I like to think I'm an adventurous person, but my friends usually tell me the only thing I'm adventurous about is my food. Which might be true. Last weekend I went out to dinner with some friends & ordered the crispy pork belly with red cabbage, bacon, black pudding & cider sauce. This was the first time I'd tried pork belly & black pudding and the result was pretty satisfactory, although I'd have to say surprisingly that I enjoyed the black pudding just a little bit more. Honestly, if I didn't already know, I'd never guess that black pudding had blood in it. It had a really pleasant earthy flavor and a firm but crumbly texture. This might have to become a habit... Anyway, that dinner got me thinking about food I'm dying to try
Squid Ink Ice Cream
Ever since I saw this awesome picture of Bjork chowing down on a plateful of squid ink pasta, I've wanted to give squid ink a go. I love calamari, and even though that's totally different from the squid ink itself, I have high hopes for this one. Although, I do wonder what ink would taste like. Certain flavors seem easy to imagine, but I can't conjure up any for ink. But if I ever do get a chance to sample it, I feel like ice cream would probably be the best way, at least the first time around
Donut Upside Down Cake
I covet this cake. Just looking at it gives me diabetes. Cakespy & Serious Eats invent the most creative concoctions and they have several recipes on their site I really want to experiment with (Superbowl Brownies... Peeps Pizza...), but I think I might add pineapple to this recipe. Donut Upside Down Cake sounds AMAZING in and of itself, but Pineapple Donut Upside Down Cake? You can't beat that, man
Frogs' Legs
Apparently these taste like chicken. Or so I've heard. I'm actually cursing myself on this one since I just took a trip to Paris & it didn't even occur to me to hunt these down. At least I had some divine pastries to make up for it. Whoever invented the Religieuse is God
Absinthe
Actually, I have a bottle of this back home, so this might be the first one I tick off my list. And I've technically taken a sip of absinthe before-- it's wonderful; it feels like fire in your chest and nose-- but it won't really count until I drink an entire glass. Plus, I've got to make a 'Death in the Afternoon'. It's a classic but simple cocktail, just absinthe and champagne. Can't beat that as far as I'm concerned
Legit Sushi
I mean like real sushi here. Not the bland, prepackaged California Roll garbage they sell at grocery stores, which is tragically the only kind I've tried. I'm talking about raw fish and salmon roe here, not any of that imitation crab stuff for people too scared of salmonella. People go bananas over good sushi, so I feel slightly out of the loop
And speaking of trying new foods, here's a link to the Omnivore's 100. It's a list compiled by the Very Good Taste blog about the 100 foods everyone should eat before they die, although no. 46 might actually kill you
Happy eating!
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