100 Foods To Eat Before You Die and Where to Find Them Locally

A list of 100 foods to try before you die is gaining legs. The Facebook list, which is really a quiz to shame you into trying more foods or in some cases brag to friends about how culinarily adventurous you are, has been gaining popularity.

Some of the items on the list are every day items here in Southern California. We are pretty sure you have had a fish taco and a mimosa at an outdoor brunch with friends. But, have you tried kangaroo, shark, squirrel or something called umeboshi? (We Googled for you. It is pickled ume fruit, a sort of plum or apricot.)

So here is what to do: Get out a pen and make a tally of each the foods you’ve tried on this list. Then let us know how many you’ve sampled in the comment section below and tell us where you found them.

We'll let you know where you can find some of these treats in Santee, but we want your input too. Let us know in the comments where you get some of these "must try foods" locally- I'm most interested in where you get your snake and squirrel!

100 Foods to Try Before You Die

1. Abalone
2. Absinthe
3. Alligator
4. Baba Ghanoush -
5. Bagel and lox - Einstein Bros. Bagels
6. Baklava -
7. Barbecue ribs -
8. Bellini
9. Bird’s Nest Soup
10. Biscuits and gravy - Jimmy's
11. Black Pudding (made from cooked blood)
12. Black Truffle
13. Borscht (Ukrainian soup made from beetroot)
14. Calamari -
15. Carp
16. Caviar
17. Cheese fondue
18. Chicken and waffles
19. Chicken Tikka Masala
20. Chile Relleno - Local Mexican Food
21. Chitterlings/Chitlins
22. Churros - Local Mexican Food
23. Clam Chowder
24. Cognac - Local bar
25. Crabcake
26. Crickets
27. Currywurst
28. Dandelion wine
29. Dulce de leche
30. Durian (southeast Asian fruit notorious for its odor)
31. Eel - Sushi restaurants
32. Eggs benedict -
33. Fish Tacos - Local Mexican Food
34. Foie Gras
35. Fresh Spring Rolls -
36. Fried Catfish
37. Fried Green Tomatoes
38. Fried Plaintain
39. Frito Pie
40. Frog’s Legs
41. Fugu (pufferfish)
42. Funnel Cake
43. Gazpacho
44. Goat
45. Goat’s milk
46. Goulash
47. Gumbo
48. Haggis
49. Head Cheese
50. Heirloom Tomatoes -
51. Honeycomb
52. Hostess Fruit Pie
53. Huevos Rancheros
54. Jerk Chicken
55. Kangaroo
56. Key Lime Pie
57. Kobe Beef
58. Lassi (Indian yogurt drink)
59. Lobster
60. Mimosa
61. MoonPie
62. Morel Mushrooms
63. Nettle Tea
64. Octopus - Sushi restaurants
65. Oxtail Soup
66. Paella
67. Paneer (a cheese)
68. Pastrami on Rye -
69. Pavlova (meringue cake)
70. Phaal (curry dish)
71. Philly Cheesesteak -
72. Pho -
73. Pineapple and cottage cheese
74. Pistachio Ice Cream -
75. Po’ boy
76. Pocky
77. Polenta
78. Prickly Pear
79. Rabbit Stew
80. Raw Oysters
81. Root Beer Float
82. S’mores - campfire
83. Sauerkraut -
84. Sea Urchin - Sushi restaurants
85. Shark
86. Snail
87. Snake
88. Soft Shell Crab
89. Som Tam (spicy salad made from shredded unripened papaya)
90. Spaetzle (German dumpling or noodle)
91. Spam
92. Squirrel
93. Steak Tartare
94. Sweet Potato Fries -
95. Sweetbreads
96. Tom Yum -
97. Umeboshi (pickled ume fruits common in Japan, similar to a plum)
98. Venison
99. Wasabi Peas
100. Zucchini Flowers (Squash Blossoms) -