I like animals.

[Orfy]

2 of my best friends are animals.
My brew buddies.

 

[DeadYetiBrew]

So, Orfy, when you say you like animals, you mean like this guy?

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0307062sheep1.html

Hey she was asking for it... I was lonely ok... The way Baabra walked it was just too tempting....


Er, i mean... that's disgusting... what sick pervert would do such a thing...

 

[freyguy]

I'm a waterfowl hunter, so I love me some duck and goose. But I'll try anthing weird, except the normal household pets, humans, etc. I guess I can't say rodents because around here, Muskrat is very good!!

Here's a recent trip to Manitoba with Alfred (guide and one heck of a guy), myself, and my buddy Jamie.

One of the main reasons I hunt:

To enjoy what was put here for us.

 

[Yooper]

I don't eat much meat, although I like it. I've eaten some unusual critters but I don't want to eat dogs or cats (too much like family!), or organs. I remember in Belize they were eating gibnut (a rabbit-like rodent), armadillo, and iguana. I have no problem with any of that. I do prefer seafood, though, and love conch, crab, shrimp, etc.

I agree with most things Cheesefood said- I don't eat veal for ethical reasons (although osso bucco is one of my most favorite meals), and buy my meat either from a farmer or friend who raised that animal and have chicken and lamb in my freezer. I won't eat an endangered or threatened species (nassau grouper for example), and have no problem eating wild game or fish, especially since I hunt and fish!

 

[Rhoobarb]

... Personally Frog Legs are just too rubbery for me.... and i can't believe no one has yet to mention RABBIT!

I love frog legs! Yum!!! But I'm always reminded of this old National Lampoon cartoon.

I've never had rabbit. When I went to college there were some good ol' boys from downstate that went rabbit hunting and waited until they got back to the dorm to gut & skin the things. The smell was so awful, I thought I was going to hurl. I had to leave the room. For many years after that, I had no urge to try rabbit. But that was several years ago and I'd be open to trying some now.

Also, love venison sausage!

 

[Lord Sterrock Hammerson 8]

Nice pictures freyguy!

 

[Orfy]

I like eating them but don't enjoy plucking and gutting.

 

[Brewpastor]

I had dog in China and I swear I had some cat in Missouri. I would not recommend either.

 

[DeadYetiBrew]

I love frog legs! Yum!!! But I'm always reminded of this old National Lampoon cartoon.

I've never had rabbit. When I went to college there were some good ol' boys from downstate that went rabbit hunting and waited until they got back to the dorm to gut & skin the things. The smell was so awful, I thought I was going to hurl. I had to leave the room. For many years after that, I had no urge to try rabbit. But that was several years ago and I'd be open to trying some now.

Also, love venison sausage!

Thing about rabbit though, you HAVE TO make gravy with the broth that's the icing on the cake... mmm mmm mmm mmm mmmm. Frog legs basically taste like whatever you season them with... there's no flavor...

 

[Rhoobarb]

... Frog legs basically taste like whatever you season them with... there's no flavor...

Yeah, a lot of food is that way - chicken, pork chops and many cuts of meat come to mind.

 

[Orfy]

Yeah, a lot of food is that way - chicken, pork chops and many cuts of meat come to mind.

Only with cheap cuts.

I only eat chicken once or twice a year and pay $18 instead of $6. The$6 doesn't taste of anything the $18 is full of flavour.

It's the same with other meat. Quality v Mass produced.

Not comparison.

 

[Jim Karr]

In the movie "Hombre", the male star (I think it was John Wayne) had a woman tell him,"I hear the Indians eat dog!"

He tells her, "Lady...you ever been hungry? I don't mean ready to eat, but HUNGRY! If you were hungry, you'd eat dog!"

 

[Orfy]

If it was life or death then what I would or wouldn't do would change.

 

[Rhoobarb]

Only with cheap cuts.

I only eat chicken once or twice a year and pay $18 instead of $6. The$6 doesn't taste of anything the $18 is full of flavour.

It's the same with other meat. Quality v Mass produced.

Not comparison.

Gotta disagree there. IMO, Chicken is chicken is chicken - at least white meat is. I've had store-stuff, free-range, marigold-fed and everything in between and at every $ value! And it's all about the same. It all needs proper seasoning to take it to the next level. I'd toss a lot of whitefish into that mix, too.

Hombre was Paul Newman.

 

[dibby33]

I have eaten most things, would still like to try snake and turtle!

I had a flatmate once that used to watch nature programmes and try to work out the best way of cooking them. Giraffe neck on a BBQ...

 

[Jim Karr]

Thanks, Rhoobarb! I also like your choice of avatar picture!

 

[DeadYetiBrew]

I'd toss a lot of whitefish into that mix, too.

I disagree... Frozen whitefish YES... Fresh whitefish tastes sooooo much better... in all honesty the different kinds of whitefish flavors really show through with sushi... But even cooked fresh whitefish tastes so much better than frozen...


BTW that avatar is very distracting...

 

[Fingers]

Gotta disagree there. IMO, Chicken is chicken is chicken - at least white meat is. I've had store-stuff, free-range, marigold-fed and everything in between and at every $ value! And it's all about the same. It all needs proper seasoning to take it to the next level. I'd toss a lot of whitefish into that mix, too.

Hombre was Paul Newman.

I dunno, Rhoobarb, I raise chickens and there is a definite difference between different feeds that I've given them. I think there is a substantial difference between range fed and barn fed too. Mine are range birds and while the meat tends to be a little tougher, the taste and body and superior. Maybe I'm biased, but we do buy take out chicken on rare occasions and can't help but giggle at the tiny pieces and mushy texture. It's still tasty though. Just in a different way.

 

[Lord Sterrock Hammerson 8]

LOL! Rhoobarb your avatar is far too great!

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Forgot to mention I had chapulines (crickets) in Oaxaca, Mexico and reindeer in Sweden (which was really good).

I think there's a big difference in chickens...I normally buy from the regular grocery store, but when it's on sale at the "expensive hippie organic grocery store" I buy it there and it's always much plumper, juicier, and more tender. Since I cook turkey once, maybe twice, a year I always buy them from the same store and I've actually converted my mother to them who has always bought the $0.29/lb birds.

 

[Ivan Lendl]

Cornish Hens are 10X's better than any chicken...Ive had chocolate covered ants before.

 

[Rotgutt]

I've eaten duck's feet, sweetbreads, tripe, cabeza tacos, you name it. I won't eat brains, too risky.

 

[Pabst Blue Robot]

Cougar is the only meat I've had that I would not eat again. Our cat even turned her nose at it, perhaps it was a distant relative.

 

[Fingers]

Cougar is the only meat I've had that I would not eat again.

Must.... refrain.... too.....easy....... :cross:

 

[Lord Sterrock Hammerson 8]

I am trying to think of a strange food i have eaten but cant come up with anything like you guys are posting.

Hmmmm.....does sushi count if so i will go with sushi and caviar!
Oh yeah i think i had octopus a very long time ago.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Forgot to mention I had chapulines (crickets) in Oaxaca, Mexico and reindeer in Sweden (which was really good).

They make a lot of reindeer sausage and jerky in Alaska - I used to buy it quite often. It was tasty!

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

They make a lot of reindeer sausage and jerky in Alaska - I used to buy it quite often. It was tasty!

I just finished off some venison jerky that was stellar.

When I had reindeer it was at a street festival in Malmo, Sweden. The funny thing was that the day before they had a live reindeer staked near their booth, but the animal rights people had a booth adjacent and complained about the inhumane treatment of the live reindeer. I guess they couldn't do anything about people actually eating them, though...

 

[Reverend JC]

With the avaliability of fresh top quality beef, pork, chicken, bison here in the midwest i find no reason to venture from that tasty menu.

Cheese, you had better eat all of the beef you can before the other weirdos in chicago outlaw all of the steaks and such because of the growing conditions just like they did fois gras.

 

[Lord Sterrock Hammerson 8]

I just finished off some venison jerky that was stellar.

When I had reindeer it was at a street festival in Malmo, Sweden. The funny thing was that the day before they had a live reindeer staked near their booth, but the animal rights people had a booth adjacent and complained about the inhumane treatment of the live reindeer. I guess they couldn't do anything about people actually eating them, though...

Yeah man jerky is goooooooooood stuff!

 

[DeadYetiBrew]

Hmmmm.....does sushi count if so i will go with sushi and caviar!
Oh yeah i think i had octopus a very long time ago.

The only thing in your post that doesn't taste good is caviar... Sushi is good, Octopus is good so is squid, if it's done right... calamari, mmmm...