Eats you must try before you die...

Greetings, Constant Readers.
Time for a little audience participation...

Below is a list of food I have either enjoyed or want to try at some time in my life, and I think you ought to try them too. It's pretty much from a list in a small notebook I keep to jot down recipes and descriptions of foods that I encounter in my travels.

As I was writing this up, I kept coming up with items I've heard about but haven't tried yet; and there are many, many things that just had escaped my eye, so far...
Your task, dear Readers...
Augment the list.
Give me 5 items YOU think I need to try. 5 of your favorites.
Help me out here.

And Luc... No Poutine. Ain't gonna happen.

So, I give you, in no particular order... The List:

1. A Louisiana crawfish boil
2. Arancini di Riso in Venice, Italy
3. A cup of gelato from a little shop on Via Silvio Pellico, near the Duomo in Milan
4. A Krispy Kreme donut, hot off the presses
5. Texas Barbeque, see my girl at Homesick Texan for specifics
   
6. Chicken Fried Steak
7. Brie de Meaux, enjoyed in a small town near Chatel France.
   
8. Baklava in any little taverna in Greece or Crete
   
9. Hunan-style spareribs
   
10. Feijoada - Rice, Black Beans, Pork, Dried Meat, Collard Greens, Orange, Farinha and Cachaca.
11. Nutella crepe from a street stand in damn near any French town or city.
    
12. A real Philadelphia cheesesteak. Jim's on South Street is my favorite.
    
13. Deep-fried alligator
14. Gyros from one of those ubiquitous street stands in Greece
15. Real jerk barbecue, preferably from a roadside jerk hut in Jamaica
16. Blueberries picked and eaten directly from the bush
17. First quality Jambon Ibérico de bellota
18. Angulas (baby eels)... Some good tapas places have them. Try Dali in Boston.
    
19. Dim-sum, from one of the restaurants on Catherine St. In New York
    
20. Hand-caught Lobsters from off Big Pine Key, grilled over a camp fire with drawn butter.
    
21. Dim Sum in Hong Kong
22. North Carolina Barbeque (Eastern style)
23. Cincinnati Chili (Skyline is a good representative...)
    
24. Praline Pecans
    
25. Muffaletta from Central Grocery in New Orleans
26. Cuban Sandwich from Ybor City in Tampa.
    
27. Venison
28. Spanish tapas
29. Wild salmon
30. Really good lox and Temptee whipped cream cheese on a Brooklyn bagel
31. Peas in their pods right off the vine
32. Wild Strawberries in North Carolina that grow along the Appalachian Trail
    
33. Caramel fleur de sel macaron from Pierre Herme
34. Fish that you have caught and prepared all on your own
35. Sun-warmed Tomatoes, Sliced, Sprinkled with Flaky Salt and Drizzled with Olive Oil
36. 5 for $1 Pork-and-Chive Dumplings at Dumpling House on Eldridge Street, NYC
37. Beignets and chicory coffee from Cafe Du Monde, New Orleans
38. Tamales purchased from a street vendor at 2:00 AM in Mexico City
    
39. A bowl of noodles eaten whilst standing at a Tokyo railway station
40. Grilled Sardines served on toasted bread with a mustard spread
41. Steamed blue crabs
42. Traditional bulgogi from a good Korean restaurant with a side of kimchi
43. Fresh squeezed orange juice from a grove near Lake Placid Florida
    
44. 'Squeaky' Wisconsin Cheese Curds from a little rural cheese shop outside Kenosha
    
45. A cheeseburger from Otto's BBQ on Memorial Dr in Houston, Texas
46. Parmigiano Reggiano
47. Tim Tams
48. Kangaroo Meat
49. Chili dogs and a frozen orange from The Varsity
    
50. Pizza Margherita in downtown Torino Italy
    
51. Marides from Greece
    
52. Sushi and sashimi at Daiwa sushi (Tsukiji fishmarket)
53. Fresh (and I do mean fresh) oysters on the half-shell from a reputable source of your choice, served in generous quantities
54. A runny, perfectly ripe raw milk cheese (like a St. Marcellin or a St. Felicien) with some good apples, some good pears, some nice grapes, and a crisp white wine of your choice
55. A hotdog on any corner of NYC
56. A crusty baguette straight from the oven smeared with chunks of butter
57. Freshly baked chocolate cake with a thick layer of chocolate icing downed with a glass of cold milk
58. Coca-Cola in Mexico City, from a 10 oz. green glass bottle poured over crushed ice
59. Prosciutto de Parma with sweet cantaloupe
    
60. Lobster Roll from the N.E. Atlantic coast
61. Crabcakes from the Carolinas
62. A plate of pork and green onion stuffed Beijing dumplings, eaten in a tiny hole in the wall Beijing restaurant
63. Funnel Cake
64. In-N-Out Burger
65. Butter you have made yourself
66. Deep-fried soft-shell crab with beer batter
67. Italian Ice from the King of Corona
    
68. Hawaii Pineapple
    
69. Belgian Frites from the streets
70. Any good open air aged cheese, somewhere relatively close to where it was aged
71. Some kind of meat roasted over an open flame
72. Lindt dark chocolate
73. Impromptu picnic in France after exploring the local market
74. Mystery meat street dumplings in Shanghai for breakfast
    
75. Beef Carpaccio or Steak Tartar
76. Steamer clams
77. Eat a fish you caught yourself
78. An authentic salt bagel with a thin layer of cream cheese, thin slices of perfectly ripe tomato and fresh basil leaves
79. Very fresh buffalo mozzarella
80. Chicken Wings from Sticky Fingers BBQ
    
81. Rodizio Dinner at a good Churrascaria
    
82. Tuna or mackeral Sashimi - straight off of the fish while you are still on the boat
83. Barbecued octopus whilst sitting out on a patio in Neo Makri, Greece
84. Fresh teriyaki salmon in Vancouver
    
85. Crab cakes from Leone's Crabcakes & Seafood on 13th St. in Philadelphia
    
86. A Reuben from a Jewish deli (Carnegie Deli or Roosevelt Deli will do)
    
87. Fresh bread that you have baked yourself, warm, with lots of butter
88. Real fried green tomato with shrimp and remolaude
    
89. Cassoulet, preferably in Toulouse in southwest France
90. Jiaozi - Pork and mushroom is a fav of mine
    
91. Wild duck in any and all its forms
    
92. Grouper, cooked in olive oil and lemon juice within a few hours of catching it
    
93. Heaps of pancakes flooded in maple syrup
94. Char Siu Roast Pork
95. Fresh ceviche overlooking a secluded bay, preferrably Cruz Verde, outside Campeche Mexico
    
96. The shrimp and crab dumplings or korean spare ribs at Roppongi in La Jolla
97. Stuffed grape leaves (Dolmas)
98. Homemade Pierogies
99. Fried Shrimp in Calabash, NC
100. Lobster bisque
101. Xiao Long Bao at New Green Bo in NYC or Joe's Shanghai in Flushing
     
102. Malpeque Oysters with just a little squeeze of lemon
103. Irish champ with pools of butter
104. Bacon from a free-range pig
105. Boardwalk french fries with vinegar
106. Good Belgian beer... Chimay is my favorite
     
107. Chocolate with cacao content of 85% or higher
108. Homemade feta with olives
109. Scrambled eggs made the proper French way
110. Hot chocolate made with Cayenne pepper powder
     
111. Lumpia
112. New England Clam Chowder in a sourdough bread bowl
113. Chinese New Year moon-cakes
114. A really good fish taco
115. Real wasabi
116. Mole Poblano- a blend of chocolate, chiles, garlic, onions and so much more
117. Hairy (mitten) Crabs in Shanghai
118. Peking Duck (at the Spring Deer Restaurant in Hong Kong)
119. BBQ Baby Pork Ribs
120. Some quickly chargrilled fresh-caught squid
121. Naked Cajun wings from Hooters
     
122. Yeast bread
123. Southern chicken and dumplings
124. Sardeles pastes, in a coastal town in Crete
125. Cheesecake in New York
126. Fresh Hogfish Snapper, dusted with flour and pan-fried in butter
     
127. Raw Vidalia Onions
128. Oysters in Vancouver
129. Homemade apple pie, with or without ice cream
130. A great Italian and/or Greek olive oil right out of the press
131. Ice Wine
132. Montréal smoked meats
133. Street Meat in Shanghai
     
134. Roasted Marshmallows from a Campfire
135. Country Ham & Biscuits
136. Omakase ("putting your trust in the chef")
137. Latkes
138. Southern Greens (mustards and collards)
139. Fresh Sweet Corn right out of the field
140. Quinoa
141. Cioppino
142. Beer in Germany. Lots of beer in Germany.
     
143. Panettone
144. Fresh cheese curd from Eastern Canada.
     
145. Gorgonzola Cheese
146. Cheese Fondue in France or Switzerland
147. Stone claw crabs that you caught yourself
148. Boiled peanuts
149. Blue Mountain coffee
150. A perfect slice of key lime pie
151. Jambalaya
152. A shrimp and oyster po-boy with a side of red beans and rice, with a cold Louisiana beer
153. White Castle or Krystal Sliders at 2 am after a night of drinking tequila
     
154. Spiny Lobster Eggs Benedict at Louies Backyard in Key West
     
155. A blood orange sliced, drizzled with olive oil, and sprinkled with sea salt (Really!)
     
156. A good Monte Cristo sandwich (Bennigan's is a good source)
     
157. Vegemite or Marmite LIGHTLY spread on hot toast which is dripping with butter
158. Fresh sugar cane
159. Peking duck from Quanjude, Beijing, China
160. Fried Turkey

TBG - (pigging) out-