A real man should eat his crocodile! Unusual food you eat:)

LoupGarouTFTs

cajuntank wrote: »

So being from Louisiana, I have eaten several meats indigenous to the swamp including (but not limited to) alligator, frog, and crawfish (the usuals). But one of my favorites is nutria. They are related to the beaver and quite prevalent (and a nuisance), but when roasted up with salt and black pepper, are quite amazingly delicious.

Can you recommend anywhere in the Hammond(ish) area in which I could get nutria? I've never tried it, but I've heard it's good.

I enjoy alligator, crawfish, venison, quail, and rabbit. I've had elk and squirrel and enjoyed both, but they aren't part of my usual diet. I'm not sure that any of those are "exotic," but they're not part of the average American's meal plan.

cajuntank

LoupGarouTFTs wrote: »

cajuntank wrote: »

So being from Louisiana, I have eaten several meats indigenous to the swamp including (but not limited to) alligator, frog, and crawfish (the usuals). But one of my favorites is nutria. They are related to the beaver and quite prevalent (and a nuisance), but when roasted up with salt and black pepper, are quite amazingly delicious.

Can you recommend anywhere in the Hammond(ish) area in which I could get nutria? I've never tried it, but I've heard it's good.

I enjoy alligator, crawfish, venison, quail, and rabbit. I've had elk and squirrel and enjoyed both, but they aren't part of my usual diet. I'm not sure that any of those are "exotic," but they're not part of the average American's meal plan.

Can't say that I do. Where I grew up (literally an island surrounded by swamplands) we had local acces to "acquiring" the meat ourselves or through friends. Never got to Hammond much, so don't know of any purveyors...that was too far north for me.

LoupGarouTFTs

cajuntank wrote: »

LoupGarouTFTs wrote: »

cajuntank wrote: »

So being from Louisiana, I have eaten several meats indigenous to the swamp including (but not limited to) alligator, frog, and crawfish (the usuals). But one of my favorites is nutria. They are related to the beaver and quite prevalent (and a nuisance), but when roasted up with salt and black pepper, are quite amazingly delicious.

Can you recommend anywhere in the Hammond(ish) area in which I could get nutria? I've never tried it, but I've heard it's good.

I enjoy alligator, crawfish, venison, quail, and rabbit. I've had elk and squirrel and enjoyed both, but they aren't part of my usual diet. I'm not sure that any of those are "exotic," but they're not part of the average American's meal plan.

Can't say that I do. Where I grew up (literally an island surrounded by swamplands) we had local acces to "acquiring" the meat ourselves or through friends. Never got to Hammond much, so don't know of any purveyors...that was too far north for me.

Bummer. Well, if you can recommend a way for me to try it, save for trapping the nutria myself, can you PM me? I travel a fair bit during the summer and could probably make it to the Cajun Riviera or the surrounding area sometime during that time.

Oh, again, not too sure it's "exotic," but we grow Jerusalem artichokes in the garden and have some ground nut started (apios americana).

madinaaa2015

I was born in Kazakhstan and people there love eating horses and drink horse/camel milk. Not that often though, only for holidays. Have Korean relatives from mother's side, they make delicious meals of dogs. Have eaten a dog once in my life, when I was 5, found out it was a dog after the dinner. That was a shock for me.

crazygooselady

Not a guy, but have had wood chuck, rabbit, duck, goose, elk, deer, caribou, buffalo, squid, assorted clams, probably more. I have ducks...but will not eat balut, but will eat salted eggs.

The trick I have found with wild elk and deer is to soak it in salt water to get rid of the gamey taste. As we freeze most, that is easy to do with thawing. Love liver, kidneys, heart and gizzards. My husband is sure to bring those organs home when he hunts. Also make my own scrap!e as I can't buy it this side of the country.