Just cooked Sechuan crocodile for dinner; was tasty. It occurs to me that people say that crocodile tastes like chicken, and they say the same thing about frog. So, crocodile should be a good non-bony substitute for frog.

(I'm not into bony food; just a personal preference.)

On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:58:40 -0800 (PST), Timo
> wrote:

>Just cooked Sechuan crocodile for dinner; was tasty. It occurs to me that people say that crocodile tastes like chicken, and they say the same thing about frog. So, crocodile should be a good non-bony substitute for frog.
>
>(I'm not into bony food; just a personal preference.)

Crocodile is purely a novelty meat.

I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
unappealing texture.

On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:40:27 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:58:40 -0800 (PST), Timo
> wrote:
>
>>Just cooked Sechuan crocodile for dinner; was tasty. It occurs to me that people say that crocodile tastes like chicken, and they say the same thing about frog. So, crocodile should be a good non-bony substitute for frog.
>>
>>(I'm not into bony food; just a personal preference.)
>
>Crocodile is purely a novelty meat.
>
>I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
>meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
>unappealing texture.

that hasn't been my experience.
Janet US

On Mar 11, 6:40*am, Je us > wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:58:40 -0800 (PST), Timo
>
> > wrote:
> >Just cooked Sechuan crocodile for dinner; was tasty. It occurs to me that people say that crocodile tastes like chicken, and they say the same thing about frog. So, crocodile should be a good non-bony substitute for frog.
>
> >(I'm not into bony food; just a personal preference.)
>
> Crocodile is purely a novelty meat.
>
> I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
> meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
> unappealing texture.

Your eating the wrong crocs .
Perhaps .

On 10/03/2013 6:40 PM, Jeßus wrote:

> I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
> meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
> unappealing texture.
>


Like catfish.

On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:00:11 -0700 (PDT), Long time lurker
> wrote:

>On Mar 11, 6:40*am, Je us > wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:58:40 -0800 (PST), Timo
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >Just cooked Sechuan crocodile for dinner; was tasty. It occurs to me that people say that crocodile tastes like chicken, and they say the same thing about frog. So, crocodile should be a good non-bony substitute for frog.
>>
>> >(I'm not into bony food; just a personal preference.)
>>
>> Crocodile is purely a novelty meat.
>>
>> I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
>> meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
>> unappealing texture.
>
>Your eating the wrong crocs .
>Perhaps .

Well, I've eaten both freshly killed crocodylus porosus several times,
and even crocodylus johnstoni (but we'll keep the latter quiet) once.
The latter was a bit cleaner tasting I thought.

I used to live in the Northern Territory, Australia, one of the best
places for crocs and during the 80's was a research assistant working
with crocs exclusively, so I'm pretty familiar with all things to do
with them.

I must say, I never saw many locals eat croc - and never with a
positive comment afterwards. It was always the tourists who buying it.

On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:51:38 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:40:27 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:58:40 -0800 (PST), Timo
> wrote:
>>
>>>Just cooked Sechuan crocodile for dinner; was tasty. It occurs to me that people say that crocodile tastes like chicken, and they say the same thing about frog. So, crocodile should be a good non-bony substitute for frog.
>>>
>>>(I'm not into bony food; just a personal preference.)
>>
>>Crocodile is purely a novelty meat.
>>
>>I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
>>meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
>>unappealing texture.
>
>that hasn't been my experience.

Curious to know how it was cooked, what sort of dish it was?

On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:28:15 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 10/03/2013 6:40 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>
>> I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
>> meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
>> unappealing texture.
>>
>
>
>Like catfish.

Yeah, good analogy there.

On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:53:41 +1100, John J > wrote:

>On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:40:27 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>Crocodile is purely a novelty meat.
>>
>>I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
>>meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
>>unappealing texture.
>
>I once had nice croc meatballs, sitting near a croc infested river in
>Northern Australia. It felt like 1-0.

If it was after circa 1980, then you had a win

Prior to that, the buggers wouldn't come near you - even if you dived
into the river with them (as we did as kids) due to the hunting before
they were protected.

On Monday, 11 March 2013 09:58:50 UTC+10, Jeßus wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:28:15 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
> >On 10/03/2013 6:40 PM, Jeßus wrote:
> >> I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
> >> meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
> >> unappealing texture.
> >
> >Like catfish.
>
> Yeah, good analogy there.

I like catfish, or at least I liked the ones I used to catch. Smoked is excellent, and makes nice Thai fish cakes.

Haven't had commercial catfish (farmed; I've not seen wild-caught for sale in any significant numbers) that was as good. Fishy, muddy, unappealing texture.

On Monday, 11 March 2013 08:40:27 UTC+10, Jeßus wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:58:40 -0800 (PST), Timo wrote:
>
> >Just cooked Sechuan crocodile for dinner; was tasty. It occurs to me that people say that crocodile tastes like chicken, and they say the same thing about frog. So, crocodile should be a good non-bony substitute for frog.
>
> Crocodile is purely a novelty meat.

Sure. If it was 1/2 the price of beef, then it might be otherwise.

> I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
> meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
> unappealing texture.

Who over-rates it? I haven't seen much in the way of praise for it, mostly things like "like chicken, but tougher".

But I am tempted to do a dish of fake-frogs for a dinner party someday.

On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:58:23 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:51:38 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:40:27 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:58:40 -0800 (PST), Timo
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Just cooked Sechuan crocodile for dinner; was tasty. It occurs to me that people say that crocodile tastes like chicken, and they say the same thing about frog. So, crocodile should be a good non-bony substitute for frog.
>>>>
>>>>(I'm not into bony food; just a personal preference.)
>>>
>>>Crocodile is purely a novelty meat.
>>>
>>>I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
>>>meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
>>>unappealing texture.
>>
>>that hasn't been my experience.
>
>Curious to know how it was cooked, what sort of dish it was?

breaded and fried. as were the frog's legs I had many years earlier.
Janet US

Hmm this could remind a person of what one lesbo frog said to the other..We do taste like chicken don't we?

Timo wrote:
> On Monday, 11 March 2013 09:58:50 UTC+10, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:28:15 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 10/03/2013 6:40 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>>>> I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to eating exotic things, but croc
>>>> meat is overrated in the extreme - a fishy, muddy white meat with an
>>>> unappealing texture.
>>> Like catfish.
>> Yeah, good analogy there.
>
> I like catfish, or at least I liked the ones I used to catch. Smoked is excellent, and makes nice Thai fish cakes.
>
> Haven't had commercial catfish (farmed; I've not seen wild-caught for sale in any significant numbers) that was as good. Fishy, muddy, unappealing texture.
>
>
Right. We used to really like catfish. The farmed stuff is
flabby and flavorless.

--
Jean B.
Practicing Luddite and increasingly radical environmentalist.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/ErstwhileEditor