Sometimes the unserious side of life is the best side of life. I have never eaten squirrel before but I would love to try. And those excursions for women events seem lovely as well
Sometimes the unserious side of life is the best side of life. I have never eaten squirrel before but I would love to try. And those excursions for women events seem lovely as well
Squirrel is fine, I guess? I had it fried with gravy. I'd rather have chicken as it's not a lot of meat for the work. But my partner came from a family that heavily supplemented their diet by...
Squirrel is fine, I guess? I had it fried with gravy. I'd rather have chicken as it's not a lot of meat for the work.
But my partner came from a family that heavily supplemented their diet by hunting to the extent that some local families only ate all year because his family would drop off "extra" venison or other game. Definitely from a culture of respecting the animal and using all of it. I'll try just about any game at least once. And I'd eat squirrel again, it just didn't excite me much.
I grew up eating a lot of animals that are a lot of work for what tastes not that different from chicken. "Texture" and "context" are a big part of the meal. Is it bouncy, is it chewy, does it...
I grew up eating a lot of animals that are a lot of work for what tastes not that different from chicken. "Texture" and "context" are a big part of the meal. Is it bouncy, is it chewy, does it pick up sauce well, is it a little slippery between bites, is it mildly squeaky like poutine cheese, and how much can you get per bite in between lots of bones, or do you crunch and spit out the bones etc etc. :) it's all chicken tasting but it's all different. Sometimes the difficulty IS part of the deliciousness: super tiny crabs, periwinkles, sparrows...
(For the most super super difficult meat, with some regrets, we just throw it in stock and enjoy it that way.)
For that reason I would love to eat squirrel on the rack, rather than having the meat already detached for tacos. No different from just tofu if they're gonna do that.
Oh agreed, this was I think still on the bone at least when cooked, maybe not when served. I'm down for things worth the work - snow crab is worth the work, frogs legs are not. (I was so...
Oh agreed, this was I think still on the bone at least when cooked, maybe not when served.
I'm down for things worth the work - snow crab is worth the work, frogs legs are not. (I was so underwhelmed) But it's also that hunting squirrel was a necessity and so while for most folks now it isn't, it's part of the food culture and I can appreciate it.
But if I had a selection at the store, I'd pick rabbit or chicken. But if one of my partner's family members offered me some butchered squirrels from their freezer, sure.
I heavily believe that it's ok to eat the animals (even ones we wouldn't normally think of as edible), as long as we treat them with respect. We don't over-farm, or over-hunt, and as much as is...
I heavily believe that it's ok to eat the animals (even ones we wouldn't normally think of as edible), as long as we treat them with respect. We don't over-farm, or over-hunt, and as much as is possible, we use the entire animal.
That said, I have a hard time imagining eating a squirrel, not so much because of the animal itself, but because they look a lot like my little Midna Bean and I don't think I could ever eat my dog. I would rather starve and die so she could eat me. I also tried, and failed, to rescue a squirrel the other week, and I'm still really upset from that experience.
As bad as it sounds, after watching Gordon Ramsey's Uncharted show where he tried Peruvian cuisine, I've wanted to eat a guinea pig. I know how bad it sounds, but look how good they look! ⚠️...
As bad as it sounds, after watching Gordon Ramsey's Uncharted show where he tried Peruvian cuisine, I've wanted to eat a guinea pig. I know how bad it sounds, but look how good they look!
⚠️ Content Warning: Link contains animal carcasses
Sometimes the unserious side of life is the best side of life. I have never eaten squirrel before but I would love to try. And those excursions for women events seem lovely as well
Squirrel is fine, I guess? I had it fried with gravy. I'd rather have chicken as it's not a lot of meat for the work.
But my partner came from a family that heavily supplemented their diet by hunting to the extent that some local families only ate all year because his family would drop off "extra" venison or other game. Definitely from a culture of respecting the animal and using all of it. I'll try just about any game at least once. And I'd eat squirrel again, it just didn't excite me much.
I grew up eating a lot of animals that are a lot of work for what tastes not that different from chicken. "Texture" and "context" are a big part of the meal. Is it bouncy, is it chewy, does it pick up sauce well, is it a little slippery between bites, is it mildly squeaky like poutine cheese, and how much can you get per bite in between lots of bones, or do you crunch and spit out the bones etc etc. :) it's all chicken tasting but it's all different. Sometimes the difficulty IS part of the deliciousness: super tiny crabs, periwinkles, sparrows...
(For the most super super difficult meat, with some regrets, we just throw it in stock and enjoy it that way.)
For that reason I would love to eat squirrel on the rack, rather than having the meat already detached for tacos. No different from just tofu if they're gonna do that.
Oh agreed, this was I think still on the bone at least when cooked, maybe not when served.
I'm down for things worth the work - snow crab is worth the work, frogs legs are not. (I was so underwhelmed) But it's also that hunting squirrel was a necessity and so while for most folks now it isn't, it's part of the food culture and I can appreciate it.
But if I had a selection at the store, I'd pick rabbit or chicken. But if one of my partner's family members offered me some butchered squirrels from their freezer, sure.
I heavily believe that it's ok to eat the animals (even ones we wouldn't normally think of as edible), as long as we treat them with respect. We don't over-farm, or over-hunt, and as much as is possible, we use the entire animal.
That said, I have a hard time imagining eating a squirrel, not so much because of the animal itself, but because they look a lot like my little Midna Bean and I don't think I could ever eat my dog. I would rather starve and die so she could eat me. I also tried, and failed, to rescue a squirrel the other week, and I'm still really upset from that experience.
As bad as it sounds, after watching Gordon Ramsey's Uncharted show where he tried Peruvian cuisine, I've wanted to eat a guinea pig. I know how bad it sounds, but look how good they look!
⚠️ Content Warning: Link contains animal carcasses
Huh. They're LONG. I don't know what I thought but that they would still be round and cute? Would eat 100%