How Adventurous Is Your Palate? 100 Foods To Eat Before You Die

A Facebook list of 100 foods to try before you die is all the buzz on the popular social media site. The 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 to most of us. Fish tacos and mimosas are hardly haute cuisine, but have you tried kangaroo, shark, squirrel or something called umeboshi? (We Googled it 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 if you know where we can find them in the Norristown area.

100 Foods to Try Before You Die

1. Abalone
2. Absinthe
3. Alligator
4. Baba Ghanoush
5. Bagel and lox
6. Baklava
7. Barbecue ribs
8. Bellini
9. Bird’s Nest Soup
10. Biscuits and gravy
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
21. Chitterlings/Chitlins
22. Churros
23. Clam Chowder
24. Cognac
25. Crabcake
26. Crickets
27. Currywurst
28. Dandelion wine
29. Dulce de leche
30. Durian (southeast Asian fruit notorious for its ordor)
31. Eel
32. Eggs benedict
33. Fish Tacos
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
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
83. Sauerkraut
84. Sea Urchin
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