Eating Wild Game

[jonnygospeltent]

An Appalachian American truck driver I work with brought some squirrel meat to work yesterday and with the BBQ and hot sauce on it ,it wasn't 1/2 bad. Anybody else ever partake of any strange treats?

[Delta]

You actually ask that question on a board full of people from LA?
Or is it only MS where we eat possum, 'gator and 'coon? We can still get buffalo fish sandwiches for $2 and chitlins (chitterlings, in the red plastic tub) are on sale at the Piggly Wiggly this week. Pigs feet are a delicacy although I never cook them myself, but I do cook with necks. Are you also including stuff like pickled eggs?

If you can kill it, we can cook it.

p.s. You don't even need the bbq sauce and Tabasco for squirrel to be good.

[grisgris]

YYR Delta ain't nothin like a mess of fried squirrel, brown gravy & cathead biscuits.

[pokerchick66]

I've had Caribou sausage before and it was quite tasty. :)

[mightyradgumbo]

I have had ostrich and buffalo....really lean meats

I have also had, in Japan, dog. Now before you get all ASPCA on me, it is a different type of dog. It is more of a wild mountain animal than fido or rover. That was quite stringy....must have been a piece of the leash.

[Delta]

YYR Delta ain't nothin like a mess of fried squirrel, brown gravy & cathead biscuits.

AMEN, sistah!

(But do NOT expect me to clean one. I'll shoot it, cook it, eat it, but I will NOT clean it. I'll clean or field dress anything else that I'm willing to kill but a squirrel.)

[djgriff]

First time I tried ostrich I was surprised it was a red meat - thought it would be more like chicken.

I guess eating the worm from a bottle of mescal doesn't count.

[mdfest]

Makes my venison steak tonight look tame

[festivalgirl]

We live in a part of LA called Koreatown ..... I hope that BBQ was really beef?!?!? ;)

[swag]

I've had a variey of big game - elk, buffalo, caribou, venison - but not sure I've ever had anything that falls into the category "critter".

[Delta]

Are frogs 'critters?'

[breambob]

Are frogs 'critters?'

Not in my book. A delicacy, And expensive. I got a appetizer from Don's a couple of weeks ago, Six fried legs with crab stuffing. $18.95, but damn, they were good :)

Squirrel stew or gumbo is great, except we don't see them much anymore. Hiding out in the deep woods, I guess. Too bad we can't hunt them on my block, we could make a big potfull.

'possum and 'coon are out (and nutria also), gator tail meat is OK when cooked into oblivion. Great BBQ poboy.
Favorite wild game for me is a whole redfish, already cleaned and broiled in a little garlic butter. Yum.
Tonight is pork ribs and fried rice, from the Chinese take out. Not very exotic, but good.

[mightyradgumbo]

We live in a part of LA called Koreatown ..... I hope that BBQ was really beef?!?!? ;)

You would know if it wasn't=the dog I speak of was very tough

[ohio]

Grandpa was a life long hunter. We had deer meat every year. But the best was when he'd bag a bunch of squirrels. Grandma froze the skinned critters and then thawed & cooked them. She said they were much more tender that way. The best part was the brain. Grandpa taught us how to crack open the little skulls with the handle of a butter knife. Truly a tasty morsel!

[Delta]

Squirrel or venison marinated in grapefruit juice is more tender too. Something to do with breaking down the connective tissue.

We went frog gigging one night and got a bunch of huge frogs. Took them back to the house, chopped their little froggie legs off and threw them in the water to soak. Put the rest of the frogs in a big plastic garbage bag on the carport and went to bed. At O'dark thirty the next morning, the neighbor was pounding on the door hollering at us about something. We went outside and there were 2-legged frogs all over the neighborhood. Seems like the neighbor's dog tore the bag open and the kermits were making their break for freedom. We spent the next half hour coralling the frogs between bouts of uncontrollable laughter. I'm pretty sure that's the last time I went frog gigging too.

Alcohol was involved.

[festbabe]

Omigawd. This whole thread is like a bad car wreck: I'm horrified but can't stop reading. Food like this creeps me out. I like the chicken or beef option. With salad.

I know, I know, my palate is wussified :o

Ok, I did try buffalo last summer. That's as fancy as I think I've ever gotten.

[Carolina Beadhead]

Squirrel or venison marinated in grapefruit juice is more tender too. Something to do with breaking down the connective tissue.

We went frog gigging one night and got a bunch of huge frogs. Took them back to the house, chopped their little froggie legs off and threw them in the water to soak. Put the rest of the frogs in a big plastic garbage bag on the carport and went to bed. At O'dark thirty the next morning, the neighbor was pounding on the door hollering at us about something. We went outside and there were 2-legged frogs all over the neighborhood. Seems like the neighbor's dog tore the bag open and the kermits were making their break for freedom. We spent the next half hour coralling the frogs between bouts of uncontrollable laughter. I'm pretty sure that's the last time I went frog gigging too.

Alcohol was involved.

Ummm, I thought you said you chopped their little legs off. How many legs did your froggies HAVE? :confused::)

[Delta]

You only eat the back legs. They just drag themselves along with their front legs.

And strangely enough, I don't eat chicken. I'll drive across town for a pig ear sandwich though.

[Carolina Beadhead]

You only eat the back legs. They just drag themselves along with their front legs.

And strangely enough, I don't eat chicken. I'll drive across town for a pig ear sandwich though.

Gotcha. I envisioned a bunch of frogs bellyflopping down the driveway.

:D

[festivalgirl]

You would know if it wasn't=the dog I speak of was very tough

This is the only neighborhood in LA with no stray dogs or cats. :p

[grisgris]

[QUOTE=breambob;195433]Not in my book. A delicacy, And expensive. I got a appetizer from Don's a couple of weeks ago, Six fried legs with crab stuffing. $18.95, but damn, they were good :)

Mac, I was so sorry to see Don's Seefood in Shreveport close down. That is were my Mother use to take me for lunch when we went to Shreveport for back to school shopping or Christmas shopping. Another wonderful place closed. Many wonderful meals & memories there . :9

[funkkjunkie]

My granny used to make fried squirrel and gravy too, grisgris. Also my dad hunted quail and it's delish. My ex hunted deer and the tenderloin is very good too. My grandpa caught all kinds of fish on his trot lines that we ate. My grandmother always made mashed taters with fried fish and I still love it best that way. I've had gator in LA and frog legs here. Don't really enjoy either.
I've had goat at otha turner's bbq and it was gritty and nasty.
And i do looooove me some chicken livers and calf liver. Used to eat gizzards because my dad fried them up but I got over those. Too bouncy.

[glinda]

OK I can't read this thread again. I'm getting nauseous.

[ABITAGIRL1]

When I saw the title of the thread I thought it was some kind of "eating wild" challenge game. I thought you were going to say something like....."I just ate six donuts, who can top that?" I laughed out loud when I saw the acutal content of the posts.
I am queasy from reading about that squirrel stew though.

[mdfest]

Skipped the venison tenderloin for dirty rice with ground venison. MMMmmm.

[rosetree]

Had fried chicken livers for lunch today! ;) mmmm,mmmmm, mmmmm!
No one has mentioned the PQA gumbo!

[pokerchick66]

Had fried chicken livers for lunch today! ;) mmmm,mmmmm, mmmmm!
No one has mentioned the PQA gumbo!

I just want to know what those three ball looking things were in your plate.

[rosetree]

I just want to know what those three ball looking things were in your plate.

Boudin Balls, Baybee....to die for!;)

[pokerchick66]

Boudin Balls, Baybee....to die for!;)

I love Boudin. And Dauberge. Haven't had that in ages. Chocolate?

[festbabe]

Boudin Balls, Baybee....to die for!;)

Omigosh, I love boudin balls. Ok, there's probably some kind of 'exotic' meats in there BUT I don't wanna know about it.

[rosetree]

I love Boudin. And Dauberge. Haven't had that in ages. Chocolate?

Can't eat chocolate...:(
It was/is a white Dauberge (is that how you spell it?)
I usually get the Caramel, but that is a special order, and it wasn't done in time...oh well, there's always next year!;)

[rosetree]

Omigosh, I love boudin balls. Ok, there's probably some kind of 'exotic' meats in there BUT I don't wanna know about it.

Don't ask, don't tell! ;)

[pokerchick66]

Can't eat chocolate...:(
It was/is a white Dauberge (is that how you spell it?)


No, I spelled it wrong. It's Doberge.

"Beulah Ledner opened a bakery in New Orleans in 1933. She became very successful after creating a Doberge cake adapted from the famous Hungarian/Austrian Dobos Cake. The doberge cake is based on a recipe originating in Alsace-Lorraine.

Beulah Ledner's recipe is available in the cookbook, Let's bake with Beulah Ledner: A legendary New Orleans Lady by Maxine Wolchansky.

In 1946 Joe Gambino bought the name, recipe and retail shop, including her recipe for doberge cake. After a couple of years of illness, she reopened in a new location on Metairie Road under the name "Beulah Ledner, Inc." As her business and popularity grew, her son, Albert, designed and built a new building and a new machine to mass produce sheet cakes using his mother's recipes. She opened her new bakery on May 21, 1970; she ran it until the age of 87 when she sold the shop and doberge recipe to Maurice's Bakery, which is still in the business of baking and selling Doberge cakes in Metairie, Louisiana."

[mightyradgumbo]

Omigosh, I love boudin balls. Ok, there's probably some kind of 'exotic' meats in there BUT I don't wanna know about it.

Two things you do not want to see being made-Sausage and Laws. I got a deal at Fest on the last day last year, just before the last set. 2fer1 Boudin balls and a couple of extras thrown in for some food lagniappe-Ate like a king that last day.

[mightyradgumbo]

Yum, chipchopchick, love the Doberge cakes. Hmmmm I will be in Metry tomorrow for most of the day. Sounds like I have something to add to my
to-do list :D

[pokerchick66]

Yum, chipchopchick, love the Doberge cakes. Hmmmm I will be in Metry tomorrow for most of the day. Sounds like I have something to add to my
to-do list :D

Hey, boopie! :p

[DenverDestinDarlin']

That is what we have in Denver. When I can eat meat its usually
buffalo. $4.99 per pound. Buffalo burgers never shrink because they are so lean. Buffalo hotdogs too! Ostrich jerkey is popular here too. When I took groups throughout Asia, I was honored with yellow dog, monkey brains and tiger balls. (Tiger is like rocky mtn oysters) I passed on the monkey brains because I knew what it was. The other two I didnt know and didnt ask until later. When you're the honored guest, protocol is you try everythin served. Dont ask. My Asian friends make some delicious Pho with tripe and I dig chicken feet. In Houston at the Galleria (shopping mall) there is a shop that has chocolate covered... anything. They give free samples of chocolate covered ants and grasshoppers. Not bad. A little crunchy. Fried before dipped. Squirrel...tastes like chicken! Froglegs...taste like chicken! Turtle (soup)...tastes like chicken! Opossum....you got it!
Bon appetit!

[Mexi]

Two things you do not want to see being made-Sausage and Laws. .

So true..about the sausages anyway :)

I used to love making sausages & pates, etc. but wouldn't want to eat em after seeing all the fat that goes in & handling the "casings". :eek:

They're really fun to make 'cause you can put just about anything in them & experiment, but you absolutely have to have a good amount of fat to make em juicy! You just do, or else they're dry....and no one likes a dry sausage.:p

[Corona]

Grandpa was a life long hunter. We had deer meat every year. But the best was when he'd bag a bunch of squirrels. Grandma froze the skinned critters and then thawed & cooked them. She said they were much more tender that way. The best part was the brain. Grandpa taught us how to crack open the little skulls with the handle of a butter knife. Truly a tasty morsel!

Oh god, it's WAY too early to be reading this thread....not feeling so good over here right now :o

[Staxsun]

Well, lessee..... I've tried about everything mentioned in this thread except the Asian stuff. No dog, tiger, monkey, etc. I have had snake, venison, quail, rocky mountain oysters, buffalo, frog legs, raccoon, squirrel, goat, pidgeon, gator, and a variety of other wild stuff. My dad belonged to a group called the "Toothpick Club" where they got together to eat weird stuff. He also kept the freezer stocked with exotic things. He was an avid fisherman, so we had every fish that was edible, as well. Pop wasn't really much of a hunter, although he loved to shoot. He would usually barter for meat, trading reloaded ammo or wrapping a rod for somebody, etc. I know that it makes some folks squeamish, but I promise you that if you can eat a burger you can eat Bambi. Nothing gets to me like staring in a cow's eyes. Incidentally, boudin is a blood sausage.

[Delta]

Ohhhh....I forgot about snake. They used to have fried rattlesnake on a stick at the state fair, but I haven't seen it lately.

(Hi Tom!)

[ohio]

Gotcha. I envisioned a bunch of frogs bellyflopping down the driveway.

:D
http://cartoonbank.com/assets/1/45160_m.gif

[NYMAMA]

The wildest thing I ever ate was camel. It didn't have much of a taste just tough.
I was living in Saudi Ariba at the time with my ex about 24 years ago. It was quite an experience.

[Delta]

http://cartoonbank.com/assets/1/45160_m.gif


That's it!!! I spent half an hour yesterday looking for that cartoon!

[marignygreg]

The wildest thing I ever ate was camel. It didn't have much of a taste just tough.
I was living in Saudi Ariba at the time with my ex about 24 years ago. I was quite an experience.

I have munched on camel toe before.

[Frosty]

Grandpa was a life long hunter. We had deer meat every year. But the best was when he'd bag a bunch of squirrels. Grandma froze the skinned critters and then thawed & cooked them. She said they were much more tender that way. The best part was the brain. Grandpa taught us how to crack open the little skulls with the handle of a butter knife. Truly a tasty morsel!

I think I might be done eating for the day after reading that.

[rosetree]

I have munched on camel toe before.

You owe me a new keyboard greg!!!!
Thanks for the big laugh!:D

[Delta]

I think I might be done eating for the day after reading that.


Do you suck the heads of crawfish?

[duende]

Nobody's mentioned nutria yet? I was hoping to hear stories like the Peruvian Guinea Pig Festival, where they dress the animals up and parade them around before skinnin', marinatin' & roastin'em. Don't know if a nutria would sit still for being dressed-up without stunning'em first, tho'. http://tinyurl.com/6am9kn



For my part, I've learned:
1. not to eat live things in sushi bars
2. Never order "oysters" in Wyoming or Montana
3. goat is much better than I would've guessed (birria!)
4. "chicken of the sea" can be very traumatic for some people

[Phatpapa]

I have munched on camel toe before.BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[Staxsun]

Ohhhh....I forgot about snake. They used to have fried rattlesnake on a stick at the state fair, but I haven't seen it lately.

(Hi Tom!)

Hi backatcha! I wonder what happened to all those old fair goodies?

I must admit to never having eaten nutria. Do they stain your teeth yellow? I used to suck crawfish heads, but I've been greatly reined in by my cardiologist. Just tails is a compromise.

[jerseygirl67]

Squirrel or venison marinated in grapefruit juice is more tender too. Something to do with breaking down the connective tissue.

We went frog gigging one night and got a bunch of huge frogs. Took them back to the house, chopped their little froggie legs off and threw them in the water to soak. Put the rest of the frogs in a big plastic garbage bag on the carport and went to bed. At O'dark thirty the next morning, the neighbor was pounding on the door hollering at us about something. We went outside and there were 2-legged frogs all over the neighborhood. Seems like the neighbor's dog tore the bag open and the kermits were making their break for freedom. We spent the next half hour coralling the frogs between bouts of uncontrollable laughter. I'm pretty sure that's the last time I went frog gigging too.

Alcohol was involved.

wait....you don't kill the frogs before you chop their little legs off???????:eek:

[Moon]

My Grandmother used to make brunswick stew using squirrel and rabbit. I actually ate nutria at JazzFest one year in the cooking tent/booth.

[marignygreg]

You owe me a new keyboard greg!!!!
Thanks for the big laugh!:D

Glad to be of help, and happy Birthday.

[ciscokid]

anyone here who had the crawfish at the patry and ate the sausage that wa sincluded, that was deer meat sausage. made by Tip hisself

[breambob]

wait....you don't kill the frogs before you chop their little legs off???????:eek:

LOL. They usually "pith" them, a nice hard hammer blow between the eyes. Trick is to get the legs off before they die because they will excrete natsy toxins and smells when they die.

[breambob]

Had fried chicken livers for lunch today! ;) mmmm,mmmmm, mmmmm!
No one has mentioned the PQA gumbo!

Nothing "wild" about PQA. Those meats are farm raised. But dam good :)

[breambob]

[QUOTE=breambob;195433]Not in my book. A delicacy, And expensive. I got a appetizer from Don's a couple of weeks ago, Six fried legs with crab stuffing. $18.95, but damn, they were good :)

Mac, I was so sorry to see Don's Seefood in Shreveport close down. That is were my Mother use to take me for lunch when we went to Shreveport for back to school shopping or Christmas shopping. Another wonderful place closed. Many wonderful meals & memories there . :9

That was a real bummer. I got gas across the street today and it looked like the electric Co was dosconnecting their lines. Sad. In the 'hood we still have Mojuni's, Village Grill, Columbia Cafe and Ernest's. All very fine dining, but $$$. I miss Brocato's also.

[jerseygirl67]

LOL. They usually "pith" them, a nice hard hammer blow between the eyes. Trick is to get the legs off before they die because they will excrete natsy toxins and smells when they die.

OK.....just...oh my! Read that and my jaw just dropped! Those poor frogs!

[breambob]

Incidentally, boudin is a blood sausage.

Used to be, for sure. Illegal to sell in markets now. You can find it if you have a friend that makes some in a boucherie. In the store it's pork meat and liver, rice, seasonings and spices.

[festivalgirl]

There's a Thai Restaurant near us that specializes in Whole Frog, Wild Boar & (they say) the only Thai Elvis.

Not sure which is the wildest?!?!

[jerseygirl67]

Used to be, for sure. Illegal to sell in markets now. You can find it if you have a friend that makes some in a boucherie. In the store it's pork meat and liver, rice, seasonings and spices.

They eat that in Germany for breakfast....ewww.

[pokerchick66]

Used to be, for sure. Illegal to sell in markets now. You can find it if you have a friend that makes some in a boucherie. In the store it's pork meat and liver, rice, seasonings and spices.

That's the version I like. :D

[Hollyhawk]

We have eaten most of this, less Camel....but the weirdest thing I ever ate was a supposedly "Beef" burrito on the hwy from Chihuahua City to El Paso.

Not sure what it was.........didn't make us sick.

[ohio]

That's it!!! I spent half an hour yesterday looking for that cartoon!
I can't remember where I saw it originally, but it was decades ago. Definitely an all time favorite. Found it by googling (images)- 'frog in restaurant'. Found some other cartoons in the same style and browsed that site. bingo.

[ohio]

I have munched on camel toe before.
BWAAAAAAAAAA!

[Delta]

I can't remember where I saw it originally, but it was decades ago. Definitely an all time favorite. Found it by googling (images)- 'frog in restaurant'. Found some other cartoons in the same style and browsed that site. bingo.

There's another one with the frog on the skateboard outside the restaurant with a tin cup.

I was googling "legless frog cartoon."

[Hollyhawk]

ok I give, what is camel toe slang for?

[duende]

I can't remember where I saw it originally, but it was decades ago. Definitely an all time favorite. Found it by googling (images)- 'frog in restaurant'. Found some other cartoons in the same style and browsed that site. bingo.

was it Nat'l Lampoon? I remember gross was a featured (sicko) artist & that cartoon sticks in your memory!

and I'm leaving the "toe" question alone - ;)

[Delta]

ok I give, what is camel toe slang for?

You can google (images) for "camel toe."

[jerseygirl67]

I have munched on camel toe before.

That give the phrase "foot fetish" a whole new meaning....

[NeenAtlanta]

Are frogs 'critters?'

now that I have done. Gone gigging for frogs and cooked up the legs for dinner. yummy!

[NeenAtlanta]

Squirrel or venison marinated in grapefruit juice is more tender too. Something to do with breaking down the connective tissue.

We went frog gigging one night and got a bunch of huge frogs. Took them back to the house, chopped their little froggie legs off and threw them in the water to soak. Put the rest of the frogs in a big plastic garbage bag on the carport and went to bed. At O'dark thirty the next morning, the neighbor was pounding on the door hollering at us about something. We went outside and there were 2-legged frogs all over the neighborhood. Seems like the neighbor's dog tore the bag open and the kermits were making their break for freedom. We spent the next half hour coralling the frogs between bouts of uncontrollable laughter. I'm pretty sure that's the last time I went frog gigging too.

Alcohol was involved.

that is hilarious! I made sure we banged the froggies on the head so they were dead. It freaks me out otherwise. Same with fresh fish. First time I saw Joe fillet a nice crappie, and then saw nothing left but head and bones and tail, yet it was still flopping around - I was horrified. So our new rule is to always put a hammer in the car to bop stuff on the head.

[NeenAtlanta]

Used to be, for sure. Illegal to sell in markets now. You can find it if you have a friend that makes some in a boucherie. In the store it's pork meat and liver, rice, seasonings and spices.

I always thought Boudin was made with blood and rice, so I always avoided it completely.

I didn't realize that the Boundin you get now might be different. I might have to try just a little, teeny taste.

[Delta]

We put a hammer in the car when we go fishing to nail the catfish to a tree so we can skin it. I'm assuming the 12p nail going through their little brain is as good as whacking them on the head with the hammer.

[Mexi]

Are you also including stuff like pickled eggs?



Oh man, I brake for pickled eggs :D

The spicy ones are my favorite, but the beet juice ones are good too.

[jolie]

Gotcha. I envisioned a bunch of frogs bellyflopping down the driveway.

:D

This guy had a dog with no legs.. he called him Cigarette. You know WHAY??




..........everyday he took him for a drag!!!


Bad, bad I know.. Sorry couldnt help myself:o

[Mexi]

Omigawd. This whole thread is like a bad car wreck: I'm horrified but can't stop reading. Food like this creeps me out. I like the chicken or beef option. With salad.


Don't feel bad...I'm the same way :o But I wasn't always...

When I was just starting out working in restaurants, I was seriously considering being a butcher, because I loved butchering birds & breaking down large cuts of beef, lamb, etc. Then one day I had to butcher like 50 chickens & that did it. Over. Done.

[Mexi]

We put a hammer in the car when we go fishing to nail the catfish to a tree so we can skin it. I'm assuming the 12p nail going through their little brain is as good as whacking them on the head with the hammer.

Alright!!:eek:
Camel-Toe, Squirrel brains, and catfish with nails in thier heads..I can't take it anymore. I'm outta here :p ;)

[NeenAtlanta]

We put a hammer in the car when we go fishing to nail the catfish to a tree so we can skin it. I'm assuming the 12p nail going through their little brain is as good as whacking them on the head with the hammer.

LOL! ought to do it!

[jerseygirl67]

that is hilarious! I made sure we banged the froggies on the head so they were dead. It freaks me out otherwise. Same with fresh fish. First time I saw Joe fillet a nice crappie, and then saw nothing left but head and bones and tail, yet it was still flopping around - I was horrified. So our new rule is to always put a hammer in the car to bop stuff on the head.

"Little foo foo bunny, hoppin' through the forest, catchin' all the field mice, bop 'em on the head"

[swag]

So our new rule is to always put a hammer in the car to bop stuff on the head.

OK, one more thing to add to the Fest backpack...

[Corona]

I have munched on camel toe before.
bwahahahaha!! Oinky oinky ;)

[mdfest]

ok I give, what is camel toe slang for?

LOL!

http://www.cameltoe.org/blog/

[sharon_loves_fats]

LOL. They usually "pith" them, a nice hard hammer blow between the eyes. Trick is to get the legs off before they die because they will excrete natsy toxins and smells when they die.

note to self: stay off the wild game thread

[sophisticated sissy]

An Appalachian American truck driver I work with brought some squirrel meat to work yesterday

When eating squirrel, you should never eat the brain. There is evidence this practice may cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is in the families of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. TSE is commonly known as "Mad Cow Disease.

http://www.greysquirrel.net/brain.html


Squirrel burgoo is great, though. My dad also made a tasty pan-fried dish with onion and sherry.

I'm not a big fan of alligator meat, way too chewy, IMO. I much prefer turtle meat any day of the week.

My dad hunted, so we'd often have grouse, pheasant, goose and duck for dinner.
I've had the mountain oysters in Colorado and turkey fries in Oklahoma.
I was at a NYE party in Ontario, Canada once, and at midnight, we were served moose, among other things.

[Amy Winette]

DDD, you haven't actually eaten the rocky mountain oysters, have you? I've seen people swallowing them at the Teste Festy at Montana State, but I have not partaken. Blech!

Um, and camel toe toe is when your pants are too tight and you can see your girlie parts up front ;)

[pokerchick66]

Okay, yall are killing me.

[Crawfish Fest]

An Appalachian American truck driver I work with brought some squirrel meat to work yesterday and with the BBQ and hot sauce on it ,it wasn't 1/2 bad. Anybody else ever partake of any strange treats?

bbq and hot sauce on squirrel is strange
usually it's fried or cooked into a nice dark gravy

[Crawfish Fest]

When eating squirrel, you should never eat the brain. There is evidence this practice may cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is in the families of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. TSE is commonly known as "Mad Cow Disease.

http://www.greysquirrel.net/brain.html


Squirrel burgoo is great, though. My dad also made a tasty pan-fried dish with onion and sherry.

I'm not a big fan of alligator meat, way too chewy, IMO. I much prefer turtle meat any day of the week.

My dad hunted, so we'd often have grouse, pheasant, goose and duck for dinner.
I've had the mountain oysters in Colorado and turkey fries in Oklahoma.
I was at a NYE party in Ontario, Canada once, and at midnight, we were served moose, among other things.

the alligator tail is the best. you can get some great steaks from it, u probably had body meat

[sophisticated sissy]

the alligator tail is the best. you can get some great steaks from it, u probably had body meat

Ah, that probably explains it. Thank you, Michael. I've tried it a few times and gave up on it. I'd take a bite and start chewing; seemed like the longer I chewed, the bigger it got! Next time I'll ask for a little piece of tail!;)

[DenverDestinDarlin']

good one sissy!

yes Amy, rocky mtn oysters are pretty good. like sliced meatballs. prefer them fried. nothing like having a mouth full of testes!

[DenverDestinDarlin']

dont like them blue though
LOL

[DenverDestinDarlin']

like garballs too!
those big fishies have itty bitty ones, sometimes hard to find.

BWAHAHAHAHA

[NeenAtlanta]

OK, one more thing to add to the Fest backpack...

hee hee

[Phatpapa]

Okay, yall are killing me.


Me too.

Thanks for the Friday morning laugh ya'll

[Delta]

Speaking of alligator....a restaurant review from the Gambit:
http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/09/18/see-you-later-battered-gator/

And did anyone else notice that everybody who clocked out of this thread because it was "gross" is from north of the Mason Dixon line? Maybe that explains the bland food of the midwest, where you have to practically BEG for Tabasco sauce and then they bring you a little bottle that looks like it came out of an MRE.

[jerseygirl67]

Speaking of alligator....a restaurant review from the Gambit:
http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/09/18/see-you-later-battered-gator/

And did anyone else notice that everybody who clocked out of this thread because it was "gross" is from north of the Mason Dixon line? Maybe that explains the bland food of the midwest, where you have to practically BEG for Tabasco sauce and then they bring you a little bottle that looks like it came out of an MRE.

Hey now....as a born and bred Yankee (NOT A FAN--GO METS) we do have some great food up here! Sorry, but other than going to Italy....not possible to get great Italian food outside Tri-state area.

[Orleansnj]

Hey now....as a born and bred Yankee (NOT A FAN--GO METS) we do have some great food up here! Sorry, but other than going to Italy....not possible to get great Italian food outside Tri-state area.

Girl - you haven't been to Mosca's or to Stella! Try 'em both when you're in New Orleans next time and I swear on anything you hold sacred - you'll take it back........the Italian food at both is fantastic...... My grandmother's second husband was from Italy....grew the tomatoes in the back yard, all day Sunday gravy to die for - and I gotta say - these have both been as good - if not better......

[festbabe]

Oh ok, I stayed out of this thread for awhile but came back.

1. Y'all are still grossing me out
2. Y'all are still funny

[slinking away now to eat chips & salsa for dinner]

[ohio]

Speaking of alligator....a restaurant review from the Gambit:
http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/09/18/see-you-later-battered-gator/

And did anyone else notice that everybody who clocked out of this thread because it was "gross" is from north of the Mason Dixon line? Maybe that explains the bland food of the midwest, where you have to practically BEG for Tabasco sauce and then they bring you a little bottle that looks like it came out of an MRE.
Huh? My area has a ton of great restaurants, including cajun, eyetalian, middle eastern & french. Nothing bland about it. Chicago has even more great eateries, St Louis same thing. The midwest is not all like Iowa...

[ohio]

Oh ok, I stayed out of this thread for awhile but came back.

1. Y'all are still grossing me out
2. Y'all are still funny

[slinking away now to eat chips & salsa for dinner]
possum salsa??? ;)

[festivalgirl]

possum salsa??? ;)

with cow chips???

[ohio]

hehehe! buffalo chips

[festivalgirl]

hehehe! buffalo chips

she is in texas .... armadillo chips?

[Delta]

I've never been to Iowa, just Chicago and St. Louis. Bland doesn't always equal bad either. Bland is just not what my taste buds are used to. It's hard to describe flavors, but there was just...I don't know how to explain it, but some degree of flavor lacking in every place I've eaten in Chicago.
We had some great food in St. Louis, although we weren't there but a couple of days.

Of course, after almost half a century of eating peppers and spices and fried food, my taste buds might be shot too.

[festivalgirl]

okay, if this grosses you out, watch andrew zimmern's bizzare foods in sicily.

spleen sandwich, salted tuna heart & preserved tuna sperm

[Hollyhawk]

Okay I'm gonna watch this one.

[jerseygirl67]

she is in texas .... armadillo chips?

LOLOL

[mightyradgumbo]

Hey now....as a born and bred Yankee (NOT A FAN--GO METS) we do have some great food up here! Sorry, but other than going to Italy....not possible to get great Italian food outside Tri-state area.

:eek: ....you have never been to Boston then! We have a whole neighborhood full of great Italian places.

Delta....As far as gross goes, I would rather have gator and other southern fare than mundane foods such as broccoli and asparagus. So gross is really in the eye of the beholder.

[DenverDestinDarlin']

I agree gumbo!
The excitement with food is not just in its taste
but in the uniqueness of it.

[Delta]

I'm not the one who got grossed out! I have actually cooked and eaten most of that stuff.

[festivalgirl]

:eek: ....you have never been to Boston then! We have a whole neighborhood full of great Italian places.

Delta....As far as gross goes, I would rather have gator and other southern fare than mundane foods such as broccoli and asparagus. So gross is really in the eye of the beholder.

Also a born & bred NY'r & NYY fan & Mulberry St. frequent eater ..... Bahston has some amazing Italian food. SF ain't too bad either.

[glinda]

Speaking of alligator....a restaurant review from the Gambit:
http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/09/18/see-you-later-battered-gator/

And did anyone else notice that everybody who clocked out of this thread because it was "gross" is from north of the Mason Dixon line? Maybe that explains the bland food of the midwest, where you have to practically BEG for Tabasco sauce and then they bring you a little bottle that looks like it came out of an MRE.
Wait a minute, Delta. I looove spicy flavorful food. And we have many many well spiced cuisines here in Chicago: Mexican, Italian, Indian, Thai, French, Spanish, Cuban, Columbian, Vietnamese, Greek, southern, cajun, mediterranean, and blends of all of the above. Where the heck did you eat in Chicago? Some boring tourist traps?

Just cuz I don't like "country" meats has nothing to do with "blandness" or lack of good taste on my part. Plus, I am 50% southern but my mama never cooked any possum or nutria or squirrel. Y'all go ahead & enjoy, tho.

[rosetree]

I'm going to go on out to the C-ment pond and look for some critters and fix some vittles!!!!
;) :D :D

[grisgris]

I got a big ole fat possum in the backyard Rosie. You want me to FedEx it to you? :p

[Phatpapa]

Wait a minute, Delta. I looove spicy flavorful food. And we have many many well spiced cuisines here in Chicago: Mexican, Italian, Indian, Thai, French, Spanish, Cuban, Columbian, Vietnamese, Greek, southern, cajun, mediterranean, and blends of all of the above. Where the heck did you eat in Chicago? Some boring tourist traps?

Just cuz I don't like "country" meats has nothing to do with "blandness" or lack of good taste on my part. Plus, I am 50% southern but my mama never cooked any possum or nutria or squirrel. Y'all go ahead & enjoy, tho.

I've heard the "Taste of Chicago" is fabulous.

[rosetree]

I got a big ole fat possum in the backyard Rosie. You want me to FedEx it to you? :p

You kill 'em, we'll grill 'em!;) :D
I have enough critters down here gg, no need to FedEx, but thanks for the thought!;)

[ohio]

I'm going to go on out to the C-ment pond and look for some critters and fix some vittles!!!!
;) :D :D
we know you're really just pinin' for Miss Elly Mae

[rosetree]

we know you're really just pinin' for Miss Elly Mae

.....one of my childhood crushes along with Mary-Ann, Agent 99, Catwoman (Julie Newmar), among others! ;) :D

[grisgris]

You kill 'em, we'll grill 'em!;) :D
I have enough critters down here gg, no need to FedEx, but thanks for the thought!;)

I wasn't going to kill it. Send it to you fresh & live. Give the FedEx guy a little excitement on his route. :rolleyes:

[ohio]

.....one of my childhood crushes along with Mary-Ann, Agent 99, Catwoman (Julie Newmar), among others! ;) :D
Mrs Peele from The Avengers....http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/3/31/Emma-Peel_Avengers-Intro.jpg

http://blog.menupirate.com/images/drooling_homer.png

[rosetree]

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q98/rosetreeglass/catwoman.jpg

Rrrrrowwwrrr!;)

[Delta]

No dreaming of Jeannie?

[ibjamn]

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q98/rosetreeglass/catwoman.jpg

Rrrrrowwwrrr!;)

To Wong Foo, thanks for everything. Julie Newmarr

[jerseygirl67]

To Wong Foo, thanks for everything. Julie Newmarr

I loved that movie! And, she still looked fabulous!

[Moon]

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q98/rosetreeglass/catwoman.jpg

Rrrrrowwwrrr!;)

I'd eat that.

[sophisticated sissy]

DDD, you haven't actually eaten the rocky mountain oysters, have you?


They're pretty tasty, Amy. Sort of like chicken gizzards! :)

[rosetree]

I'd eat that.

I knew that someone would come back with that, but I was thinking that it would be Muff-man. Points for you Moon!;) :D

[rosetree]

No dreaming of Jeannie?

I knew I forgot someone!!!!;)

[festivalgirl]

Wow, what a drift ........ Road Kill to Jeannie.

[rosetree]

Wow, what a drift ........ Road Kill to Jeannie.

Thank you.......thank you verrrry much!;) :p

[ibjamn]

No dreaming of Jeannie?

Did someone call for Jeannie??

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p136/ibjamn50/jeannie-1.jpg

[Orleansnj]

Did someone call for Jeannie??

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p136/ibjamn50/jeannie-3.jpg

oooh - that deleted picture - did you post something bad?!?!?!?!

LOL:D

[festivalgirl]

oooh - that deleted picture - did you post something bad?!?!?!?!

LOL:D

Yeah, I Dream of Jeannie! ;)

[marignygreg]

I'd eat that.

No camel toe.

[ohio]

Hell, no belly button even.

[Amy Winette]

They're pretty tasty, Amy. Sort of like chicken gizzards! :)

Raw though? Has anyone slurped them down fresh snipped off the bull? I've seen it and it's gross!!

[DenverDestinDarlin']

Well if you want to call that one fireman a bull....

[jerseygirl67]

Raw though? Has anyone slurped them down fresh snipped off the bull? I've seen it and it's gross!!

No Amy...STOP! Really??????? got a damn visual on that now...ewwwwwwwwwwwww!

[festivalgirl]

Raw though? Has anyone slurped them down fresh snipped off the bull? I've seen it and it's gross!!

Which is grosser ... the slurping or the snipping? :eek:

[rosetree]

Which is grosser ... the slurping or the snipping? :eek:

The Testicle Cookbook....:eek: :eek: OMG!

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24434503-23109,00.html

[festivalgirl]

The Testicle Cookbook....:eek: :eek: OMG!

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24434503-23109,00.html

Oh my. I'd check what dentist I went to.

"When not cooking or eating testicles, or helping others to do so, (Erovic) now runs a company involved in the maintenance of medical and dental equipment," the book said.