A Pacific Northwest Foodie's List of Top 50 Foods You Should Try
Bold the ones you've eaten, even if it was just a bite; italicize those you haven't eaten but want to try;
1. Fresh asparagus
2. Wild mushrooms (fresh or dried)
3. Sashimi (raw fish)
4. Arugula
5. Romanesco broccoli - Don't know if I've had this or not.
6. Beefsteak tomatoes
8. Meyer lemons
9. Eggplant
10. Tempura
11. Tillamook cheese
13. Marionberries
14. Chocolate with more than 70 percent cocoa solids
15. Free-trade, organically grown coffee (bonus points if it's from Coffee People)
16. Quince
17. Almond Roca
18. Applets & Cotlets
19. Lemon grass (fresh, used in any recipe)
20. Fresh habañero peppers
21. Chipotles
22. Pico de gallo
23. Velveeta fudge (Euw?)
24. Scrapple (Don't know)
25. Creme fraiche (bonus points if you made it yourself)
26. Greek yogurt
27. Chapatis
28. Oatcakes
29. Elephant garlic
30. Garden-fresh golden beets
31. Kumquats
32. Taro root
33. Edamame
34. A Bloomin' Onion (Overrated, in my opinion)
35. Leeks
36. Sea urchin (uni) (I was tricked into eating it, and I will never eat it again. Why someone would eat something that tastes like dirty, ground-up gym socks is beyond me.)
37. Aioli
38. Quinoa
39. Risotto (But I don't care for it. It's a texture thing.)
40. Polenta (See Risotto.)
41. Whole fresh cranberries
42. An authentic Philly cheese steak
43. Malt-O-Meal (I dunno if I want to try it or not.)
44. Fresh albacore tuna
45. Little Debbie Snack Cakes
46. Wasabi peas
47. Candied ginger puree
48. Dandelion greens
49. Edible flowers (nasturtium, day lily, violets, chive blossoms, etc.)
50. Quail
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Comments
Several of those things are things I'm pretty sure I've eaten in a restaurant ('cause they were part of the ingredients not the main dish), but it's possible I've just seen 'em on the menu.
I think "Malt-O-Meal" is the only thing there I haven't at least heard of. [looks back] Oh that and the "Applets and Cotlets" (what's that?)
I like this list better than the other one going around! :-)
If you like cream of wheat, try malt-o-meal. It's similar, maltier. My spouse likes cream of wheat better, but i prefer malt-o-meal.
I thought scrapple was a Pennsylvania Dutch thing. Please put a strike through it. My best understanding is that it's what they make with the left overs from making sausage. I did try it once in that cultural exposure sort of mood, but, really....
What is Chapatis?
Chapati - A flat, unleavened, disk-shaped bread of northern India, made of wheat flour, water, and salt.