Have You Eaten the 100 Foods Every Omnivore (or Vegan) Should Try?

Everyone loves lists, and currently food bloggers around the world are rushing to post one. Bloggers by the droves are talking about The Omnivore's Hundred, a meme created by Andrew at Very Good Taste which suggests 100 foods every omnivore should try. And now there's a Vegan Hundred too, created by Hannah from Bittersweet.

I decided the lists were too long to copy here, but here's what to do if you'd like to play along. Choose whether you want to test your foodie credibility on the Omnivore's list or the Vegan list, and then follow these instructions from Very Good Taste:

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) (optional) Post a comment linking to your results.

Obviously the Omnivores got a big head start on this, but at the time of this post, 596 omnivores have added comments on the original list of The Omnivore's Hundred, while 57 vegans have reported how many things they've tried of The Vegan Hundred. The Omnivore's List has received so much scrutiny as to why certain things are included, that Andrew has even posted FAQ's About the Omnivore's Hundred.

One interesting thing to notice here is how many foods made it on both lists, things like heirloom tomatoes, Baba Ghanoush, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, black truffle, root beer floats, and fruit wine made with something other than grapes. Each list also has some rather improbable choices, such as Big Mac Meal on the Omnivore's list and fast food french fries on the vegan list. Now that the lists have been circulating for a few weeks, bloggers are starting to propose their own additions too.

If you were making a list of 100 foods everyone should absolutely try, what would be the one food at the very top of your list?

Kalyn Denny writes about food and at BlogHer.com and shares her passion for cooking at Kalyn's Kitchen. Kalyn admits she's tried less than half the foods listed on the Omnivore's Hundred, but her own list of Must-Try Foods would definitely include Slow Roasted Tomatoes.