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Gregory Morrow[_418_]

Brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 08:24:01 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:12:07 -0300, wrote:
> >
> >>On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 06:51:13 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 08:08:13 -0300, wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>As I understand it squab are baby chickens of a few weeks old but I
> >>>>have seen pigeon offered on menus as squab, some don't care for the
> >>>>idea of eating pigeon
> >>>
> >>>Pigeon is quite good, in a quail kinda way. I occasionally go after
> >>>the wild pigeons around here. Very flavoursome, not what I would
> >>>regard as 'gamey'... but that's just IMO probably.
> >>
> >>Quail would seem similar.
> >
> >Yep, not much meat... but very delicious.
>
> Very delicious, that's what everyone says when it costs three times
> more per ounce than chicken. I've eaten quail... they're all about
> presentation... disgusting greasy mouse-like things with nothing to
> eat, the emporer's new clothes of poultry. Dining on quail folks
> feign politeness same as when served way over priced hors doovers. I'd
> much rather a brace of tube steak. The last time I was served quail I
> left them on my plate untouched, not worth struggling to eat. Any
> woman on her wedding night discovers her groom has a quail sized
> peepee wouldn't stop laughing all the way to divorce court.

Yup, another thing I can't abide is Cornish hen, too much work...

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Greg