On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:39:33 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

>http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...i-eat-roadkill
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>It beats wasting it!

Critters must taste different on that side of the pond. I haven't
eaten roadkill-- but certainly would if I was hungry.

From about 1/2 way down on that page;
"Rabbit is actually quite bland. Fox is far tastier; there's never any
fat on it, and it's subtle, with a lovely texture, firm but soft. It's
much more versatile than beef, and has a salty, mineral taste rather
like gammon. Frogs and toads taste like chicken and are great in
stir-fries. Rat, which is nice and salty like pork, is good in a
stir-fry, too – I'll throw in celery, onion, peppers and, in autumn,
wild mushrooms I've collected. Badger is not nice and hedgehog is
hideous."

I agree with him on rabbit. I'd have a hard time eating fox for the
first time. I've eaten dog a few decades ago and it wasn't all that
tasty. [it was in a barbecue type sauce- and cooked forever]

Frog legs *do* remind me of chicken-- but I'd hate to have to rely on
cars hitting enough of them [and the legs surviving] to make a meal.
Toad? hmmm. I'm weird. That gives me pause.

Now I'm down to rat. I eat squirrel, so rat shouldn't be that
different. But 'salty like pork'? I've never tasted any meat
that was 'salty' unless it was added salt.

No guesses on badger-- but UK hedgehog *looks* a bit like porcupine.
Our porcupine is actually quite tasty and a lot like pork. It
benefits from braising, and if you have a choice, get one that is
girdling the maple trees, not the pines.

re; the " two-owl bolognese "- Sadly it is illegal for anyone in
the US to pick up roadkill from protected species. Even a feather
is illegal [though I don't know of anyone being arrested for
possessing one]

Roadkill cafes in Australia? I'd have to try it.

Jim


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>Tara