One often gets a vegetarian thread, so I thought it might be interesting to have a thread on the different types of flesh one has consumed. Jabbles posted the following elsewhere and I thought it would make a great start.
Quote from: Jabbles on June 21, 2011, 01:33:26 AM
I am certainly a fan of good food, so a good meal will put me in a good meal. That being said there aren't really specific foods that raise my mood except for Sushi. I don't get to have it too often so it's usually a mood booster.
A little off topic but I did have quite the fun food day about a year ago. Along with a few friends we decided to see how many different meats(animals) we can eat in one day. We think we may have broken some sort of record. That is certainly a mood booster. Here is out list.
Chicken
Turkey
Beef
Pork
Quail
Goat
Shrimp
Eel
Uni(Sea Urchin)
Tuna
Scallop
Octopus
Squid
Clam
Oyster
Turtle
Cuttlefish
Kangaroo
Camel
Lobster
Squab
Partridge
Muskox
Elk
Caribou
Guinea Fowl
Pheasant
Crayfish
Conch
Alligator
Venison
Water Buffalo
Ostrich
Duck
Bison
Maguey Grub (Tequila worm)
Frog
Crab
Abalone
Snail
Mussel
Rabbit
Lamb
Sea Cucumber
Not in a day but this is my list
Chicken, Y
Turkey, Y
Beef, Y
Pork, Y
Quail, Y
Goat, Y
Shrimp, Y
Eel, Y
Uni(Sea Urchin), N
Tuna, Y
Scallop, Y
Octopus, Y
Squid, Y
Clam, Y
Oyster, Y
Turtle, N
Cuttlefish, N
Kangaroo, Y
Camel, N
Lobster, Y
Squab, ?
Partridge, Y
Muskox, N
Elk, N
Caribou, N
Guinea Fowl, Y
Pheasant, Y
Crayfish, Y
Conch, N
Alligator, N but Crocodile
Venison, Y
Water Buffalo, N
Ostrich, Y
Duck, Y
Bison, N
Maguey Grub (Tequila worm), Y
Frog, Y
Crab, Y
Abalone, Y
Snail, Y
Mussel, Y
Rabbit, Y
Lamb, Y
Sea Cucumber, N
I can add:
Hedgehog
Warthog
Locust
Whelks
Herring
Cod
Salmon
You ate a hedgehog?
How did you fillet it?
Quote from: Stevil on June 21, 2011, 11:08:55 AM
You ate a hedgehog?
How did you fillet it?
It was many years ago. You gut it and then wrap it in mud (clay is best), then bake it in fire embers for an hour or so. Then you crack the mud off and IF you have done it right the spines fall out in the mud and the hedgehog pretty much falls apart and you just pick the meat out. The mud also keeps all the fleas out of the meat. Hedgehogs are riddled with skin based parasites. Tasty and gamy flavour. Only did it myself twice.
You should have seen our original list we wanted to do. I forget the number but it was long.
I have noticed many people a weirded out by unfamiliar meats. If that applies to anyone, do you know why?
Personally I'd try any meat, but I would only eat something like whale or dolphin is the animal was killed by accident.
I do like raw meat and fish.
Raw meat I have not had many chances to try, simply due to food poisoning concerns. Now raw fish I am a huge fan. I am not a huge fan of salmon when cooked but raw is on of my favourites what I have sushi/sashimi.
Quote from: Tank on June 21, 2011, 11:43:23 AM
Quote from: Stevil on June 21, 2011, 11:08:55 AM
You ate a hedgehog?
How did you fillet it?
It was many years ago. You gut it and then wrap it in mud (clay is best), then bake it in fire embers for an hour or so. Then you crack the mud off and IF you have done it right the spines fall out in the mud and the hedgehog pretty much falls apart and you just pick the meat out. The mud also keeps all the fleas out of the meat. Hedgehogs are riddled with skin based parasites. Tasty and gamy flavour. Only did it myself twice.
I have seen them up close and personal and they do seem to be full of disease, you are very brave to eat one.
Quote from: Stevil on June 21, 2011, 12:02:39 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 21, 2011, 11:43:23 AM
Quote from: Stevil on June 21, 2011, 11:08:55 AM
You ate a hedgehog?
How did you fillet it?
It was many years ago. You gut it and then wrap it in mud (clay is best), then bake it in fire embers for an hour or so. Then you crack the mud off and IF you have done it right the spines fall out in the mud and the hedgehog pretty much falls apart and you just pick the meat out. The mud also keeps all the fleas out of the meat. Hedgehogs are riddled with skin based parasites. Tasty and gamy flavour. Only did it myself twice.
I have seen them up close and personal and they do seem to be full of disease, you are very brave to eat one.
Most flesh, properly prepared and cooked, is perfectly edible. One odd exception is the European Magpie. If you eat too much it will give you an upset stomach and the runs.
Hedgehogs have problems with skin parasites for the very obvious reason that they can't scratch themselves, but underneath the spines there's no real problem.
Cow
Pig
Chicken
Turkey
Alligator
Don't like any seafood what-so-ever. Try it occasionally just to see if my taste buds change to like it, but never happened yet.
I like my meat though. Don't think I could ever replace a beef hamburger patty with black beans.
GO MEAT!!
No horse meat on the list yet? I ate that occasionally in Switzerland, it is very lean and tender.
I would like to try horse but haven't had the chance. It's s bit hard to find around here.
I live in the UK and have never ever seen horse meat advertised.
chicken
cow
sheep
rabbit
and fish
Quote from: Tom62 on June 22, 2011, 06:10:14 AM
No horse meat on the list yet? I ate that occasionally in Switzerland, it is very lean and tender.
I ate horse...
Also, reindeer, whale, squid, snail, shark (In soup... So it only half-counts)...
...I think it would take me quite a bit of time to compile a list of all the animals I've eaten throughout my life...
Quote from: Tank on June 22, 2011, 12:41:28 PM
I live in the UK and have never ever seen horse meat advertised.
According to Wikipedia it is a kind of taboo thing in English speaking countries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_meat)
@Tank: oh my gosh, how the heck did Locust taste? That is very intetesting!
Quote from: Sweetdeath on June 27, 2011, 04:28:44 AM
@Tank: oh my gosh, how the heck did Locust taste? That is very intetesting!
Crunchy and buttery, as they had been fried in butter. I bit like a meaty crisp. Perfectly edible.
@Tanlk Can't believe the meats you've eaten. That's too cool.
I've had shark, puff-adder, and flying ants. Also crocodile, a lot of buck, ostrich etc. I'm curious to try a lot of other things still.
Seafood is my ultimate weakness though. Sushi, calamari, you name it, I'll eat it.
Quote from: kelltrill on June 27, 2011, 11:15:27 AM
@Tanlk Can't believe the meats you've eaten. That's too cool.
I've had shark, puff-adder, and flying ants. Also crocodile, a lot of buck, ostrich etc. I'm curious to try a lot of other things still.
Seafood is my ultimate weakness though. Sushi, calamari, you name it, I'll eat it.
Ah! You have reminded me that as a kid Dog Fish (a type of small shark) was my absolute favourite fish when having fish 'n chips! It was called 'Rock Salmon' to make it sound posh. I liked it because because it only had one large cartilaginous back bone and tasted great! They never see it 'up north' and I really miss it. If I get down to London I often try to find it.
Oh yes! Fried Bulls testicles, known as Prairie Oysters. Sliced and shallow fried in butter. Sort of like a white meat burger in texture.
So much of awesome. *thumbs up*
The natural world is hating on us right now, I'm sure.
Testicles? What do they do with the rest of the bull? Or do they neuter him and leave him be? XD
Quote from: Sweetdeath on June 27, 2011, 05:59:48 PM
Testicles? What do they do with the rest of the bull? Or do they neuter him and leave him be? XD
When I was teenager in '75 and knew no better I went to a bullfight in Spain, it was horrible. The bulls are butchered at the ring and the meat sent to the local hospitals. But the offal is cooked in various ways and sold/given away on site. That's where I got to try them. They wouldn't tell me what it was before I tried it, but as they were eating it and I had a good idea from he shape what it was I tried it. It was fine. But it has to be well cooked that fresh as the meat has not 'hung' which means there can still be viable parasites or parasite eggs in the flesh.
Quote from: kelltrill on June 27, 2011, 11:44:16 AM
So much of awesome. *thumbs up*
The natural world is hating on us right now, I'm sure.
I don't think the 'natural world' would have an issue with carnivores.
;__; ... Aww, Tank. I had no idea that's how they obtained them. It seems you have a lot of wisdom to share. :)
Weird meat I've eaten:
-Black bear
-Moose
-Caribou
-Crickets
-Cod tongues
I'd probably try almost anything once.
I like:
Alligator
Shrimp
Crawfish
Oysters
Chicken
Cow
Pig
etc.
I'm from south USA, what can I say.
I have had other things, but these are the things I eat regularly.
I have tried octopus, squid, chocolate covered ants, and some things I can't remember, but don't exactly like them.
i tried a bite of rattlesnake meat...it didn't taste like chicken nor was it any good.
The guys from Madventures ate human meat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21RWUIFHD_s
Quote from: Tank on June 27, 2011, 07:18:58 PM
I don't think the 'natural world' would have an issue with carnivores.
Good point. I take it back. Hippies are hating us right now.
Quote from: Guest on June 28, 2011, 09:23:16 AM
The guys from Madventures ate human meat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21RWUIFHD_s
Oh dear! That was strange, funny and gross all at the same time. I'm not sure I could have done that. Although I have heard that eating a placenta is good for the mother after birth, presumably it was a man who first thought it was a good idea!
I'll stick with the cow, chicken and occasional swine, goat and lamb. I don't even do seafood that well. Tuna, ok. Almost anything else just turns my stomach. You all are brave. Not me. :)
Quote from: Guest on June 28, 2011, 09:23:16 AM
The guys from Madventures ate human meat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21RWUIFHD_s
And here I was hoping to see them with someone laying stomach-down on a platter covered in banana leaves with an apple stuffed in their mouth, and all I get is placenta. What a letdown.
I wonder if I can donate my body after I die to let others see that happen... You know, for science.
Hmmm...
I've eaten lots of things from the land, sea and air.
Haven't seen "Buffalo" on the list yet - had it as jerky once. Good. A bit sweeter than beef.
Also ate most parts from a sheep's head when I was a youngster.
Eyes were odd texture, but good with lemon.
I had a bison burger once. I remember enjoying it. :D
Are bison and buffalo the same thing?
Buffalo is good and it is less fatty than cow. I would use buffalo instead of cow if it was easier to find at decent prices.
Quote from: Whitney on June 29, 2011, 12:03:15 AM
Are bison and buffalo the same thing?
Buffalo is good and it is less fatty than cow. I would use buffalo instead of cow if it was easier to find at decent prices.
My understanding is that Bison are American Buffalo - actually, Bison is probably the correct term, as I think Buffalo are a different species found in Africa.
There's also "Beefalo" - a cross between Bison and Cows... Haven't tried that yet, but would be keen to find it...
The weirdest experience I had was deer I killed. I am not a hunter. Never been hunting in my life. I like to think it was the deer that was hunting the front end of my parents' Oldsmobile when I was 17. The hunter in that case became the hunted, and a family friend took it and made meat out of it.
Quote from: Whitney on June 29, 2011, 12:03:15 AM
Are bison and buffalo the same thing?
Buffalo is good and it is less fatty than cow. I would use buffalo instead of cow if it was easier to find at decent prices.
I have read that the Bison is a more efficient producer of protein than the domesticated cow and thus it should be the animal of choice on grazing land.
There is a specialist restaurant in Nottingham that serves ostrich and Bison burgers and steaks. I think I'll try the Bison steak next time I'm there :)
Quote from: fester30 on June 29, 2011, 03:13:32 AM
The weirdest experience I had was deer I killed. I am not a hunter. Never been hunting in my life. I like to think it was the deer that was hunting the front end of my parents' Oldsmobile when I was 17. The hunter in that case became the hunted, and a family friend took it and made meat out of it.
The law on road-kill in the UK is bizarre! If you kill the animal you can't take it, it's classified as poaching. However if you find a dead animal you can take it and eat it. There was a chap on the TV recently who is a sort of hermit self-sufficiency type and he had a freezer stuffed with Rabbit, Pheasant, Badger, Deer and Fox! To much to eat himself.
Quote from: Stevil on June 21, 2011, 12:02:39 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 21, 2011, 11:43:23 AM
Quote from: Stevil on June 21, 2011, 11:08:55 AM
You ate a hedgehog?
How did you fillet it?
It was many years ago. You gut it and then wrap it in mud (clay is best), then bake it in fire embers for an hour or so. Then you crack the mud off and IF you have done it right the spines fall out in the mud and the hedgehog pretty much falls apart and you just pick the meat out. The mud also keeps all the fleas out of the meat. Hedgehogs are riddled with skin based parasites. Tasty and gamy flavour. Only did it myself twice.
I have seen them up close and personal and they do seem to be full of disease, you are very brave to eat one.
I assume hedgehogs were introduced to New Zealand to control pests, killing them doesn't seem much of a sport and there must be easier things to eat. I don't suppose things worked out as planned.
Quote from: Tank on June 29, 2011, 08:33:41 AM
There is a specialist restaurant in Nottingham that serves ostrich and Bison burgers and steaks.
We have a place in downtown Dallas that serves both too. I think even one of our chain restaurants serves both...but I am in texas and texas is pro gun and pro hunters so that's probably why.
Quote from: Tank on June 21, 2011, 10:11:24 AM
I can add:
Hedgehog
Warthog
Locust
Whelks
Herring
Cod
Salmon
Wow. I don't even know what whelks are. ;)
You described cooking and eating hedgehog later in the thread, Tank. Care to elaborate on any of the others? Warthog? Locust?
I would try almost anything but have had few occasions to. Sushi is probably my coolest carnivory. I've sampled pretty much everything you would find on a standard menu at a sushi restaurant.
I've always wanted to try horse and alligator but never had the occasion to. I've had ostrich and buffalo as burgers but those are commonplace nowadays. I've had goat at Middle Eastern restaurants.
Quote from: fester30 on June 29, 2011, 03:13:32 AM
The weirdest experience I had was deer I killed. I am not a hunter. Never been hunting in my life. I like to think it was the deer that was hunting the front end of my parents' Oldsmobile when I was 17. The hunter in that case became the hunted, and a family friend took it and made meat out of it.
Did the Oldsmobile survive? :o
Quote from: Pharaoh Cat on December 08, 2011, 10:07:11 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 21, 2011, 10:11:24 AM
I can add:
Hedgehog
Warthog
Locust
Whelks
Herring
Cod
Salmon
Wow. I don't even know what whelks are. ;)
You described cooking and eating hedgehog later in the thread, Tank. Care to elaborate on any of the others? Warthog? Locust?
I would try almost anything but have had few occasions to. Sushi is probably my coolest carnivory. I've sampled pretty much everything you would find on a standard menu at a sushi restaurant.
I've always wanted to try horse and alligator but never had the occasion to. I've had ostrich and buffalo as burgers but those are commonplace nowadays. I've had goat at Middle Eastern restaurants.
Warthog, restaurant in Cape Town, it was horrid, the Warthog not the restaurant!
Locust, deep-fried in oil at Manchester Science Museum they had an evening workshop on sustainability.
Whelks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whelk) A type of sea-snail boiled and served with vinegar.
Mmmmmmmmm bacon
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Quote from: IcyBabe on December 08, 2011, 10:35:34 PM
Mmmmmmmmm bacon
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Bacon always rears it suculent head ;D
Quote from: Tank on December 08, 2011, 12:43:09 PM
Locust, deep-fried in oil at Manchester Science Museum they had an evening workshop on sustainability.
Tasty?
"Locusts and wild honey" has always fascinated me as a dietary choice. ;)
Quote from: Tank on December 08, 2011, 10:39:59 PM
Quote from: IcyBabe on December 08, 2011, 10:35:34 PM
Mmmmmmmmm bacon
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Bacon always rears it suculent head ;D
It's the gateway meat! I'm more veggie than not, but when I fall off the truck it's for a BLT sandwich.
Quote from: Pharaoh Cat on December 08, 2011, 11:31:26 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 08, 2011, 12:43:09 PM
Locust, deep-fried in oil at Manchester Science Museum they had an evening workshop on sustainability.
Tasty?
"Locusts and wild honey" has always fascinated me as a dietary choice. ;)
Crunchy and bland, it was like meaty popcorn.
I think the most strange thing I have eaten was horse meat. I would put it as a mix between venison and beef.
Quote from: Whitney on June 28, 2011, 03:44:11 AM
i tried a bite of rattlesnake meat...it didn't taste like chicken nor was it any good.
I had rattlesnake once before too but my experience was the opposite in that it was quite good. But too many factors to consider - the meat itself, the preparation, the actual cooking processes....etc.
My brother tried bear meat once -- he said it was very tough and felt like it was getting larger the longer he chewed it.
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on December 09, 2011, 12:41:52 AM
My brother tried bear meat once -- he said it was very tough and felt like it was getting larger the longer he chewed it.
I've had black bear. It kind of tasted like roast beef to me, and I agree about it being tough.
Quote from: Squid on December 09, 2011, 12:36:40 AM
Quote from: Whitney on June 28, 2011, 03:44:11 AM
i tried a bite of rattlesnake meat...it didn't taste like chicken nor was it any good.
I had rattlesnake once before too but my experience was the opposite in that it was quite good. But too many factors to consider - the meat itself, the preparation, the actual cooking processes....etc.
The kind I tried was made by rednecks deep fried at a rattlesnake festival in my dad's home town.
I'm pretty sure prep and cooking process might have had something to do with me not liking it. I'm picky with meats.
Quote from: Whitney on December 09, 2011, 01:57:15 AM
Quote from: Squid on December 09, 2011, 12:36:40 AM
Quote from: Whitney on June 28, 2011, 03:44:11 AM
i tried a bite of rattlesnake meat...it didn't taste like chicken nor was it any good.
I had rattlesnake once before too but my experience was the opposite in that it was quite good. But too many factors to consider - the meat itself, the preparation, the actual cooking processes....etc.
The kind I tried was made by rednecks deep fried at a rattlesnake festival in my dad's home town.
I'm pretty sure prep and cooking process might have had something to do with me not liking it. I'm picky with meats.
Squid is very difficult to get right. It goes from raw to cooked to inedible rubber in about 3 seconds!
Here's my carnivorous list. I'm sure I left something out, as I will usually try anything as long as it's not rancid. ;D
Mammal:
Cow
Pig
Lamb
Goat
Bison
Deer
Rabbit
Avian:
Chicken
Turkey
Pigeon
Ostrich
Duck
Reptile:
Alligator
Amphibian:
Frog
Mollusks:
Snails
Conch
Octopus
Squid
Clams
Scallops
Oysters
Arthropods:
Lobster
Crab
Shrimp
Echinoderm:
Sea Urchin
Fish:
I grew up the son of a fishing boat captain, so I've sampled pretty much anything that swims in the Caribbean.
Weird stuff:
When I was in high school, a friend's mother owned a Vietnamese restaurant. We used to eat there for free all the time. It was great. One day, she asked us if we wanted a quick snack. Little did I know I'd be snacking on fried chicken feet, nails and all. They were actually quite good, just not much meat.
Just to try it, I once breaded and deep fried the entire egg sack of a 20lb dolphin (also called mahi mahi, or dorado, depending on your location). The first few bites were OK, but the eggs got a bit chewy and fishy toward the middle. Kind of gross.
I tried eel eggs for the first time the other day with some of my sushi. ;D
They literally didn't taste like anything.
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on December 10, 2011, 12:13:41 AM
I tried eel eggs for the first time the other day with some of my sushi. ;D
They literally didn't taste like anything.
But they still charged a fortune for them didn't they?
Quote from: Tank on December 10, 2011, 09:28:53 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on December 10, 2011, 12:13:41 AM
I tried eel eggs for the first time the other day with some of my sushi. ;D
They literally didn't taste like anything.
But they still charged a fortune for them didn't they?
They didn't, actually! We have the best little sushi place just down the street from us. Ah, the joys of a larger city.
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on December 10, 2011, 01:39:38 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 10, 2011, 09:28:53 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on December 10, 2011, 12:13:41 AM
I tried eel eggs for the first time the other day with some of my sushi. ;D
They literally didn't taste like anything.
But they still charged a fortune for them didn't they?
They didn't, actually! We have the best little sushi place just down the street from us. Ah, the joys of a larger city.
I'd love a local Sushi bar, thing is I'd end up going on my own as my wife doesn't like fish and hates the idea of anything raw.