about, the Asturian sausage? Haven't had this.
91. Spam - unfortunately, yes. Oddly enough, though, I've heard that in Okinawa they're quite into Spam, and cut thin slices to put on top of nigiri (vinegared rice cakes, in this case) as a kind of nigiri-zushi. That one I have to try, mostly because I can't believe anyone would do it twice, and the Okinawans aren't famous for being stupid, so there must be something in it.
92. Soft shell crab - sure, I usually live on the east coast. I think they're overrated, myself, but they're also difficult to do perfectly, and if they're not you're better off with hardshells.
93. Rose harissa - do we mean the red North African sauce? I've had that. Or something else?
94. Catfish - sure. New Orleans.
95. Mole poblano - yes. If you go to a place that is hard-core about it and spends two days making the sauce, it's fantastic.
96. Bagel and lox - I'm the son of a Brooklyn Jew. 'Nuff said. Can I just ask, though, why did a bunch of gentiles decide they liked bagels and then start making them into fruit-flavored chewy doughnuts? Just make the damn things and don't call them bagels. A bagel should come in plain, pumpernickel, poppy, garlic, and like that. No sweet stuff. And green bagels for St. Patrick's Day are an abomination. Why not make a pork bagel in the shape of a swastika while you're at it?
97. Lobster Thermidor - yes, and made it too, from Julia Child's recipe.
98. Polenta - sure. So have you, if you've had grits, I should note.
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee - yes. Very good, but I don't think it's worth the big deal.
100. Snake - in Taiwan again. Not a pleasant experience, but the place I had it was mostly pushing the blood of venomous snakes mixed with gaoliang (a kind of baijiu), and the point wasn't the flavor but the Chinese theory that this is a male aphrodisiac.

So I guess I've eaten everything here except Phaal, Louche absinthe, Brunost, Roadkill, and Criollo. Somehow I don't find this especially impressive. Do you?

ladycakes · 1. Venison - yes, used to get it for free all the time and I miss it very very much.  Especially my grandpa's venison summer sausage.
2. Nettle tea - nope, reminds me too much of fetting stung while picking raspberries as a kid
3. Huevos rancheros - yes and I want some NOW
4. Steak tartare - yes, and it was tasty
5. Crocodile - does alligator count?  I really like gator meat.
6. Black pudding - yes, but only a taste...couldn't choke it down and I felt real bad about it
7. Cheese fondue -yes, yum
8. Carp - yes, I'm pretty sure I've eaten almost every kind of fish
9. Borscht -yes, and not really a fan
10. Baba ghanoush - yes, I kind of liek ti, but there is something about eggplant that turns me off
11. Calamari - yes, wonderful if done right and like rubber bands if done wrong
12. Pho - yes, nom nom nom
13. PB&J sandwich - yes, my daughter's ex-boyfriend had never had one and he was 17.  She made a big production out of serving him one.
14. Aloo gobi -yes, love it
15. Hot dog from a street cart - yes, had one last night with hot mustard and saurkraut
16. Epoisses - I don't think so.  I shall see if we have some at work.
17. Black truffle - yes, so good
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - yes, all sorts of them
19. Steamed pork buns - yes, and I need to have them again soon
20. Pistachio ice cream - yes, have some in the freezer right now
21. Heirloom tomatoes - yes, they are doing a tasting with them at my work right now. 
22. Fresh wild berries - yes, spent my childhood picking them
23. Foie gras -yes, and I love the stuff and should probably feel bad about it.  I like anything lwith liver.
24. Rice and beans - yes, my child would have starved without the stuff
25. Brawn, or head cheese - yes, not my favorite thing.  I think it's the gelatinous part that gets me.
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper - no, I fear for my poor taste buds
27. Dulce de leche - yes, and it's kind of fun to make
28. Oysters - yes, I like them in all form except for the noxious stew that my family eats on xmas eve
29. Baklava - yes, this list is making me really friggin hungry
30. Bagna cauda - no, but it sounds lovely
31. Wasabi peas -yes, I consider these the perfect road trip snack
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl - yes, and the NW has perfected this one
33. Salted lassi - no, but I think I might have to give it a try
34. Sauerkraut - yes, see above...had some last night.  We used to make it in big crocks on the porch when I was a kid
35. Root beer float - yes, I prefer floats with some kind of fruit soda
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - no, this sounds nasty to me
37. Clotted cream tea - no, but I really want to try the stuff
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O shot - yes, they are more for novelty than tastiness
39. Gumbo - yes, and I love it
40. Oxtail - yes, once had oxtail soup and enjoyed it very much.  Have been meaning to try and make it myself.
41. Curried goat - no, I've eaten goat, but not curried
42. Whole insects - I had chocolate covered ant and grasshoppers in elementary school.
43. Phaal - no, but I would try it
44. Goat’s milk - yes, but I only like it in yogurt or ice cream form
45. Single malt whisky - yes, but I'm not sure I appreciated it at the time
46. Fugu - no, and from what I hear it's not worth all the drama
47. Chicken tikka masala - yes, and it is tasty
48. Eel - yes, I like it as long as it's not jellied
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - yes, and I think it's too sweet.  I prefer plain old lady cake donuts.
50. Sea urchin - yes, so yummy
51. Prickly pear - yes, but only in jam form
52. Umeboshi - yes, I might buy some today
53. Abalone - yes, there is really very little in the seafood realm that I haven't stuffed in my gaping maw
54. Paneer - yep
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal - yes, and it was nasty and I doubt I will ever eat another. 
56. Spaetzle - yep
57. Dirty gin martini - yes, YUM.  I am totally down with anything briny
58. Beer above 8% ABV - yes, frequently
59. Poutine - no, but I really really want to try this heart attack on a plate
60. Carob chips - yes, blargh.  I promised to never force my kid to eat the stuff.  I suffered enough in the 70's.
61. S’mores - yeah, although I don't really enjoy them all that much. 
62. Sweetbreads - yes
63. Kaolin - no, but I'm intrigued
64. Currywurst - yes, delicious German trash food
65. Durian - no, too terrifying for me
66. Frogs’ legs - yep
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - yes, gresy fried dough is always good
68. Haggis - no, but I really want to try the stuff
69. Fried plantain - yes, this reminds me that I haven't eaten at my favorite Cuban place in a long time
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette - yeah, but I'm not a fan
71. Gazpacho - yeah, I don't really like this stuff either
72. Caviar and blini - yes, and I love all forms of fish eggs
73. Louche absinthe - nope, but I would like to
74. Gjetost, or brunost - yes, so good with apples
75. Roadkill - yes, mostly deer hit by cars
76. Baijiu - no, but I imagine I would like it
77. Hostess Fruit Pie - yes, and I'm not sure it counts as food
78. Snail - yes, can't really get past the texture
79. Lapsang souchong - yes, and I quite like the smokiness
80. Bellini - yes, this was the first thing I drank when I arrived in Portland
81. Tom yum - yes, it's very popular around here
82. Eggs Benedict - yes, I prefer my eggs without the hollandaise
83. Pocky - yes, always buy a few boxes when I'm at the Asian market
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant - no, but I hope to someday
85. Kobe beef - yes, it's like meat butter...mmmm
86. Hare - this just means rabbit, right?
87. Goulash - yes, it's a staple in the poor folk diet
88. Flowers - yes, candied rose petal, nasturtium in salad, figs are a flower...aren't they?
89. Horse - not that I know of
90. Criollo - no, but I am intrigued once again
91. Spam - sadly, yes.  I really don't enjoy any kind of meat jelly
92. Soft shell crab - yes, mostly in sushi form
93. Rose harissa - mmmm...yes...yummy stuff
94. Catfish - yes, there's a place down the street that does the most amazing catfish fry every week.  In Minnesota they call them bullheads and nobody will eat them.  My family would always take them from the people who were throwing them back.
95. Mole poblano - yep, another yum
96. Bagel and lox - yes, I like salmon in any form
97. Lobster Thermidor - yeah, it's too heavy and rich for me
98. Polenta - yep
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee- yeah, less delicious to me now that I live in the land of coffee snobbery
100. Snake- yes, and it was pretty damn good

I feel so accomplished.

Ryan · Poulet Yassa should be on that list.

ElAyEs · 1. Venison 
3. Huevos rancheros
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht 
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich 
15. Hot dog from a street cart
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes 
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream 
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries 
24. Rice and beans
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
39. Gumbo
44. Goat’s milk
45. Single malt whisky 
47. Chicken tikka masala
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut 
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
58. Beer above 8% ABV 
61. S’mores
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
69. Fried plantain
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
82. Eggs Benedict 
83. Pocky
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
91. Spam
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
98. Polenta

44/100 - Not too bad for a 26yr old I think. Though, there isn't anything really exotic on my list.