Monday, September 15, 2008

The Vegan 100 List

The Vegan's 100 list was compiled by Hannah of Bittersweet . I found out about it from http://whatimcookingnow.blogspot.com/. Hannah states " News travels pretty fast in the blogosphere, and the latest craze that’s been showing up on food blogs far and wide has been The Omnivore’s Hundred, a list of 100 foods that all omnivores should eat at some point in their lives. Well, I like the idea, but obviously that sort of thing just doesn’t fly with me. Instead, I present to you my revised list, The Vegan’s Hundred instead!

Everything here is either naturally free of animal products or can be veganized, and just like the original, these foods vary from the every day to extraordinary, delectable and disgusting. They’re simply all of the things that, in my opinion, any vegan foodie should definitely sink their teeth into at least once. (MY note, I am not sure I agree as there are some things that I've had once and it was one time too many. For instance, number 1 on the list -- natto.) My Vegan 100 list would look a bit different but, that's just me.

  1. Natto

  2. Green Smoothie

  3. Tofu Scramble

  4. Haggis

  5. Mangosteen

  6. Creme brulee

  7. Fondue

  8. Marmite/Vegemite

  9. Borscht
  10. Baba ghanoush

  11. Nachos

  12. Authentic soba noodles

  13. Peanut butter & jelly sandwich

  14. Aloo gobi

  15. Taco from a street cart

  16. Boba Tea

  17. Black truffle

  18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes

  19. Gyoza

  20. Vanilla ice cream (try So Delicious Coconut Milk Vanilla)
  21. Heirloom tomatoes

  22. Fresh wild berries

  23. Ceviche

  24. Rice and beans

  25. Knish (I grew up in New York)
  26. Raw scotch bonnet pepper

  27. Dulce de leche

  28. Caviar
  29. Baklava

  30. Pate (you've got to try mine with walnuts, mushrooms and lentils)

  31. Wasabi peas

  32. Chowder in a sourdough bowl

  33. Mango lassi

  34. Sauerkraut (Making some right now)

  35. Root beer float

  36. Mulled cider

  37. Scones with buttery spread and jam

  38. Vodka jelly

  39. Gumbo

  40. Fast food french fries (Not in 20+ years)

  41. Raw Brownies

  42. Fresh Garbanzo Beans

  43. Dahl

  44. Homemade Soymilk

  45. Wine from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (Not often enough)

  46. Stroopwafle

  47. Samosas

  48. Vegetable Sushi

  49. Glazed doughnut

  50. Seaweed (almost daily)

  51. Prickly pear

  52. Umeboshi
  53. Tofurky

  54. Sheese (I'd like to but haven't seen it)

  55. Cotton candy

  56. Gnocchi

  57. PiƱa colada

  58. Birch beer

  59. Scrapple (as a child one time -- GROSS)

  60. Carob chips

  61. S’mores (not a fan ever)
  62. Soy curls

  63. Chickpea
  64. Curry

  65. Durian

  66. Homemade Sausages
  67. Churros, elephant ears, or funnel cake (more fried things, yuck)

  68. Smoked tofu (especially good when tea smoked by you)

  69. Fried plantain

  70. Mochi

  71. Gazpacho

  72. Warm chocolate chip cookies

  73. Absinthe

  74. Corn on the cob

  75. Whipped cream, straight from the can

  76. Pomegranate

  77. Fauxstess Cupcake

  78. Mashed potatoes with gravy

  79. Jerky

  80. Croissants

  81. French onion soup

  82. Savory crepes

  83. Tings (WHAT?)

  84. A meal at Candle 79 (I"D LIKE TO GO)

  85. Moussaka

  86. Sprouted grains or seeds

  87. Macaroni and “cheese”
  88. Flowers

  89. Matzoh ball soup

  90. White chocolate

  91. Seitan

  92. Kimchi

  93. Butterscotch chips

  94. Yellow watermelon

  95. Chili with chocolate

  96. Bagel and Toffuti Cream Cheese
  97. Potato milk

  98. Polenta

  99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

  100. Raw cookie dough

2 comments:

Los Gatos Girl said...

I dunno re: #45. I bought a $120 bottle of wine for my 37th birthday, and really was underwhelmed. I've found far more happiness in $35-55 wines from Testarossa and Peggy Flemmings-Jenkins.
But then, they're produced where I grew up and live, so maybe there's something to be said for being a loca-wino?
Love your blog. LOVE your cookbook and DVD on pressure cooking. This omnivore is inspired to make the veggies from her garden dance on the plate.

The Veggie Queen said...

Wow. Maybe I ought to have you ghost-write for me. Veggies from the garden dancing on your plate --your eating is much more inspired than mine these days.

Honestly I am thrilled that you love my stuff.

It is true about the wine and I will gladly drink $40 to $50 wines any day. But never 2 Buck Chuck. I deserve better.