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From: Bill Graham on 13 Jun 2010 17:43 "Allen" <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message news:sZadnWl4YuBu44nRnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > Tim Conway wrote: > >> >> Interesting about the Green Herons. I never really considered eating >> them. hmmm >> My guess about the vultures is that someone tried them sometime and they >> tasted so bad that it was quickly forgotten and hushed up. LOL. The idea >> itself is kinda repulsive - except for the ones like you said that eat >> the live fish. You'd think they would taste fishy, like some ducks that >> eat mostly fish. >> >> > > In my part of the world they would probably taste like armadillos. For > appetizers, some could be selected that taste like squirrel. Bur who wants > anything that tastes like squirrel or (especially) armadillo? > Allen Few animals taste like whatever it is they eat.....Cows don't taste like grass. (for example)
From: Bill Graham on 13 Jun 2010 17:45 "Tim Conway" <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hv282t$61a$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "Allen" <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message > news:sZadnWl4YuBu44nRnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> Tim Conway wrote: >> >>> >>> Interesting about the Green Herons. I never really considered eating >>> them. hmmm >>> My guess about the vultures is that someone tried them sometime and they >>> tasted so bad that it was quickly forgotten and hushed up. LOL. The >>> idea itself is kinda repulsive - except for the ones like you said that >>> eat the live fish. You'd think they would taste fishy, like some ducks >>> that eat mostly fish. >>> >>> >> >> In my part of the world they would probably taste like armadillos. For >> appetizers, some could be selected that taste like squirrel. Bur who >> wants anything that tastes like squirrel or (especially) armadillo? > > In PA some people eat squirrel pot pie. Not me. I never tasted it but > they're like rats to me, not appetizing at all. They are tree rats.....I wouldn't eat one unless I was starving and didn't have anything else.....Possums either......
From: Peter on 13 Jun 2010 17:53 "Bill Graham" <weg9(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:COOdnf2rkOAMzYjRnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > "Henry Olson" <henryolson(a)nospam.org> wrote in message > news:agm816pe7401v9nqj1nahlb5qju02196o6(a)4ax.com... >> >> When living in remote areas of the Everglades for many months I often >> wondered why there's no recipes for Vultures. Some of them would browse >> not >> more than a few feet from where I would sit at my campsite. It would be >> easy to just reach out and grab their necks. Locals claimed the reason >> was >> that vultures only eat carrion and this would make them unfit for human >> consumption. Yet I have photographic proof that they eat live fish most >> of >> the morning. Catching them just like any crane or other wading bird. >> There's lots of animals that we use for food that only eat dead things. >> In >> fact humans themselves are mostly carrion eaters (aside from the few that >> relish sashimi, sushi, and tartare recipes). Why are Vultures off the >> table? When back in civilization I searched the net for Vulture recipes, >> but the only thing I found was joke recipes. Has nobody ever tried them? >> Where they are plentiful I'd think they'd be a better source of holiday >> dinners than turkeys. They're about the same size with huge >> flight-muscles. >> >> >> p.s. For the record, when I asked locals what unusual odd green colored >> wading birds were (Green Herons in breeding plumage, which I never saw >> that >> brightly colored before) they told me they called them "Steak Birds", >> because they taste just like steak. > > Somebody told me that emu's taste just like steak......I didn't believe it > then, but now that you told me this, I am not so sure anymore.....(Two > references have a lot more power than just one....) Uhm! Green herons are not emus. there is a small difference in size and flying ability. -- Peter
From: Bill Graham on 13 Jun 2010 17:53 "Tim Conway" <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hv30an$fu4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "tony cooper" <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:620a16dmedk6iciksfgge9rm0kupe9nl0u(a)4ax.com... >> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:11:26 -0400, "Tim Conway" >> <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Henry Olson" <henryolson(a)nospam.org> wrote in message >>>news:pkn91617pk7dg2m758t3oaarl8394662a4(a)4ax.com... >>>> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:23:35 -0400, "Tim Conway" >>>> <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>"Allen" <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message >>>>>news:sZadnWl4YuBu44nRnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >>>>>> Tim Conway wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Interesting about the Green Herons. I never really considered >>>>>>> eating >>>>>>> them. hmmm >>>>>>> My guess about the vultures is that someone tried them sometime and >>>>>>> they >>>>>>> tasted so bad that it was quickly forgotten and hushed up. LOL. The >>>>>>> idea >>>>>>> itself is kinda repulsive - except for the ones like you said that >>>>>>> eat >>>>>>> the live fish. You'd think they would taste fishy, like some ducks >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> eat mostly fish. >>>> >>>> What you state is based on speculation and unfounded stories. Until >>>> someone >>>> actually tries vulture, has others compare the flavor in a blind >>>> taste-test, you're just passing on more stories. What I don't get is >>>> how >>>> people can look at a turkey and perceive it as wonderful food; yet see >>>> a >>>> turkey-vulture appearing just as odd as a turkey, actually less odd >>>> looking, and be disgusted by it. >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> In my part of the world they would probably taste like armadillos. >>>>>> For >>>>>> appetizers, some could be selected that taste like squirrel. Bur who >>>>>> wants >>>>>> anything that tastes like squirrel or (especially) armadillo? >>>>> >>>>>In PA some people eat squirrel pot pie. Not me. I never tasted it but >>>>>they're like rats to me, not appetizing at all. >>>> >>>> It's just social conditioning that makes you choose some foods and >>>> reject >>>> others. >>>> >>>> Roasted squirrel on a barbeque is actually quite good. People also >>>> relish >>>> frog's-legs in fine dining establishments. I too have eaten frog's-legs >>>> on >>>> quite a few occasions, they make for an excellent meal. Alligator is >>>> also >>>> delicious when cooked properly. I liken it to the best scallops I've >>>> ever >>>> had, without that sickly-sweet flavor that scallops can sometimes have. >>>> Alligators eat carrion as well for a large part of their diet. >>>> >>>> Now take Ling Cod for a good example of how social conditioning changes >>>> people's perceptions. Considered one of the best food-fishes in most >>>> every >>>> area where it is found. But in portions of the north-central USA it is >>>> called the "Eel-pout" and is considered a trash fish. They even have >>>> winter >>>> fishing contests to see who can catch the biggest one so they can >>>> destroy >>>> them all. Anyone in that region who eats it is considered fool-hardy >>>> and >>>> ridiculous. >>>> >>>> The only conclusion that can be reached by this is that the majority of >>>> people living in that area of the world are rather dim-witted, foolish, >>>> and >>>> wasteful. >>>> >>>I agree that we are conditioned by our culture as to what we like or find >>>distasteful. Take gorgonzola cheese for example, I like it but I've >>>heard >>>the Chinese find it offensive - even cheese in general. Why one person >>>will >>>eat oysters, shrimp, clams, etc. but avoid eel in sushi is another >>>example. >>>I've eaten alligator in a stew at Flo's Place in Murrell's Inlet, SC. It >>>was really good. (I wish I could get back there again sometime...) >>> >>> >> Gator, which is on the menu in many places around here, is not >> particularly tasty. What makes it tasty is the way that it is >> prepared. What you liked were the breading, the spices, or something >> else about the way it was prepared. >> >> Unlike beef, you can't just slap a cut of gator on the bbq and expect >> it to be good without some seasoning. >> > That's true. It was a highly seasoned dish with smoked sausage in it too. > They had gator ribs there too, but it mostly was a novelty, for tourists, > as there was very little meat on them. They had a delicious sauce on them > though. It *is* a very mild flavored meat. > Probably tastes like chicken....:^)
From: Bill Graham on 13 Jun 2010 17:51
"Tim Conway" <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:hv2sf4$f0p$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "Henry Olson" <henryolson(a)nospam.org> wrote in message > news:pkn91617pk7dg2m758t3oaarl8394662a4(a)4ax.com... >> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:23:35 -0400, "Tim Conway" >> <tconway_113(a)comcast.net> >> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Allen" <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message >>>news:sZadnWl4YuBu44nRnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >>>> Tim Conway wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Interesting about the Green Herons. I never really considered eating >>>>> them. hmmm >>>>> My guess about the vultures is that someone tried them sometime and >>>>> they >>>>> tasted so bad that it was quickly forgotten and hushed up. LOL. The >>>>> idea >>>>> itself is kinda repulsive - except for the ones like you said that eat >>>>> the live fish. You'd think they would taste fishy, like some ducks >>>>> that >>>>> eat mostly fish. >> >> What you state is based on speculation and unfounded stories. Until >> someone >> actually tries vulture, has others compare the flavor in a blind >> taste-test, you're just passing on more stories. What I don't get is how >> people can look at a turkey and perceive it as wonderful food; yet see a >> turkey-vulture appearing just as odd as a turkey, actually less odd >> looking, and be disgusted by it. >> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> In my part of the world they would probably taste like armadillos. For >>>> appetizers, some could be selected that taste like squirrel. Bur who >>>> wants >>>> anything that tastes like squirrel or (especially) armadillo? >>> >>>In PA some people eat squirrel pot pie. Not me. I never tasted it but >>>they're like rats to me, not appetizing at all. >> >> It's just social conditioning that makes you choose some foods and reject >> others. >> >> Roasted squirrel on a barbeque is actually quite good. People also relish >> frog's-legs in fine dining establishments. I too have eaten frog's-legs >> on >> quite a few occasions, they make for an excellent meal. Alligator is also >> delicious when cooked properly. I liken it to the best scallops I've ever >> had, without that sickly-sweet flavor that scallops can sometimes have. >> Alligators eat carrion as well for a large part of their diet. >> >> Now take Ling Cod for a good example of how social conditioning changes >> people's perceptions. Considered one of the best food-fishes in most >> every >> area where it is found. But in portions of the north-central USA it is >> called the "Eel-pout" and is considered a trash fish. They even have >> winter >> fishing contests to see who can catch the biggest one so they can destroy >> them all. Anyone in that region who eats it is considered fool-hardy and >> ridiculous. >> >> The only conclusion that can be reached by this is that the majority of >> people living in that area of the world are rather dim-witted, foolish, >> and >> wasteful. >> > I agree that we are conditioned by our culture as to what we like or find > distasteful. Take gorgonzola cheese for example, I like it but I've heard > the Chinese find it offensive - even cheese in general. Why one person > will eat oysters, shrimp, clams, etc. but avoid eel in sushi is another > example. I've eaten alligator in a stew at Flo's Place in Murrell's Inlet, > SC. It was really good. (I wish I could get back there again > sometime...) > > > I ate turtle soup in a restaurant in Louisiana when I was a kid....It was delicious. But I haven't seen it here in the North, so I haven't eaten it again. |