I had bear, long ago when I was a teen (sorry, Proud Bear ). Vaguely remember that it was so good I had no problem eating pieces of meat with layers of fat.
Also had ostrich meat and ostrich fried eggs in Canary Islands. Fried eggs didn't taste any different than regular chicken eggs. But the meat was really something - tender and special taste. Also had ostrich soup that day, which was OK, but was just regular soup.
Other game I had: hare, quail, wild boar, and a few more things. But the most interesting I consider the porcupine I personally hunted down. Still have a couple of prickles left that I turned into pens at the time. The BBQ was just amazing - can't compare with any of the meat types I ever had. The villagers that I shared the repast with were claiming it has some healing/recovering effect.
Venison (it's abundant in Michigan) rabbit, squirrel, muskrat, Alligator (fantastic), Duck, quail, Bison, Elk, Ostrich, and probably a few others I can't remember.
I live near a Cabela's store and they have a pretty decent selection of wild game in their little deli. Also, I'm from a small town and we have a wild game dinner every February, we get all kinds of stuff for that. I recommend trying some alligator if you get the chance.
Posts: 29 | Location: Erie, MI | Registered: December 12, 2007
I ate kangaroo in Australia a few years ago. I was told it used to be a commoin game food until a program called Skippy the Bush Kangaroo came on TV and a whole generation gave up eating it.
As to taste, it was very lean and was sort of a cross between venison and beef. Definately a red meat.
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Posts: 1701 | Location: Connecticut | Registered: November 19, 2004
While growing up in a hunting family, there's not much we haven't eaten. The only thing my father refused to cook was a possum. He had eaten one as a child, and remembered how greasy it was, so we never ate a possum. Squirrel, quail, pheasant, dove, duck, rabbit, deer, wild boar, frog legs, turtle, wild turkey, etc. were staples in our diet as a child. There isn't much I won't eat at least once.......
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Posts: 2339 | Location: North Carolina,CSA | Registered: June 28, 2002
Quail, rabbit, alligator, white tail deer, mule deer, antelope, bison, moose, bear, pheasant, boar, ostrich, kangaroo, duck, racoon, otter, and, once he shows his face here again, mountain lion.
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Posts: 3570 | Location: Tombstone, AZ | Registered: October 24, 2002
I've had most everything mentioned in this post in one form or another. During a trip to Paris a few weeks ago I ate horse meat. I don't recommend it unless you are reeeaaaalllly hungry.
I am really big on trying new things, so anytime I've had the opportunity arise to try new things, I jump on it. Here is a list of things that I have tried before, but not all necessarily liked:
Bear Deer Elk Bison Buffalo Caribou Ostritch Emu Rattlesnake (Good, but too many bones..) Rabbit Duck Quail Squid Escargo (Snail) Eel Alligator (This stuff is AWESOME!) Goat Lamb Javelina Wild Hog Dove
I think that's about it. I want to try some grilled bat, and turtle soup. I've heard both are very good.
Posts: 334 | Location: Corpus Christi, Texas | Registered: May 08, 2007
as a chef for over 40 years & working in all kinds of kitchens from east coast to west coast, asia , & europe, I guess I have had just about everything but I have never had the guts to try Fugu, the puffer fish , it will kill you if it isnt done right the liver is Highly toxic, but I have no problem with Cobra , I never did get to try the still beating heart raw like Anthoney Bordain did on Tv, & as far as Andrew Zimmer & his Wierd foods well , stinky Tofu is as far as I went, I dont like spoiled stuff , just cant swallow it , in the Philipeans I did have a 100 year old Egg ( so they tell me ) , but I dont remember all that much, we had been sampling the local Homedistilled what ever its called I missed the african game meats like lion , but I have had Gazelle , simmilar to white tail deer or elk, I love to cook wild bore when I can get it , Birds well if it flys or even had feathers, but I havent had Penquin YET ! Enjoy, Vince
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Posts: 1596 | Location: 159 Knobvue Drive, Freedom Pa 15042 | Registered: July 12, 2002
Fugu roulette anyone? I enjoy watching both Anthony Bordain and Andrew Zimmern. I think what they do is very entertaining, and part of me wishes I could have their jobs. I think food is a very primal and spiritual experience, and it is a biological expression of our place on top of the foodchain. The fact that we are able to eat these things, no matter how bizarre and rare, is a beautiful display of how humanity has conquered over every other species on this planet. It also shows the marvelous capabilities of the human digestive tract.
On a side note, I've encountered that "100 year old egg", you speak of before, and I remember something about it not being that old, but that is rather just the name of it. Still, you ate it, and lived, which means your gut was able to process it successfully.
Posts: 334 | Location: Corpus Christi, Texas | Registered: May 08, 2007
). Vaguely remember that it was so good I had no problem eating pieces of meat with layers of fat.
