Food Challenger

3 friends meet in a pub to accept a challenge. 3 lists each, 50 different foods, drinks and ingredients per list. From bacon, to quail eggs, from snake to raw beef marinaded in vodka, you can follow us through this journey of taste, disgust, and the runs.

#14 and #48 on Twisty’s list of food he likes, Green Tea and Custard in that order.

As requested by the missus I served an apple and bramley crumble for dessert tonight, so I thought what better chance to cross off something on the list by pouring copious amounts of custard on it =3 I’m a big fan of custard, but I always prefer it cold so that’s how I served my own.

The Green Tea I decided would be a good opportunity to get out of the way because I fancied a cup of something hot to go with my pudding. I’ve always been a bit cautious about herbal teas, always expecting them to either taste foul or not taste of anything. Admittedly on first sips it tasted of absolutely nothing, so I checked the box for serving suggestions. I was informed it goes nice with either sugar or honey, so I chose honey.

I’ve got to say, I’m a convert :) not only did it taste lovely but it was a nice change from a usual cup of tea and certainly bloody better than that coffee from earlier! The only down side is that it went straight through me and within minutes I was rushing to the toilet, but I’ve been told from our resident tea expert that it’s a perfectly normal side effect and is evidence of its properties of detoxing the kidneys.

I was also told that a cup of green tea a day is enough to lower the risk of a whole number of medical conditions. I don’t know how valid that statement is, but I’m willing to give it a go. Definitely something I’ll be trying again soon :) Thanks Twisty!

#43 on Twisty’s ‘like’ list - A nice hot cup of coffee. I thought this experience would open my mind a bit about coffee, but I still hate it. Even with an extra 2 or so sugars put in, it’s still god awful. Damn you Twisty!

#43 on Twisty’s ‘like’ list - A nice hot cup of coffee.

I thought this experience would open my mind a bit about coffee, but I still hate it. Even with an extra 2 or so sugars put in, it’s still god awful. Damn you Twisty!

#16 on the ‘Foods I don’t like’ list by Twisty, Parma Violets.

Although Alex can’t stand these, I quite like them myself. Very sweet, not a problem to scoff down unless you eat too many then they just taste like perfume. Hmmm what to cross off next?

First thing’s first, #31 on Twisty’s list of foods he likes- Bacon!

Mmmmm, bacon…

Fried on both sides with mixed herbs and slapped in a sandwich. Great start to my day and first food crossed from the list. I recommend anyone to try zazzing up their bacon sandwich with mixed herbs, it adds so much more flavour to an already tasty wake-me-up

Aaaaand finally list numero 3 - Things Twisty has never tried before, so I’m going to. 1. Pickled eggs 2. Ghost pepper 3. Snake 4. Battered creme egg 5. Foie gras 6. Ostrich egg 7. Fried snickers 8. Royal broth 9. Kangaroo curry 10. “Fuck, where’s my legs” top shelf mixer from Rockies 12. Jaffa cakes in beer 13. an Irish car bomb with 3 shots  14. Dragon fruit 15. Pickled octopus 16. Ants 17. Eccles cake 18. Heart 19. Bacon parmo 20. Sausage parmo 21. Black pudding parmo 22. Lard 23. Pickled cucumber 24. Partridge 25. Pidgeon 26. Peacock 27. Raw beef steak marinaded in vodka 28. Gentleman Jack’s whisky 29. Korean crackers 30. Moules mariniere 31. White pudding 32. Roe 33. Caviar 34. Quail eggs 35. Battered snickers 36. the Dave Daniels cocktail 37. Old Crafty Hen beer 38. Truffle oil 39. Curry hell - the hottest, spiciest curry from Rupali’s on the Bigg Market in Newcastle. So hot, they let you have the meal for free if you can finish it. 40. Sugar glass 41. Chicken and peanut butter 42. a spoonful of yeast on it’s own 43. Chips cooked in beer 44. Beer jelly 45. Mango body butter 46. Costa coffee 47. Fried kendal mint cake 48. Steak and kidney pudding 49. Bread and butter pudding 50. Locusts Twisty, you prick. Although on the plus side there’s plenty of alcohol here and some interesting new things to try so I’m gonna have a lot of fun!

Aaaaand finally list numero 3 - Things Twisty has never tried before, so I’m going to.

1. Pickled eggs

2. Ghost pepper

3. Snake

4. Battered creme egg

5. Foie gras

6. Ostrich egg

7. Fried snickers

8. Royal broth

9. Kangaroo curry

10. “Fuck, where’s my legs” top shelf mixer from Rockies

12. Jaffa cakes in beer

13. an Irish car bomb with 3 shots 

14. Dragon fruit

15. Pickled octopus

16. Ants

17. Eccles cake

18. Heart

19. Bacon parmo

20. Sausage parmo

21. Black pudding parmo

22. Lard

23. Pickled cucumber

24. Partridge

25. Pidgeon

26. Peacock

27. Raw beef steak marinaded in vodka

28. Gentleman Jack’s whisky

29. Korean crackers

30. Moules mariniere

31. White pudding

32. Roe

33. Caviar

34. Quail eggs

35. Battered snickers

36. the Dave Daniels cocktail

37. Old Crafty Hen beer

38. Truffle oil

39. Curry hell - the hottest, spiciest curry from Rupali’s on the Bigg Market in Newcastle. So hot, they let you have the meal for free if you can finish it.

40. Sugar glass

41. Chicken and peanut butter

42. a spoonful of yeast on it’s own

43. Chips cooked in beer

44. Beer jelly

45. Mango body butter

46. Costa coffee

47. Fried kendal mint cake

48. Steak and kidney pudding

49. Bread and butter pudding

50. Locusts

Twisty, you prick. Although on the plus side there’s plenty of alcohol here and some interesting new things to try so I’m gonna have a lot of fun!

List numero 2 - 50 things Twisty doesn’t like 1. Prawns 2. Liver 3. Kidney 4. Picalilly 5. Horse radish 6. Winkles 7. Sweetcorn 8. Sweet and sour sauce 9. Fosters  10. Frosty Jacks cider 11. Ginger sushi 12. Soy sauce 13. Fish sauce 14. Oyster sauce 15. “The Minger” a cocktail from Diablo’s in Newcastle 16. Parma violets 17. Bloody Caesar cocktails 18. Mackarel 19. Tuna 20. Prunes 21. Dates 22. Pineapple 23. Pickled onions 24. Chow mein 25. Escargot 26. Hawaiian pizza 27. Tuna and sweetcorn 28. Sarspirilla 29. Grass juice 30. Rhubarb 31. Octopus 32. Mussels 33. Oysters 34. Prawn cocktail 35. Jack Daniels 36. Scotch Broth 37. Fish soup 38. Spam 39. Pork luncheon meat and egg 40. Food with no seasoning (we’ve agreed this is to be a plain, cooked chicken breast. No herbs, no spices, nothing else.) 41. Raisins in curry 42. Eggnog 43. Chocolate ice cream 44. Stella 45. Hobgoblin 46. Fentiman’s ginger beer 47. Newcastle parmo 48. Cheese singles 49. Cheese spray 50. Duck tongue Safe to say I’m gonna be cringing through some of these, but there’s a fair few I’ll be perfectly fine with. 

List numero 2 - 50 things Twisty doesn’t like

1. Prawns

2. Liver

3. Kidney

4. Picalilly

5. Horse radish

6. Winkles

7. Sweetcorn

8. Sweet and sour sauce

9. Fosters 

10. Frosty Jacks cider

11. Ginger sushi

12. Soy sauce

13. Fish sauce

14. Oyster sauce

15. “The Minger” a cocktail from Diablo’s in Newcastle

16. Parma violets

17. Bloody Caesar cocktails

18. Mackarel

19. Tuna

20. Prunes

21. Dates

22. Pineapple

23. Pickled onions

24. Chow mein

25. Escargot

26. Hawaiian pizza

27. Tuna and sweetcorn

28. Sarspirilla

29. Grass juice

30. Rhubarb

31. Octopus

32. Mussels

33. Oysters

34. Prawn cocktail

35. Jack Daniels

36. Scotch Broth

37. Fish soup

38. Spam

39. Pork luncheon meat and egg

40. Food with no seasoning (we’ve agreed this is to be a plain, cooked chicken breast. No herbs, no spices, nothing else.)

41. Raisins in curry

42. Eggnog

43. Chocolate ice cream

44. Stella

45. Hobgoblin

46. Fentiman’s ginger beer

47. Newcastle parmo

48. Cheese singles

49. Cheese spray

50. Duck tongue

Safe to say I’m gonna be cringing through some of these, but there’s a fair few I’ll be perfectly fine with. 

Here are my lists that I need to work through on this challenge, as provided by Sir Alex Twist :) safe to say there’s some interesting things on there I am eager to try, and plenty I am physically cringing at so here goes. 50 things I like - Twisty 1. Parmo 2. Hotshot parmo 3. Quorn mince 4. Steak and ale pie 5. Bombay bad boy pot noodle 6. Beef and tomato pot noodle 7. Rabbit pie 8. Chinese chicken & mushroom 9. Cheese on toast with worcester sauce and paprika 10. Marmite 11. Spicy chicken pizza 12. Pina colada 13. Jaffa cakes dipped in cider 14. Green Tea 15. Yerba mate 16. Oregano 17. Crunchy nut clusters 18. Langoustines 19. Patatas bravas 20. Paprika 21. Jalapenos 22. Raspberry yoghurt 23. Spanish omelette 24. Peppered steak 25. Black and blue steak  26. Captain Morgan’s rum 27. Old Golden Hen beer 28. Sambuca 29. Bakewell cocktail 30. Toffee cheesecake 31. Bacon 32. Duck 33. Goose 34. Chicken 35. Brussels pate 36. Frogs legs 37. Toast 38. Stuffed peppers 39. Coque monsieur 40. Caterpillar cake 41. Bacon noodles covered in melted chocolate 42. Bulmers cider with Jack Daniels 43. Coffee 44. Scotch eggs 45. Salad cream 46. Calamari 47. Red bull 48. Custard 49. Gregg’s steak bake 50. Spare ribs This is looking to be one tasty challenge so far, until…

Here are my lists that I need to work through on this challenge, as provided by Sir Alex Twist :) safe to say there’s some interesting things on there I am eager to try, and plenty I am physically cringing at so here goes.

50 things I like - Twisty

1. Parmo

2. Hotshot parmo

3. Quorn mince

4. Steak and ale pie

5. Bombay bad boy pot noodle

6. Beef and tomato pot noodle

7. Rabbit pie

8. Chinese chicken & mushroom

9. Cheese on toast with worcester sauce and paprika

10. Marmite

11. Spicy chicken pizza

12. Pina colada

13. Jaffa cakes dipped in cider

14. Green Tea

15. Yerba mate

16. Oregano

17. Crunchy nut clusters

18. Langoustines

19. Patatas bravas

20. Paprika

21. Jalapenos

22. Raspberry yoghurt

23. Spanish omelette

24. Peppered steak

25. Black and blue steak 

26. Captain Morgan’s rum

27. Old Golden Hen beer

28. Sambuca

29. Bakewell cocktail

30. Toffee cheesecake

31. Bacon

32. Duck

33. Goose

34. Chicken

35. Brussels pate

36. Frogs legs

37. Toast

38. Stuffed peppers

39. Coque monsieur

40. Caterpillar cake

41. Bacon noodles covered in melted chocolate

42. Bulmers cider with Jack Daniels

43. Coffee

44. Scotch eggs

45. Salad cream

46. Calamari

47. Red bull

48. Custard

49. Gregg’s steak bake

50. Spare ribs

This is looking to be one tasty challenge so far, until…

The challenge begins

At 3.30pm, on January 14th 2012, myself, one Alex Twist and another Callum KC Crane gathered at the Five Swans in Newcastle. We set ourselves a challenge as a means to expand our culinary horizons. Instead it descended into madness and hilarity.

Anyhoo, we each wrote 3 lists of food, ingredients and drinks - 50 we like, 50 we don’t like and 50 we’ve never tried before. Once the lists were written, we passed them to our left, and the aim of the challenge was set. We would work through all 150 items on each other’s lists, I myself receiving Mr. Twist’s lists, Callum receiving my lists and Alex receiving Callum’s.

Before the end of the year, or at least as soon as possible, we would sample each item and post evidence of it here for you good people of tumblr to enjoy our dickery, so feel free to follow, pass judgement or try it for yourselves, whichever you prefer :)