The Carnivore's 100

Inspired by The Omnivore's 100, and Tiger and Strawberries' The Vegetarian 100, I created my own Carnivore's 100.

Man, am I hungry now.

1. This list is in no particular order nor is it all encompassing. It is limited to land-based animals and are not always cuts of meat, but preparations. I like all kinds of foods, and have tried all kinds of foods, but there will probably be a heavy European and American bent. I'll be really interested to hear what your additions or subtractions should be. If you don't know what it is, google it. I haven't eaten all of these items myself (MOST of them. Except the ones involving blood.), but a consensus of random people (read: my coworkers and the Twitterverse) insisted on a few of them.
2. As before, cross out what you'd never eat, bold what you've had.
3. Comment here if you've posted it to your blog, I'd love to see other people's lists!

The Carnivore’s Hundred

1. American-style bacon
2. Canadian bacon
3. Prosciutto with melon
4. Pork belly, braised
5. Pork butt, smoked
6. Pork ribs, smoked
7. Roasted leg of lamb with mint jelly
8. Gyros
9. Duck confit
10. Roasted chicken
11. Standing rib roast, rare
12. Chitlins
13. Cracklins
14. Boudin or blood sausage
15. Haggis
16. Peking duck
17. Roasted turkey with traditional American accompaniments
18. Roasted goose with traditional English accompaniments
19. Foie gras
20. Pate campagne
21. Moo Shu pork
22. Shepherd’s pie
23. Steak and Kidney pie
24. Chicken and dumplings
25. Turducken
26. Venison sausage
27. Pork cheeks
28. Pickled pigs’ feet
29. Barbacoa
30. Birria
31. Chicken Marbella
32. Steak tartare
33. Beef Bourguignon
34. Potatoes roasted in duck fat
35. Spam
36. Tandoori chicken
37. Lamb vindaloo
38. Spaghetti Bolognese
39. Cuban sandwich
40. Croque Monsieur
41. Philadelphia cheesesteak
42. Chicken Satay
43. Shabu-shabu
44. Teppanaki
45. Schwarma
46. Meatloaf
47. Beef Wellington
48. Beef tenderloin with béarnaise
49. Taco salad
50. Chili con carne
51. Pastisto
52. Corned beef brisket
53. Bangers and mash
54. Guinea pig
55. Ropa vieja
56. Wurst (any)
57. Lamb tagine
58. Kosher hot dog (New York-style)
59. Jerk chicken
60. Chorizo
61. All-American hamburger
62. Pigeon/Squab
63. Steak frites
64. Pastrami
65. Salami
66. Sweetbreads
67. Wiener schnitzel
68. Goulash
69. Pho
70. Char siu bao
71. Kalua pig
72. Pork rinds
73. Scrapple or goetta
74. Jaegerspaetzle
75. Sauerbraten
76. Tongue sandwich
77. Baked ham
78. Frog legs
79. Alligator
80. Squirrel
81. Liver and onions
82. Bone marrow and marmalade
83. Cevapcici
84. Creamed beef on toast (shit on a shingle)
85. Red-eye gravy
86. Head cheese
87. Jambalaya
88. Steak Diane
89. Veal piccata
90. Bulgogi
91. Smoked chicken (barbecue)
92. Beer can chicken
93. Chicken teriyaki
94. Coronation chicken (curried chicken salad)
95. Ostrich
96. Rogan josh
97. Poutine
98. Chicken mole
99. Irish beef stew
100. Loose meat

Tagged by Jackie Danicki

What’s your favourite table?

Oh, goodness. This is hard. I love the hustle and bustle of Katz's in NYC; I love this one particular bistro around the corner from Notre Dame on rue St. Michel in Paris (I can't remember the name, but I'd know it if I saw it) because it was intimate and family-owned and I felt comfortable and at home. I love the closest thing to it, Greenup Cafe in Cincinnati. I love the Korean floor pillows at Riverside Korean.

What would you have for your last supper?

It would involve foie gras, cheese, steak, and buttercream. Not all together, but certainly in courses. And maybe some pad thai and bulgogi for kicks.

What’s your poison?

I had a spell there when I had foie gras four or five times in less than two weeks. So foie gras. On an every day basis? Compound butters. Jelly beans (Jelly Belly, thank you).

Name your three desert island ingredients.

I am going to assume that I can eat the fish and the fruit and whatever I find, so soy sauce, peanut oil and butter.

What would you put in Room 101?

Oh, goodness. It's so hard to think of something I despise. Refried beans. I really dislike them, particularly at Mexican restaurants that are "americanized" and dump them on everything. I refer to it as "Mexi-can't."

Which book gets you cooking?

Nearly anything Nigella Lawson. Her books are food porn, both because she's so hot and because she's everything I aspire to be in a food writer. Her recipes are pretty foolproof and tasty, too.

What’s your dream dinner party line-up?

Oh, man. My dear friends, and perhaps if we're picking famous folks--- Nigella, Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay (I want to see THAT fight), Barack Obama and Steve Jobs.

What was your childhood teatime treat?

Rye bread with margarine.

What was your most memorable meal?

Roasted chicken and potatoes that had been cooked in duck fat and goose fat and chicken fat down an alley in Paris. God. Just amazing.

What was your biggest food disaster?

Hmm. I almost had one at Cincy Supper Club with my half-frozen lamb leg, but that was averted. I can't think of any real food disasters. I've been lucky. Oh, wait. Bacon brittle. That was pretty bad.

What’s the worst meal you’ve ever had?

Lately? Arnold's, totally. Overall? I can't really think of any. Maybe lunch at Palacio Real (or whatever it's called) near my office. Refried beans on everything; what a nightmare. Morton's was also particularly bad.

Who’s your food hero/food villain?

The Frugal Gourmet. He taught me all of the foundations I still rely upon today, helped establish my tastes, and made me realize that there was life outside of 1950s-style "gourmet". I was very sad when I found out he'd died.

My food villain is Sandra Lee. Good food does not come from packets of preservatives and artificial flavorings. Sure, you can take shortcuts-- Rachael Ray (who annoys me) and Nigella both do it, but the food still relies on real flavors and ingredients. Sure, something might be store bought, but at least it doesn't involve Cool Whip and Hollandaise mix.

Nigella or Delia?

Nigella. Duh.

Vegetarians: genius or madness?

If it works for you, that's great. Me, I can't live without pork and beef and chicken and... I really don't get veganism, though. Honey? No honey? That's just criminal.

Fast food or fresh food?

I love fresh food, but occasionally I like fast food french fries. Take away my foodie card, I dare you.

Who would you most like to cook for?

I like to cook for Terry. He truly appreciates it and loves to help me. And I love it when he cooks for me, too. We have two very different styles, but we both cook out of love.

What would you cook to impress a date?

Tortellini with browned butter, sage, and parmesan. Some fantastic salad with homemade vinaigrette. Gelato. Nothing I have to slave over, and nothing too filling!

Make a wish.

That everyone could enjoy food as much as I do. That would mean that everyone would be able to buy food and enjoy food, and no one would go hungry. That sounds sort of simplistic and altruistic, but hunger-- particularly right now-- is such a huge problem, and shouldn't be.