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So I was eating a really fantastic prime rib steak today (left over from last night's drunken barbeque), and I got to thinking...wow. This meat is good. Wouldn't it be terrible if I thought cows weren't for eating? I mean, not as in it would be terrible to be a vegetarian. I'm fine with that. I mean, what if we just thought eating cows was gross?

For example, in Peru, Guinea Pigs are raised as succulent treats. And they are DAMN good. Not a lot of meat, kind of like rabbit that way, but very tasty. Yet I can imagine the dismay were guinea pig to become a plat du jour in your local eatery. I understand...lack of exposure and all that, but you'd think by now, with all this immigration and 'ethnic' foods, we'd become more rounded individuals, culinarily wise?

So what foods do YOU love, that others consider to be 'gross' or simply inconceivable as a food? What would you never consider eating?

They taste good? I lived in Ecuador for three years, and I have had guinea pig plenty of times. It was pretty tasteless.

I'd never eat snails..

They taste good? I lived in Ecuador for three years, and I have had guinea pig plenty of times. It was pretty tasteless.


Are they chewy, stringy, tough?

They taste good? I lived in Ecuador for three years, and I have had guinea pig plenty of times. It was pretty tasteless.

I'd never eat snails..
You didn't have it right...it needs to be soaked in salt water for a bit, then cooked as a casuela, with garlic, potatoes, onions, carrots, or whatever vegetables, and a bit of pisco or white wine. *licks lips*

ANYTHING cooked poorly can taste like crap. Including prime rib steak.

I used to like escargot. Used to be crazy for it actually...but I got sick one night and I've never been able to stand it since.

Are they chewy, stringy, tough?

it is just hard to explain.. it was for me at least a mix of the three.. the meat was just.. bland...

Sinuhue:

You didn't have it right...it needs to be soaked in salt water for a bit, then cooked as a casuela, with garlic, potatoes, onions, carrots, or whatever vegetables, and a bit of pisco or white wine. *licks lips*


Umm, I don't think so. I had it plenty of times in many different places and they did it right. They did it with all of that. The meat is just plain bland... it was worse then deer.

Are they chewy, stringy, tough?
Both. Have you had rabbit? Lots of flavour in the meat, but not much meat:). You don't fill up on the flesh, you fill up on what the meat flavours as it cooks.

The toughest meat will soften with enough time left cooking.

Both. Have you had rabbit? Lots of flavour in the meat, but not much meat:). You don't fill up on the flesh, you fill up on what the meat flavours as it cooks.

The toughest meat will soften with enough time left cooking.
I haven't had rabbit. I guess I'm missing out on something good. :(

Eh, all animals are fair game as long as they're edible and not endangered. Unless they're household pets. There's something twisted about eating a household pet. I mean... sure, raise a dog as food and you can eat it. But if you take it for walks and play with it and are generally good 'friends' with it, then it's just creepy to kill it suddenly and cook it up.

Sinuhue:

Umm, I don't think so. I had it plenty of times in many different places and they did it right. They did it with all of that. The meat is just plain bland... it was worse then deer.
Wait a minute...deer bland? Bland to me means flavourless....like mass produced chicken packed in water is flavourless compared to a farm-raised chicken. Most people complain because deer is too 'gamey' for them...hardly bland. Different, but not bland.

I love deer, and moose, and caribou, and muskox, and pretty much all wild meat. I'm used to the strong flavour and tend not to like feedlot beef, chicken and pork, for the same reason I choose farm eggs with bright orange yolks over pale yellow yolked Lillydale eggs. They taste like nothing.

Wait a minute...deer bland? Bland to me means flavourless....like mass produced chicken packed in water is flavourless compared to a farm-raised chicken. Most people complain because deer is too 'gamey' for them...hardly bland. Different, but not bland.

It is flavorless to me. I like organic beef and pork (halal style too). It is just the way I am. You opened this to hear what people think did you not?

I love deer, and moose, and caribou, and muskox, and pretty much all wild meat. I'm used to the strong flavour and tend not to like feedlot beef, chicken and pork, for the same reason I choose farm eggs with bright orange yolks over pale yellow yolked Lillydale eggs. They taste like nothing.

I'm for eating strong things too.. but deer was just plain terrible in my opinion. The best beef I ever had was in Buenos Aires, Argentina.. all the cows are allowed to roam free.

Eh, all animals are fair game as long as they're edible and not endangered. Unless they're household pets. There's something twisted about eating a household pet. I mean... sure, raise a dog as food and you can eat it. But if you take it for walks and play with it and are generally good 'friends' with it, then it's just creepy to kill it suddenly and cook it up.
I agree.

I was warned by a filipino friend once to not attend a filipino barbeque. He told me that most likely the main fare would be canine...though he said it as a joke, and I'm not sure if he was serious. Still, I'm not a pet person, just like I'm not a flower person. Why grow something you can't eat? So up with veggies, down with gladiolas! I wouldn't mind trying dog.

I've had goat, mostly as Jamaican jerk, and I love lamb. I really like seafood, though oysters never caught my fancy, being quite chewy and strong-flavoured compared to mussels and clams. I like squid, but not in soups...too oily. Fried is fine.

I would not, however, eat most carnivores. I don't like the flavour, and I'll admit I have a cultural aversion to it. So no coyotes, no matter how many we have running around, and no dogs who've been fattening up on cats! And no scavengers...who wants to eat something that eats garbage? Yuck.

It is flavorless to me. I like organic beef and pork (hilal style too). It is just the way I am. You opened this to hear what people think did you not?
I'm for eating strong things too.. but deer was just plain terrible in my opinion. The best beef I ever had was in Buenos Aires, Argentina.. all the cows are allowed to roam free.
I'm just sad you haven't had it prepared in a way that made you like it:(

You can eat guinea pigs? Cool, I'm tired of them alive. Let's begin the Great Guinea Pig Feast of '05!

I like most seafood including calamari... deep fried like they do it in Spain.. and then put between two slices of bread and eaten like a sandwich.

I'm just sad you haven't had it prepared in a way that made you like it:(

Um, I don't like it at all. I've been to some of the finest restaurants in Ecuador and it was still bad. Even my dad knew one of the richest people in Ecuador, and his personal chef prepared it. I still didn't like it.

But one thing I did like about Ecuador was the abundant shrimp... and great agricultural products..

Wait a minute...deer bland? Bland to me means flavourless....like mass produced chicken packed in water is flavourless compared to a farm-raised chicken. Most people complain because deer is too 'gamey' for them...hardly bland. Different, but not bland.

I love deer, and moose, and caribou, and muskox, and pretty much all wild meat. I'm used to the strong flavour and tend not to like feedlot beef, chicken and pork, for the same reason I choose farm eggs with bright orange yolks over pale yellow yolked Lillydale eggs. They taste like nothing.

I have to totally agree with you. One could say that deer is gross (I love it) but tasteless? I'd have to question their ability to taste, and smell for that matter.

I love the taste of wild animals, fish and pretty much anything that isn't hormone-soaked genetic mutants you find at the grocery store. I don't generally hunt, but I will only hunt to eat. I could care less how impressive the deer, moose, cat, tuna, dolphin I bag is, so long as it comes across my plate.

By the way, I would eat anything. I'd eat the severed testicles of castratis and tell all my friends if I enjoyed it.

I think the pet/non-pet is a useless distiction that we allow because people like to think of their pets as little people.

I've eaten everything that can be shot, raised, or trapped in my climate. I draw the line with predators, that just doesn't seem healthy. I have no problem with 'pet' species, including horses, but I would not eat one belonging to me unless I were starving.

Jocabia: You can question me all you want, these are my views in the matter. I'm a good eater, and I have a fine line of what I consider good food.

Jocabia: You can question me all you want, these are my views in the matter. I'm a good eater, and I have a fine line of what I consider good food.

I didn't say you have to like it or should. I said it can't be described as tasteless any more than the weather in the mojave desert in the summer could be described as temperate. I believe you meant to say it does not appeal to your tastes.

I didn't say you have to like it or should. I said it can't be described as tasteless any more than the weather in the mojave desert in the summer could be described as temperate. I believe you meant to say it does not appeal to your tastes.

Your little analogy is invalid. I stand by my statement.

We have a different definition of what is tasteless. I don't find overpowering things tasteful.

Your little analogy is invalid. I stand by my statement.

We have a different definition of what is tasteless. I don't find overpowering things tasteful.
We are having a semantic misunderstanding.

You said, tasteless. As in, has NO taste. We are saying, it most certainly has a taste. Water has no taste. Deer, and guinea pig, have taste. You don't LIKE the taste. That's fine. Nothing wrong with that. And here, you say the taste is overpowering and not tasteful. Also fine...but not TASTELESS. Not a GOOD taste, to you. Do we have that cleared up?

Things I enjoy that many people would think is gross:

Octopus
Squid
Clams, Oysters, Mussels and other "slimy" seafood
Rabbit
Blood sausage (pig intestine, cleaned out, filled with blood, onions and other spices added, both ends tied shut, fried). Ends up looking like this: http://www.uco.es/organiza/departamentos/prod-animal/economia/dehesa/images/morcilla.gif

We are having a semantic misunderstanding.

You said, tasteless. As in, has NO taste. We are saying, it most certainly has a taste. Water has no taste. Deer, and guinea pig, have taste. You don't LIKE the taste. That's fine. Nothing wrong with that. And here, you say the taste is overpowering and not tasteful. Also fine...but not TASTELESS. Not a GOOD taste, to you. Do we have that cleared up?

Umm, guinea pig DOES NOT HAVE TASTE. I'm sorry. It is bland and tasteless that is something I will not back down from. This is not cleared up. You just aren't understanding of anything I'm saying.

It could possibly mean that you don't have as many tastebuds as other people and would find that some foods are "tasteless". Can you smell? Smell plays a very important role in taste. Without smell everything would only taste sweet, sour, salty, or bitter.
Onions, btw, have no taste, only a smell.

The most exotic thing I've ever eaten was mutton. Although I'd be up for trying game animals. I won't eat predators or rats. I am bent on eating a seagull. Wretched seagulls. I WILL eat you one day. *shakefist*

it is just hard to explain.. it was for me at least a mix of the three.. the meat was just.. bland...

the majority of meat, withotu seasoning, is always bland. That is why you season meat

It could possibly mean that you don't have as many tastebuds as other people and would find that some foods are "tasteless". Can you smell? Smell plays a very important role in taste. Without smell everything would only taste sweet, sour, salty, or bitter.
Onions, btw, have no taste, only a smell.


I probably have more tastebuds then you or them.

You don't know me. I can smell very well. Extremely well. I can taste extremely well and I'm simply speaking my own opinion. Now you are accusing me of having no smell. That's just rich.

"the majority of meat, withotu seasoning, is always bland. That is why you season meat "

It did have seasoning. It still was not appealling. :rolleyes:

God, you guys are making my mouth water.

I don't eat any meat except seafood anymore... (for mostly environmental reasons), but boy do I remember how delicious meat is.

One meat in particular I remember enjoying is emu. An emu is large Australian bird a lot like a ostrich. I still remember an emu-burger I ate as a child, emu tasts like a mix between chicken and beef, it's soooo good.

A friend of mine breeds guinea pigs to feed to his snake and one day he decided to try eating one himself, unfortunately he chose to kill and cook an adult un neutered male. Now the thing about male guinea pigs is that they are just one giant bundle testosterone, all twisted muscle and gonads. Also given that he just fried it with a little sauce rather then marinating it for a couple of hours left him with a tiny lump of meat the tasted like crotch.

Umm, guinea pig DOES NOT HAVE TASTE. I'm sorry. It is bland and tasteless that is something I will not back down from. This is not cleared up. You just aren't understanding of anything I'm saying.

I've never had guinea pig so you may be right about it. I don't know.

However, tasteless and overpowering tastes are almost direct opposites. This was why you were misunderstood. Rather than getting mad, perhaps engage a dictionary.

Tasteless -
1: Lacking flavor; insipid.

See it means not having any flavor, not having a flavor you find overpowering. I believe you were going for distasteful (bad tasting), which does not mean the same thing as tasteless (much how carefree does not mean careless).

Are we done with this?

Ihatevacations']the majority of meat, withotu seasoning, is always bland. That is why you season meat

That's false. Seasoning is to accentuate the flavor of meat much of the time. Generally, if meat tastes bland it is overcooked (also true of many vegetables). I promise you I could tell the difference on unseasoned meat so long as I was permitted to cook it, on taste and smell alone, not on texture.

I've never had guinea pig so you may be right about it. I don't know.

However, tasteless and overpowering tastes are almost direct opposites. This was why you were misunderstood. Rather than getting mad, perhaps engage a dictionary.

Tasteless -
1: Lacking flavor; insipid.

Look this is what I think about guinea pig. It has no flavor. It is tasteless.

I was wrong comparing it to deer which is overpowering. However, maybe you should engage a dictionary yourself.

See it means not having any flavor, not having a flavor you find overpowering. I believe you were going for distasteful (bad tasting), which does not mean the same thing as tasteless (much how carefree does not mean careless).

Are we done with this?

Guinea pig was not overpowering. It was horrid, and tasteless.

Look this is what I think about guinea pig. It has no flavor. It is tasteless.

I was wrong comparing it to deer which is overpowering. However, maybe you should engage a dictionary yourself.



Guinea pig was not overpowering. It was horrid, and tasteless.

Are you just so angry that you're not reading? I wasn't talking about Guinea Pig. I was talking about your use of the word tasteless to mean overpowering (when referring to deer), as I clearly stated. I'll show you the first sentence of the first post again.

I've never had guinea pig so you may be right about it. I don't know.

I have had deer and you were definitely wrong about that. I was responding your angry response to Sinuhue.

This is not cleared up. You just aren't understanding of anything I'm saying.

You made a mistake and then compounded it by getting mad (and a little insulting) because people misunderstood you (because they expected you to use the word properly). You can stop compounding you error by dropping it.

I put ketchup on everything, including pizza. I guess most people find that gross....

I personally don't think they're food items because they're generally rather small, providing very little meat. Of course, the same thing can be said about crab, but that's expected with crustaceans. Most mammals currently sold for human consumption yield a rather large amount of meat, at least in comparison to the guinea pig.

Probably the one "gross" thing I eat is fluke sushi.

Are you just so angry that you're not reading? I wasn't talking about Guinea Pig. I was talking about your use of the word tasteless to mean overpowering (when referring to deer), as I clearly stated. I'll show you the first sentence of the first post again.

Are you not reading? I just said I was wrong about deer comparing it to guinea pig.


You made a mistake and then compounded it by getting mad (and a little insulting) because people misunderstood you (because they expected you to use the word properly). You can stop compounding you error by dropping it.

Incorrect. I made no error. I made a minor miscalculation. I don't compound anything.

Eating poor little Guinea Pigs? What's next, these guys?


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Eating poor little Guinea Pigs? What's next, these guys?


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I dunno about you, but those lil furballs would rot my teeth in a heartbeat. *gag*

Are you not reading? I just said I was wrong about deer comparing it to guinea pig.

Yes and at the same time you attacked me like I was talking about Guinea Pig when I wasn't. And therein lies your error. You're having difficulty understanding that. I never said one thing about Guinea Pigs and how they taste because I simply don't know.

I posted about deer and the word you used. Then Sinuhue more clearly corrected your usage. You insulted her. I further clarified regarding deer and stated that I don't know about guinea pigs. You pretended I was talking about guinea pigs. I told you again that I wasn't. And you posted again suggesting that I'm confused. Are we clear now?

Incorrect. I made no error. I made a minor miscalculation. I don't compound anything.
You used a word that meant the opposite of what you actually thought. Not a minor miscalculation. This can all be avoided by a little bit of care in your posts and simply admitting your error rather than attacking Sinuhue and then me.

You can let this go anytime.

Yes and at the same time you attacked me like I was talking about Guinea Pig when I wasn't. And therein lies your error. You're having difficulty understanding that. I never said one thing about Guinea Pigs and how they taste because I simply don't know.

No, you are having issues understanding me. I did not commit any error, just a miscalculation.

Then Sinuhue more clearly corrected your usage. You insulted her.

NO, I CORRECTED MY OWN USAGE.

You used a word that meant the opposite of what you actually thought. Not a minor miscalculation. This can all be avoided by a little bit of care in your posts and simply admitting your error rather than attacking Sinuhue and then me.

You can let this go anytime.

You need to move on and admit you're wrong.

I could never eat guinea pig, probably just because I've had them as pets and they would make noises when I came home. You know, like, how a dog barks and greets you when you get home? Yeah, they'd squeel and run around on the little wheelie thing when I came home. They were adorable.

I quite like kangaroo, and crocodile. We had kangaroo and crocodile satays at a barbaque. It was yummy.

We get ostrich in Chinese restaurants quite often. It's kind of tough, but it's okay.

You can let this go anytime.
You need to move on and admit you're wrong.
Mesatecala, I'm bored. Bored of coming onto the forums and seeing you in nonsensical fights and/or making vague threats where none are warranted. Do yourself a favour and listen to Jocabia's advice, will you?

-sniped-

Oh get into things not involving you. I'm past this insanity and poor debators.

Anyways, other food I enjoy is definitely is risotto.. just made some with top quality porcini mushrooms.

What I have a hard time understanding is where the "it tastes like chicken" cliché comes from. After trying a variety of meat and poultry, I have yet to run into any other meat that tastes like chicken. I have come to the conclusion that most people have a poorly developed sense of taste and probably need to be exposed to more variety.



This thread has made me hungry, Im off to cook some lambchops.

No, you are having issues understanding me. I did not commit any error, just a miscalculation.

NO, I CORRECTED MY OWN USAGE.

You need to move on and admit you're wrong.
I'm going to keep doing this till I stop having fun. That time is not now.

We have a different definition of what is tasteless. I don't find overpowering things tasteful.

Incorrect usage.

And here, you say the taste is overpowering and not tasteful. Also fine...but not TASTELESS. Not a GOOD taste, to you. Do we have that cleared up?

Sinuhue corrected you here. That is not you correcting yourself, my friend. You're confused.

This is not cleared up. You just aren't understanding of anything I'm saying.

You attacking Sinuhue's understanding.

I've never had guinea pig so you may be right about it. I don't know.

However, tasteless and overpowering tastes are almost direct opposites. This was why you were misunderstood. Rather than getting mad, perhaps engage a dictionary.

Tasteless -
1: Lacking flavor; insipid.

See it means not having any flavor, not having a flavor you find overpowering. I believe you were going for distasteful (bad tasting), which does not mean the same thing as tasteless (much how carefree does not mean careless).

Are we done with this?

Me correcting you about equating tasteless and overpowering in a response to me ("We have a different definition of what is tasteless. I don't find overpowering things tasteful.") and about you being insulting to Sinuhue for pointing it out.

However, maybe you should engage a dictionary yourself.

Guinea pig was not overpowering. It was horrid, and tasteless.

You compouding the error.

Are you just so angry that you're not reading? I wasn't talking about Guinea Pig. I was talking about your use of the word tasteless to mean overpowering (when referring to deer), as I clearly stated. I'll show you the first sentence of the first post again.

Me correcting your continued misunderstanding.

Yep, I fail to see where YOU corrected YOURSELF or where I was wrong. I do see you admitting that you did not mean tasteless regarding deer meat, but that was while you were being insulting while simultaneously misunderstanding some or all of a post. You're welcome to continue. I am actually enjoying this. I thoroughly enjoy you saying that using the word tasteless for deer when you meant overpowering is not an error. Keep going. There are no good sitcoms on tonight.

There are no good sitcoms on tonight.

Evidently there is on NS, however.

*chews popcorn*

Jocabia: Again, move on. I'm trying to, but you post all this... I admitted I was wrong in the usage. However, you don't have a damn right to knock me down personally. It was a damn miscalculation. Don't want to accept that explanation? Fine. To hell with this...

More of my favorite foods.. see if you recognize any of this one:

http://www.margesroom.net/pix/paella.jpg

Also has anyone ever been to a Korean BBQ restaurant?

Jocabia: Again, move on. I'm trying to, but you post all this... I admitted I was wrong in the usage. However, you don't have a damn right to knock me down personally. It was a damn miscalculation. Don't want to accept that explanation? Fine. To hell with this...

More of my favorite foods.. see if you recognize any of this one:

http://www.margesroom.net/pix/paella.jpg

Also has anyone ever been to a Korean BBQ restaurant?


Yum! paellas rock!
never been to a Korean....anything.

Yum! paellas rock!
never been to a Korean....anything.

Ya I recommend going to a Korean BBQ restaurant.. what they do is they give you a bunch of veggies.. and then raw meat in which you cook in the center of the table (they usually have a grill in the middle of the table which is powered by propane [that's how it was last time when I went to one]). Too bad the bill was like $35 for two people. I'm sure I could find something cheaper then that.

Evidently there is on NS, however.

*chews popcorn*

I live to serve.

Ya I recommend going to a Korean BBQ restaurant.. what they do is they give you a bunch of veggies.. and then raw meat in which you cook in the center of the table (they usually have a grill in the middle of the table which is powered by propane [that's how it was last time when I went to one]). Too bad the bill was like $35 for two people. I'm sure I could find something cheaper then that.

sounds nice, but I dont think there are any nearby. Have you tried Indian food? I love it, I was thinking of eating some today, but I had already thawed out some lamb chops. You get some meat with rice and a pita-like bread called 'naan'. You tear off pieces of the naan, and put some meat and rice on it and you eat it. Wonderful stuff.

sounds nice, but I dont think there are any nearby. Have you tried Indian food? I love it, I was thinking of eating some today, but I had already thawed out some lamb chops. You get some meat with rice and a pita-like bread called 'naan'. You tear off pieces of the naan, and put some meat and rice on it and you eat it. Wonderful stuff.

Of course. I have had indian food quite a bit.. there are some good indian and pakistani restaurants near by. The bread is like flat bread right or am I thinking of something different? I think I had it before.. and they also had this fantastic yogurt like drink at the last place I went to.

What I have a hard time understanding is where the "it tastes like chicken" cliché comes from. After trying a variety of meat and poultry, I have yet to run into any other meat that tastes like chicken. I have come to the conclusion that most people have a poorly developed sense of taste and probably need to be exposed to more variety.



This thread has made me hungry, Im off to cook some lambchops.

Once, I cooked porkchops that tasted like chicken...it was scary.

Of course. I have had indian food quite a bit.. there are some good indian and pakistani restaurants near by. The bread is like flat bread right or am I thinking of something different? I think I had it before.. and they also had this fantastic yogurt like drink at the last place I went to.

Yeah, thats the bread. Ive never tried any Indian drinks, Ive always just had Coke with my meal.

Yeah, thats the bread. Ive never tried any Indian drinks, Ive always just had Coke with my meal.

well I think it was more of a pakistani drink...

well I think it was more of a pakistani drink...
*sighs*
It's called lassi. Typically it's made with yogurt, ice and milk - although I've also had them with no milk, basically a dilute, ice-cold yogurt. They can either be served sweet (popular in North America), but can also be served salty (popular in India). Rosewater is often used to scent and flavour the beverage, but I have also had mango-flavoured lassi, which is quite a treat. It shouldn't be so thick that it can't be slurped with a straw, and should be nice and cold.

And it's Indian. Not Pakistani.

Fool.

*sighs*
It's called lassi. Typically it's made with yogurt, ice and milk - although I've also had them with no milk, basically a dilute, ice-cold yogurt. They can either be served sweet (popular in North America), but can also be served salty (popular in India). Rosewater is often used to scent and flavour the beverage, but I have also had mango-flavoured lassi, which is quite a treat. It shouldn't be so thick that it can't be slurped with a straw, and should be nice and cold.

And it's Indian. Not Pakistani.

Fool.

Well thanks for clarifying, I was not sure.

But you did not have to call me a fool. For that you'll be reported. I can't stand people as yourself. :rolleyes: It isn't my fault I can't remember the names of every drink in the world.

Man, do I ever love a cold lassi on a hot summer day. The best one I ever had was part of this really incredibly tasty prasadam the devotees from our local Krishna Temple made up. Anything that tastes that good, and simultaneously cleanses my soul is a beverage that deserves to be remembered. And it made the devotees so happy to see it (the prasadam)eaten, how could anyone resist?

Moose steak is delicious.

Eh, all animals are fair game as long as they're edible and not endangered. Unless they're household pets. There's something twisted about eating a household pet. I mean... sure, raise a dog as food and you can eat it. But if you take it for walks and play with it and are generally good 'friends' with it, then it's just creepy to kill it suddenly and cook it up.Agreed.... Though i draw the line at Long Pork.... :eek:

So I was eating a really fantastic prime rib steak today (left over from last night's drunken barbeque), and I got to thinking...wow. This meat is good. Wouldn't it be terrible if I thought cows weren't for eating? I mean, not as in it would be terrible to be a vegetarian. I'm fine with that. I mean, what if we just thought eating cows was gross?

For example, in Peru, Guinea Pigs are raised as succulent treats. And they are DAMN good. Not a lot of meat, kind of like rabbit that way, but very tasty. Yet I can imagine the dismay were guinea pig to become a plat du jour in your local eatery. I understand...lack of exposure and all that, but you'd think by now, with all this immigration and 'ethnic' foods, we'd become more rounded individuals, culinarily wise?

So what foods do YOU love, that others consider to be 'gross' or simply inconceivable as a food? What would you never consider eating?

I believe it depends on how cute the animal is. Cows arent cute in my opinion.

Oh get into things not involving you. I'm past this insanity and poor debators.

Anyways, other food I enjoy is definitely is risotto.. just made some with top quality porcini mushrooms.
You wore out your welcome in this thread long ago. Now that Dobbs has made me aware of your posting history, I am not as willing to cut you slack. What you have been doing in this thread is called hijacking. I suggest you look that up in the mod rules. Get thee out, damn spot!

i've always said the same, but usually talking about humans instead of guinea pigs. from what i understand, human flesh tastes like steak, only abit sweeter and softer.

mmmm..

Dog is about the only animal I would have moral qualms about eating...

...and I don't really eat fish, but only because I don't like the taste...

BTW, crocodile, kangaroo & emu are all very tasty if prepared well. :D

I spose not eating Guinea pigs comes from my cultural background. I hear they're good eating actually. Anyway, the only animal I recall eating that only recently entered my cultural foodplate is the ostrich, though they don't taste as good as cows...

Never eat the Soilent Green. It's people. (if anyone has not seen this terrible sci fi movie. I'm sorry)

I guess with all the risk I would not want to try puffer fish. One wrong step in the preparation process & your dead dead deadske

I spose not eating Guinea pigs comes from my cultural background. I hear they're good eating actually. Anyway, the only animal I recall eating that only recently entered my cultural foodplate is the ostrich, though they don't taste as good as cows...
I wonder if emu and ostrich taste similar?

Has anyone eaten bear steaks? I'm really curious about what they'd taste like...

I wonder if emu and ostrich taste similar?They probably don't, considering that some other species that are similar taste different, like chickens and ducks. I wouldn't know though...

Has anyone eaten bear steaks? I'm really curious about what they'd taste like...
I have.

You don't want garbage dump bears. Yuck. My people don't generally hunt bears, but if they do have to kill a nuisance bear, we eat it. Bears are omnivorous, and mostly eat fruit and fish. Their meat is strong, as is most wild meat, and fairly tough. However, bear grease (fat) is delicious! I know that may sound gross, but if you render the fat, and flavour it with sage and pepper and salt, and dip bannok (or other flatbreads) in it...yum.

Has anyone eaten bear steaks? I'm really curious about what they'd taste like...

I've shot a few and eaten them. The meat is coarser in texture than beef, very fatty. A fall bear has many inches of thick white fat on the outside of the meat. Properly treated the meat is sweet and good, but males can be stronger tasting.

I'd never eat snails..

Snails take on the flavor of what you cook them in. So butter/garlic/white wine makes a yummy dish called -- escargot.

;) Try 'em at least.

Yeah, thats the bread. Ive never tried any Indian drinks, Ive always just had Coke with my meal.


Was it, perhaps, lassi? I've had mango lassi, and it's yogurt and mango whipped together. Very cooling and kills the heat of the spices on your tongue.

Botswombata']Never eat the Soilent Green. It's people. (if anyone has not seen this terrible sci fi movie. I'm sorry)

I guess with all the risk I would not want to try puffer fish. One wrong step in the preparation process & your dead dead deadske


SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!....PETA eats soylent green.... :D

You wore out your welcome in this thread long ago. Now that Dobbs has made me aware of your posting history, I am not as willing to cut you slack. What you have been doing in this thread is called hijacking. I suggest you look that up in the mod rules. Get thee out, damn spot!

No. You should not listen to someone who is a proven backstabber. I will not get out of this thread. I have not been hijacking anything.

"Snails take on the flavor of what you cook them in. So butter/garlic/white wine makes a yummy dish called -- escargot.

Try 'em at least."

Eh... still... doesn't sound really appealling to me...

Someone needs a timeout - I think he's a little cranky from missing his afternoon nap! :p

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Can you smell?

You don't know me. I can smell very well. Extremely well. I can taste extremely well and I'm simply speaking my own opinion. Now you are accusing me of having no smell. That's just rich.

No, I was not accusing you have having no smell. I was asking you, because there was a slight chance that you might not have, and because, you're right, I don't know you.

So I was eating a really fantastic prime rib steak today (left over from last night's drunken barbeque), and I got to thinking...wow. This meat is good. Wouldn't it be terrible if I thought cows weren't for eating? I mean, not as in it would be terrible to be a vegetarian. I'm fine with that. I mean, what if we just thought eating cows was gross?

For example, in Peru, Guinea Pigs are raised as succulent treats. And they are DAMN good. Not a lot of meat, kind of like rabbit that way, but very tasty. Yet I can imagine the dismay were guinea pig to become a plat du jour in your local eatery. I understand...lack of exposure and all that, but you'd think by now, with all this immigration and 'ethnic' foods, we'd become more rounded individuals, culinarily wise?

So what foods do YOU love, that others consider to be 'gross' or simply inconceivable as a food? What would you never consider eating?

I've tried eat all sorts of things that people at the same table have turned up their noses at - chocolate ants, whole roasted sparrow, an assortment of raw meats (in addition to the obvious sushi, there's been beef steak, beef liver, chicken breast, chicken liver, chicken gizzards, horse, venison, and others) kim chee, nuc mam, snails, rattlesnake, alligator, kangaroo, assorted wild game, my friend Mikio's wife's cooking (!)...

Some I'd happily eat almost every day, others (the last example in particular) I'll avoid whenever possible.

Oh, and when this sort of topic comes up, I always seem to forget " thousand-year eggs"!

i've always said the same, but usually talking about humans instead of guinea pigs. from what i understand, human flesh tastes like steak, only abit sweeter and softer.

mmmm..

I've always heard pork. But I suspect both are incorrect. I suspect the closest taste would be either chipmanzee or bonobo.

I've thought about eating guinea pig before - I've heard they're quite tasty. The only thing stopping me from going to the pet store and buying a nice plump one is that I don't know how to skin it and don't have any good recipes. I don't suppose anyone here can help me with some directions? :D

I understand that the guinea pigs eaten in South America aren't much like the guinea pigs you can buy in pet shops here. Those are animals that were bed as small pets, and nothing else. The original South American species is called Agoutis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Agouti) and is much larger in size. But I haven't had the chance to try one yet.

A traditional dish in my home town in Southern Germany is stuffed pigeon. Not much meat, but very very tasty, game flavour, and the texture of the meat is very nice, too. But it's important to take young pigeons, just before they learn to fly, otherwise the meat will be stringy and hard.

I've thought about eating guinea pig before - I've heard they're quite tasty. The only thing stopping me from going to the pet store and buying a nice plump one is that I don't know how to skin it and don't have any good recipes. I don't suppose anyone here can help me with some directions? :D


No idea if it's any good, but here's the first one I found: http://recipes.chef2chef.net/recipe-archive/52/278520.shtml

Anything ,for me other than higher predators such as dogs, cats etc. I'd stick the vegitarian animals if it wasn't for pork!

I've had venison, bear, aliigator, wild boar, ostrich, buffalo, shark, skate, swordfish, thousand year old eggs, duck, rabbit, beef, lamb, pork, cod, haddock, chicken, turkey, snails, frog legs.

Except for the frog legs, I found them all tasty, properly prepared.

I've had venison, bear, aliigator, wild boar, ostrich, buffalo, shark, skate, swordfish, thousand year old eggs, duck, rabbit, beef, lamb, pork, cod, haddock, chicken, turkey, snails, frog legs.

Except for the frog legs, I found them all tasty, properly prepared.
Oh I like the frogs legs, but the plate lloked like a battle ground after I finished. Some guilt at the number of frogs that went to make up one plate full.
Never had bear, skate or aligator, but had countless types of fish, Croc, Giraf, horse, snake, pheasant and loads of other game birds.

I've had venison, bear, aliigator, wild boar, ostrich, buffalo, shark, skate, swordfish, thousand year old eggs, duck, rabbit, beef, lamb, pork, cod, haddock, chicken, turkey, snails, frog legs.

Except for the frog legs, I found them all tasty, properly prepared.

I liked every one of those for different reasons and I'll add quail, rattlesnake, goose, reindeer, moose, some other kind of snake I can't remember the name of, oppossum, and several dozen types of fish (try the Uni). Loved them all.

Eating poor little Guinea Pigs? What's next, these guys?


www.hamsterdance.comWho put a 'p' in hamster?

Anyway, as to the question, I think I'd probably draw the line at human. Unless things were really, really, REALLY desperate. And even then I hope I'd have the dignity and willpower to starve to death instead of turn into an animal.

Aside from that, I'll eat more or less anything. After all, excepting the above proviso about eating my own species, if I'm going to eat any living thing then there's no point setting standards for what's okay and what's not. It's the primary reason I don't accept the argument of vegetarians that it's somehow more moral to eat plants than it is animals. Just because the life I take is very different from mine doesn't mean it's not a life.

Things have to die so I can live. It's a bitch, but it's how life works.

Maybe we should all sit down with a plate of honey-roasted crickets and locusts....that might settle the whole thing..

I had a dessert from a street vendor in Taiwan that was large frog eggs with crushed ice, possibly the oddest thing I ever ate.

Fresh clotted duck blood, part of a Vietnamese dinner.

I've had jellyfish salad often enough that it's just another seafood.

I understand that the guinea pigs eaten in South America aren't much like the guinea pigs you can buy in pet shops here. Those are animals that were bed as small pets, and nothing else. The original South American species is called Agoutis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Agouti) and is much larger in size. But I haven't had the chance to try one yet.

A traditional dish in my home town in Southern Germany is stuffed pigeon. Not much meat, but very very tasty, game flavour, and the texture of the meat is very nice, too. But it's important to take young pigeons, just before they learn to fly, otherwise the meat will be stringy and hard.
I had roast pigeon once - a friend worked with a guy that raised pifeons for meat. I liked it - kinda luck duck, but greasier...