From The Straits Times    |

It’s an app that divides the gastronomically timid from the intrepid food-loving adventurer.

As of April 10, more than 1.7 million users have taken up ‘The Food List Challenge.’ Developers believe that most people will have eaten fewer than 20 of the 100 foods.

To see if their palate for adventure qualifies them as bona fide foodies, users check off the number of items they’ve tried on a list of 100 foods that includes everything from US staples like barbecue ribs and pastrami on rye through brunch classic eggs benedict to Chinese delicacy bird’s nest soup, smelly fruit durian and even squirrel.

Users can then share and compare their results with their Facebook friends.

List of foods that makes you a foodie, Are you a foodie?Here’s the list in full:

Abalone
Absinthe
Alligator
Baba Ghanoush
Bagel and Lox
Baklava
Barbecue ribs
Bellini
Bird’s Nest Soup
Biscuits and Gravy
Black Pudding
Black Truffle
Borscht
Calamari
Carp
Caviar
Cheese Fondue
Chicken and Waffles
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chile Relleno
Chitlins
Churros
Clam Chowder
Cognac
Crab Cakes
Crickets
Currywurst
Dandelion Wine
Dulce de Leche
Durian
Eel
Eggs Benedict
Fish Tacos
Foie Gras
Fresh Spring Rolls
Fried Catfish
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Plantain
Frito Pie
Frog’s legs
Fugu
Funnel Cake
Gazpacho
Goat
Goat’s Milk
Goulash
Gumbo
Haggis
Head Cheese
Heirloom Tomatoes
Honeycomb
Hostess Fruit Pie
Huevos Rancheros
Jerk Chicken
Kangaroo
Key Lime Pie
Kobe Beef
Lassi
Lobster
Mimosa
MoonPie
Morel Mushrooms
Nettle Tea
Octopus
Oxtail Soup
Paella
Paneer
Pastrami on Rye
Pavlova
Phaal
Philly Cheese Steak
Pho
Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
Pistachio Ice Cream
Po’Boy
Pocky
Polenta
Prickly Pear
Rabbit Stew
Raw Oysters
Root Beer Float
S’mores
Sauerkraut
Sea Urchin
Shark
Snail
Snake
Soft Shell Crab
Som Tam
Spaetzle
Spam
Squirrel
Steak Tartare
Sweet Potato Fries
Sweetbreads
Tom Yum
Umeboshi
Venison
Wasabi Peas
Zucchini Flowers

— AFP RELAXNEWS