If you could eat any species of zoo animal...

[Rain Man]

...what would you eat?

You may assume the following:

1. It's an animal that had to be humanely culled for some reason, so it's not being killed just to make a meal for you.

2. Any poisons or toxins are removed by an expert chef, so there's no risk to you. And the chef will make it as tasty as possible within the limits of reason for that species.

3. It's a one-time event for zoo publicity or charity or something, so the public is supportive of it. It'll give you a story to tell in future years that you ate a _______

4. You don't have to eat the entire animal. You're just getting one meal.

What's for dinner?

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by big nasty kcnut

Wildebeest or Javalina

Javelina is okay. A little tough but decent as a jerky or meat stick.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

One time I was wandering around in rural Nepal, and we saw a bunch of jungle chickens. I don't envision chickens living in the wild in a remote jungle, but apparently they can do that. I was impressed. I wonder if they taste different, but I wouldn't want to tangle with a jungle chicken to find out.

If I want a jungle chicken, I grab my gun and head to the zoo.

[Ming the Merciless]

[ChiliConCarnage]

Grilled Platypus flipper

[ChiefsFanatic]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Snake, never had it but have heard its like chicken fried in fish grease... I can eat that

It tastes fine, but it's the mental hurdle for me. I just couldn't swallow the second bite. Knowing you are eating an animal that isn't commonly food is hard for me.

I am not an adventurous eater, as I grew up dirt poor, drinking well water, and having potato or onion soup 6 nights a week at least. Black pepper from a shaker is the spiciest thing I ate until I was 14, got a job, and bought my own food.

[frozenchief]

I lived in rural Alaska and game was very common - moose, caribou, salmon, halibut and other game was frequently on the menu. More exotic fare that I’ve eaten:

Beluga whale - very dark but quite mild. I ate the meat, not fat. Sautéed in butter it was delicious.

Walrus - tougher than shoe leather and tastes like rancid fish.

Seal - not as tough as walrus but tasted the same. Seal oil was horrible.

Porcupine - pork with a hint of pine

Beaver - ate the legs in fajitas (no joke). Fatty and similar to pork.

Black bear - ate spring black bear before they started eating fish. Similar to pork but with lots more fat.

Brown bear - they eat garbage and smell worse. Not eaten by humans but fed to dogs.

Tundra swan - I think this could be good if prepared correctly but what I ate was over-cooked.

Ducks - I ate multitudes with wild rice. Pretty tasty if you avoid ones that eat fish, like merganzers (sp?)

I aim to go hunting in Africa and I want to eat: zebra, kudu, hippo, sable, eland, and impala. I hear waterbuck can be gross because their coat has a water-repelling oil that will make the meat taste bad.

With that, what would I eat from the zoo? It would have to be an herbivore. Any carnivor or omnivore would taste bad, although alligator is a carnivore and gator tail can taste pretty good. Hippo would rate high on my list of animals. Based on what I’ve eaten so far, beluga would be up there and so would porcupine.

[seamonster]

Eating a beluga whale would be like eating a Golden Retriever. Happy go lucky animals that can be trained to do some wild shit...US Navy had a beluga that could talk.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by seamonster

Eating a beluga whale would be like eating a Golden Retriever. Happy go lucky animals that can be trained to do some wild shit...US Navy had a beluga that could talk.

[alanm]

Ostrich. I've had it before at the Hu Hot Mongolian Grill. Good stuff, didn't taste like chicken.

[crayzkirk]

Some sort of reptile; had alligator in New Orleans however it had so much breading I really couldn't tell what it tasted like.

[Raiderhater]

[Titty Meat]

Id eat pussy

[BWillie]

Lion. I didn't climb to the top of the food chain for nothin

[scho63]

I'd head over to the petting zoo and get some of those baby .

Grilled over a nice fire with garlic, onion, rosemary and a mustard /apricot / Worcester glace.

[scho63]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Id eat pussy

Before or after you ate ass?