lorax

Yup - Viscacha, Conejo (Rabbit), Cuy (Guinea pig), Paca, and Guatusa are all rodents that we eat down here. Personally, I prefer Viscacha and Cuy, but haven't eaten Paca or Guatusa yet. And yes, on the hoof Viscacha look like fat bunnies. But they're much tastier.

I guess you could say that I'm an equal opportunity omnivore. I won't eat anything endangered, but I'll try pretty much everything else at least once. And I don't eat pork, which occasionally makes it amusing to find lunch down here.

jmilligan1976

You must not have a road anywhere near your plants or the stupid thing would surely have been hit by now!
I have never seen so much roadkill since I moved to Indiana last fall. And Possums seem to be the most popular on my drives......either way, it's a huge rat-like vermin that I would have no problem whacking to protect my plants and keep it's vermin germs away from my dog and family.
LOL on all of the recipe comments......I have had the great pleasure in sampling many of the less popular critters Canada and the US has to offer.....most not worth going back for seconds for!

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Kylie2x

OMG!! ROFL!!!
I'm not eating Rodent I don't care what you dress it in...
Down here those possum wear armour they are called armadillo's.. Put your shotgun (shotgun being my advice for your problem..)away and bust out the
9mil. .. be sure to aim for the head...LOL .. They are nocturnal but we have been in a drought for so long that you find them in the day all of the time.. Last yr one was in the yard diggin.. I walked up and wacked him in the head with a pair of 9's (9" pliers) .. YEP shot straight up in the air about 3'.. NO I don not feel guilty.. I have 65 acres live somewhere else...LOL

lorax

We've got 'dillos here too - great big ones! Some people eat them as well, but I haven't had the opportunity. I always feel so sorry for them.

bananimal

Would I kid about rodential delicacies? Do a search on Mountain Vizcacha pics to confirm. And note, the plains Vizcacha looks very different from the mountain variety. I remember their range is the mountains and plains going north from Chile to Ecuador. Both are slaughtered and sold for food. And, no, it doesn't tast like chicken! You go and try living in the mountains and see what starts lookin' good for supper.

Right, mskitty?

Dad was in the merchant marine and used to stop in Ecuador on his way to Valpariso, Chile and back. I teased him the other day cause he may have gotten mountain rat for dinner one night instead of pot roast. He made such a face I was doubled over in stiches. We both had a good laugh. Does anyone remember the movie Mondo Cane? Amazing what folks will eat when they have to.

Dan

BTW --- boy has this thread gone to hell in a handbasket!!!

chong

I seem to remember that possum pie was Granny Clampett's favorite recipe! Just something to think about. But I don't remember if they're from TN. Were they????

chong

Gee, Dan, you're dating yourself!!!!!
(I can hear Andy Williams now,
"More than the greatest love the world has known,
This is the love I give to you alone.
More than the simple words I try to say,
I . . . . . . .")

A-h-h-h-h-h! the good old days! (And who's Andy Williams, you ask? . . . . . . uh! oh! I'm dating myself, too!)

lorax

Speaking as someone who does live in the mountains and eats rodents, I heartily second that, sir Bananamal.

But if your dad was putting in her in Ecuador, chances are he was in Manta, and they don't eat rodents there. The seafood is second to none, though - mmmmm! Little dead sea bugs!

(I jest; my absolute fave is something called Encocado, where they take all the meat out of a coconut, blender it with peanuts and curry, then stuff it all back into the shell with shrimp and crab and chunks of fish. So good.)

mskitty38583

the weirdest thing my uncle ever told me he ate when he was in the army was monkey. he said the more you chew it the bigger it got. oh yes very yummy...not! ha ha. btw... i know who andy williams is... that man had a set of pipes on him. we had some tapes of his including his christmas songs.

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kimarj

You guys are crackin me up Yucko

damaclese

I'm so glad that we don't eat or have allot of rats here in Nevada You guys and gals crack me up lol

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lorax

ewww. rats? gross out!

microfarmer

I'll pass on those! I'll pass on all the rat meat meals, thank you. I do eat bunnies, though, and I'd try tree rats (squirrels) if I like the recipe....

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bananimal

You just admitted to being a rat eater, eh. By definition - rodent - 4 teeth - 2 up 2 down. Bunnies count too. Haven't had the opportunity yet myself - but would go for it in Ecuador where it is common practice.

Mouse mousse anyone???

This is the funniest thread I ever started, thanks to you guys.

Dan

BTW, Langiappe and Randy4ut, from La and Tn, respectively, have not jumped in on this yet. Come on y'all - what is your favorite part of the possum, rat, whatever?

lorax

Rodents vs Rats.... hmmmm? I don't mind Bunny, Viscacha, or Cuy, but when you say "Rat" I think of the kind of critter that inhabits Victorian sewers....

CookieCows

Did you ever decide what you're going to do about that possum? LOL

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good question, cookie!LOL!

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buzzwinder

Road kill possum, RC Cola and a Moonpie,

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bananimal

Ok --- for P. Possum, I have a dropdoor one ended trap. I'll try apples, then bananas. Claymores are no good, they make such a mess. The back blast is amazing. Also, no more house -- woof!

bananimal

Victorian sewers??? Think Limehouse - the cold - the fog - the patter of little feet - - and the bitter cold. Thanks to ACD.

First good guess - ACD - wins a naner pup.

Dan