Thinking i might also make a trip to Borough market, this weekend.
An absolutely heavenly and heady experience, i spent alot of time complaining about food and produce in this country until i discovered it. It has changed me, i was born again. Concerningly though, the fact that people in London now have no legitimate excuse (that i am aware of) to continue eating the rubbish they do, but they do, despite the most venerable Aladdin's Cave of culinary treasures.........

http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk/

cant wait to put some pictures up!

I found this today on the ever fabulous JUST HUNGRY SITE......here is the link to it

http://justhungry.com/omnivores-hundred-just-hungry-version

I love this kind of thing, getting food ideas going and also being able to read other people' s responses :)


As noted on Just Hungry, and evidently anticipated by the original author of the list, the list has a slant and that would be an anglo-american one, if you should want any explaining -

http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/uncategorised/hundred-reasons/


The Omnivore’s Hundred

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. (I can't get the list to de-bold, so I am just gonna put the ones i have eaten in italics)
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. (I’ve marked ones I really love in red-Just Hungry, i couldn't cross them out due to formatting issues so have marked it blue-me)
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at Very Good Taste linking to your results.

So, here I present…

The Just Hungry Omnivore’s Hundred

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
   
5. Crocodile
   
6. Black pudding
   
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
   
10. Baba ghanoush
    
11. Calamari
    
12. Pho
    
13. PB&J sandwich
    
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
    
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
    
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
    
24. Rice and beans
    
25. Brawn, or head cheese
    
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper (would be kinda dumb but wouldn't it)
    
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
    
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
    
34. Sauerkraut
    
35. Root beer float
    
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
    
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
    
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
    
46. Fugu
    
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
    
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (i regret it, extreme animal fat mouth coating)
50. Sea urchin
    
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone (if sustainable i would try it)
    
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
    
56. Spaetzle
    
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine (just googled this and it seems disgusting, but i would try it)
    
60. Carob chips
    
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
    
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
    
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
    
68. Haggis
    
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette (hmmmmm not too sure about this)
    
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
    
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
    
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
    
81. Tom yum
    
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
    
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
    
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
    
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
    
89. Horse
    
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
    
93. Rose harissa (this sounds awesome though!)
    
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
    
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
    
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
    
100. Snake

Alphabet Soup is a much underrated pick-me-up i find.
When feeling particularly blue one afternoon i noodled this message to a loved one and felt much better for it :)

Cretan Food Markets in downtown Heraklion, waaaaaaaaaaaay better than London, scent was sweet and heavy in the air, i don't know whether it was just the weather but everything on our trip felt warm and fragrant (not the fish so much)......

Smoking old shrimp man Ueno Market

More Ueno market photos

Tokyo food photos from the market just near Ueno park from April this year.