Nyugati tér, Budapest

Following a bit of rest and a change of shoes, we went to Arriba! Taqueria for dinner. Arriba! is a new Cali-Mex joint in between Oktagon and Nyugati tér. The food was solid California taco stand style, better than we can get in South Florida. James remarked that it is much better than Czech Mex. The plus is better beer than similar joints in the US. I've never been much of a Mexican beer fan, so I relished the opportunity to have some good Eastern European beer with my burrito.



McCafe, next to the train station. I think they were all called McCafe around here, but this one looks like it used to be something else, whereas the others look more like standard EuroMcD's.

City Park, Budapest

In which I attempt to get back on track uploading photos from our spring trip to Eastern Europe, before our fall trip to Taiwan.

All photos as per previous posts (Pentax K-1000, Pentax A 35-70/4 lens, Kodak Ultra Color 400 film).



Beyond Heroes Square is City Park. We spent several hours wandering through the park. As in other parts of Budapest, there is a great deal of graffiti in the park. Taggers hit the statue of composer Posa Laios, located near the transport musem.





We didn't have time to visit the transport museum, but they have a several outdoor exhibits, including these bits of farm machinery.



Cafe Waggon, next to the transport museum. While I was taking pictures of the machinery outside the transport museum, my traveling companions located the Cafe and ordered drinks. I found them half a beer later and we proceeded to spend an hour or so drinking Staropramen (or was is Soproni?)



After our time at the cafe, we walked over to the hot springs, which were closing for the day. We were all dead tired, and so headed to the yellow line station to ride back to the Red Bus.

The Omnivore’s Hundred

From Very Good Taste via Buffalo Wings and Toasted Ravioli.

Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don’t worry if you haven’t, mind you; neither have I, though I’ll be sure to work on it. Don’t worry if you don’t recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.

Here’s what I want you to do:
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 extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT 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
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
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
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
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
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

UPDATE: James says I have in fact had Epoisses. We had it when we cooked French food for Thanksgiving last year. I couldn't remember exactly which cheese that was.