bananimal

chong,

My uncle Frank started up a 10 acre ranch in SW Miami back in the 40's and used to catch land crabs and stick 'em in cages. Back then they were widely considered a delicacy in So Fl. He did the same as with your wild boar. Fed them veggies for at least 4 weeks, to "clean them out", as he put it. Otherwise they tasted like "something that fell off the back end of Lassie", as I would put it. Couldn't stand the looks of those things back when I was 10 yrs old. Looked like armored spiders.

Of all the game animals mentioned in this thread I would love to try wild boar first. Local paper has advert for boar hunting guide service on private land for $150.00 per pig. With a guarantee of "no pig, no pay". Oooo baby!

Hey chong, give us BALUT any day, right? Don't explain - they are all too grossed out already and mskitty may have kittens!!! lol

Dan

CookieCows

Chong, you're right it was killed in the wild. This was when I lived in Colusa, Ca and back then a lot of people fished in a network of canals that were all over with a gun near by as a wild boar could pop up. They were killed on site and taken in to be processed.

Now I understand why it was so nasty!!

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Randy4ut

The boar I have eaten was "bayed" and taken out by gun and field dressed on site before ever taking it to the meat processing plant. Slight hint of wildness to it, but actually very tasty and sent me back for seconds!!!

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bananimal

Randy,

Wish I was there to try that. Have friends in Italy that talk about how good that wild pig can be cooked and served up first rate.

Dan

mskitty38583

last summer my brother got him some wild boar in fl. he says its really good.

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Lagniappe

Iguana is good too ! Unlike Chongs monitor it taste much like rabbit.

chong

Probably a sow. Even farm boars, if not caponized, will have a really strong odor.

Lagniappe

Yup ,that's why it's best to pass on the big ones and only harvest the shoats.

lorax

I am greatly amused at how this thread has moved from "pest removal" to "pest digestion"!!!

This said, properly pulled boar is very very tasty, but I'd say it's best when it's spit-roasted all day over hot coals.

Randy4ut

I believe caponized is actually only referring to chickens and/or fowl. Castration is more in line with hogs/boars/pigs...

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mskitty38583

and there again i have to say," that is just so nnnnnnaaaaasssssstttttyyyy"!! lol!

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microfarmer

Rodent eater, yes...rat eater...NO!

As for wild game, I've had Muley and Whitetail, Rabbit, Pheasant, Snapping turtle, and a Wisconsin Partridge. I also eat oysters...raw!

Now for the delicacies...

How's about some Rocky Mountain Oysters? Went back for thirds on that!

Possum is not a rodent, but a marsupial (like the Kangaroos). I'd try it once, too...

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chong

You are correct. I understand that it generally refers to chickens. But the word itself means "castration, as in, of the male fowl." Strictly speaking, the definition implies that it does NOT ONLY apply to male fowls, just that it is a good example. I just didn't want to use the word castration, that's all. The word castration, to me, suggests some form of punishment. And sounds somewhat graphic. While "caponizing" is more genteel, in the sense that it is a process that is practiced in the agricultural industry.

I could have used the word "barrowed", but that is even more unfamiliar to the general public. A "hog" in England is a castrated boar. But here, it generally refers to any member of the swine family so I couldn't use it. In Philippine vernacular, "capón" is more commonly used for castration. And even Spanish speaking people there use the word "caponado" more so than "castratado" because it is a more familiar term.

Lagniappe

Mountain oysters....blah....this could be win/win though ,now everyone knows where to send the extra parts !

BTW....I have friends who claim they use every part but the squeal .

chong

They serve that at a booth in the WA State Fair in Monroe, WA. The first time my wife saw the sign back in the 60s, she wanted to order them. I asked her if she were sure about it. She gave me puzzled look, so I asked if she knew what they were. She said, "Oysters, I love oysters!" So, I told her that these are oysters from the Rocky Mountains, "Does that tell you anything?" At this point, she paused a little bit and finally asked if there was something that she should know about them. After I told her what they were, you should have seen the expression on her face. I ate some, though. Totally grossed her out.

About using every part, except the squeal . . . in the Philippines, I've supped with some squatter families that live near slaughterhouses, where they pick up all the things that the butcher throws away for their food. They draw the line on the skin scrapings, though. In addition to the squeal.

mskitty38583

i love to eat shark, squid, octupus, lobster, crab, blues, and sword fish. im not going to eat rats and other varmin. ive never been that hungry nor do i ever intend to. there are to many other things that i can find to eat. let alone mountian oysters...gag me!!

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chong

Whoever said anything about going hungry? I thought these were delicacies that people actually go out of their way to get them. Or, maybe, just accidentally run over them . . . .

mskitty38583

lol. they can have all they want and my share too.

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lorax

Well folkies, I just found this in my music collection, and immediately thought of this thread. The song is called "Possum" and it's by a band called The Billys. Enjoy!

CookieCows

I could see that cute little possum as I listened to this song! I just don't know whether to laugh or cry!

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