Anyone eat Gator?? or anthing else weird?

cascratchfever · Jul 22nd, 2008, 10:36 AM

I've eaten alligator fried on a po'boy and it was really yummy. I'm in the South so what's normal here may not be normal everywhere else so I'll just list some of the things we ate on a regular basis while growing up.
Deer
Rabbit
Squirrel

HuntJumpSC · Jul 22nd, 2008, 11:46 AM

I love venison! I hunt deer and everything I kill gets processed and put in the freezer. Venison is much better for you than beef. I've had buffalo steak and it was very good. I love quail and dove too~ bacon wrapped or smothered in gravy over grits.
Have always wanted to try rabbit and squirrel, but haven't had a chance to hunt them yet.
I guess living in the South gives you a different spin on what's "normal" in the food chain! Where I'm at, there are still a lot of families that supplement their food income with what they can hunt and harvest. One of the running jokes around here is that opening day of deer season is a holiday, and you can expect the entire male population to miss work and school that day.

Of course, that goes for some of us girls, too! Gun season for our county opens 9/15, which is a Monday, so my pregnant butt will be somewhere hunting~ if I'm not able to climb, I'll be in a ground blind...LOL
So, to continue the "wierd" foods thing~ has anyone tried wild turkey?

galligator · Jul 25th, 2008, 04:33 PM

I'm a west coastie, but have lived in some great places for good food variety.

Gator, Rabbit, Ox, Goat (Some of the best curry ever), quail, duck, goose, buffalo (getting more common). River-caught crawdads, full-body baby calamari that you never see in restaurants. I just missed out on the chocolate covered crickets my kids tried while we were on vacation a few months back - they told me it tasted like a kit-kat.

'Popcorn' fried gator with sweet-potato fries. Pretty tasty stuff. Though I don't quite understand what's so special about chicory coffee.

Oh, and I love fried Scrapple - which my husband describes as 'Everything that wasn't good enough to go into Spam'.

mjlmommy2006 · Jul 30th, 2008, 05:24 PM

I love frog legs and crawfish but you have to suck the brains out for it to be good. I've never tried gator but wouldn't mind it. We eat alot of deer at my house too.

lcterp · Jul 30th, 2008, 05:26 PM

I've had gator when I visited my relatives in Fla, it was pretty good, chewy.

I have also had cactus, I didn't like it but my SO did, I thought it was too salty and the texture was like hard celery.

I have also had a grasshopper taco (from same restaurant as cactus, Olyema in DC) my boss told me I had to get it and it was awful, way way way toooo salty and just blah!! I got a new respect for Andrew Zimmer

mjlmommy2006 · Jul 31st, 2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Alyson LaRock

I'v tried Gator. Conch, Rattlesnake and (Fois gras (slimy yucky liver i think))sp??

I really want to try conch. Is it good?

Ladybug09 · Jul 31st, 2008, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by galligator

I'm a west coastie, but have lived in some great places for good food variety.

Oh, and I love fried Scrapple - which my husband describes as 'Everything that wasn't good enough to go into Spam'.

too funny, yeah it is tasty you just can't THINK about what it is you're actually eating. LOL

Ladybug09 · Jul 31st, 2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mjlmommy2006

I really want to try conch. Is it good?

My family LOVES IT! but I've never had it. We're going to the Virgin Is. and I will have to finally try it there. I heard the conch fritters are the best to try...they also say Conch stew is good.

I just can't help thinking, I'm eating a big snail...

Ladybug09 · Jul 31st, 2008, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lcterp

I've had gator when I visited my relatives in Fla, it was pretty good, chewy.

I have also had cactus, I didn't like it but my SO did, I thought it was too salty and the texture was like hard celery.

I have also had a grasshopper taco (from same restaurant as cactus, Olyema in DC) my boss told me I had to get it and it was awful, way way way toooo salty and just blah!! I got a new respect for Andrew Zimmer

I will have to go to this restaurant...never went in...I've had cactus tea...YUM, good.

sabbiee_co · Jul 31st, 2008, 07:00 PM

kangaroo at sydney, australia. so yummy!
balut (fertilized duck egg)

schwinn3 · Jul 31st, 2008, 07:52 PM

I love chitlins! They taste like tripe, which I also love, but for some, it's an acquired taste. The smell of them cooking is atrocious!

lcterp · Jul 31st, 2008, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ladybug09

I will have to go to this restaurant...never went in...I've had cactus tea...YUM, good.

The rest of the food was really really good!! Most everything is tapas style (there are 3 entrees but we didn't order them) and delightul. We got mini corn cakes with chorizo, a chicken tamale, and something else. The bf also got a chicken taco, which was much better than my grasshopper!! They also have some other interesting dishes with things like beef tongue and if you're a fan of guacamole they make it fresh at your table in a giant mortar and pestel (sorry don't know actual name).

cammy1 · Aug 6th, 2008, 03:25 PM

Tried cow foot- did not realise until my friend told me- I thought I was eating chicken! Kinna stopped enjoying my meal after that!
My nan would always bring us pigs trotters to eat- we never did!

Ladybug09 · Aug 6th, 2008, 05:14 PM

trotters?? what's that?

elizat · Aug 6th, 2008, 08:57 PM

I have eaten a lot of stuff growing up, some that I would not touch now, for various reasons. I've had:

venison
rabbit
gator
conch
scrapple

I had an ex that ate goat meat. It stunk to high heavens and I refused to try it.

Jul 22nd, 2008, 10:36 AM	#16
cascratchfever Member	I've eaten alligator fried on a po'boy and it was really yummy. I'm in the South so what's normal here may not be normal everywhere else so I'll just list some of the things we ate on a regular basis while growing up. Deer Rabbit Squirrel __________________

Jul 22nd, 2008, 11:46 AM	#17
HuntJumpSC Carolina Girl Location: Coastal SC	I love venison! I hunt deer and everything I kill gets processed and put in the freezer. Venison is much better for you than beef. I've had buffalo steak and it was very good. I love quail and dove too~ bacon wrapped or smothered in gravy over grits. Have always wanted to try rabbit and squirrel, but haven't had a chance to hunt them yet. I guess living in the South gives you a different spin on what's "normal" in the food chain! Where I'm at, there are still a lot of families that supplement their food income with what they can hunt and harvest. One of the running jokes around here is that opening day of deer season is a holiday, and you can expect the entire male population to miss work and school that day. Of course, that goes for some of us girls, too! Gun season for our county opens 9/15, which is a Monday, so my pregnant butt will be somewhere hunting~ if I'm not able to climb, I'll be in a ground blind...LOL So, to continue the "wierd" foods thing~ has anyone tried wild turkey? __________________

Jul 25th, 2008, 04:33 PM	#18
galligator Mostly Harmless	I'm a west coastie, but have lived in some great places for good food variety. Gator, Rabbit, Ox, Goat (Some of the best curry ever), quail, duck, goose, buffalo (getting more common). River-caught crawdads, full-body baby calamari that you never see in restaurants. I just missed out on the chocolate covered crickets my kids tried while we were on vacation a few months back - they told me it tasted like a kit-kat. 'Popcorn' fried gator with sweet-potato fries. Pretty tasty stuff. Though I don't quite understand what's so special about chicory coffee. Oh, and I love fried Scrapple - which my husband describes as 'Everything that wasn't good enough to go into Spam'. __________________ I also www.shoeblog.com (Hey dad, I'm published - sorta. ) My little (Mostly Harajuku Lovers) bags gallery is here. Most of my shoes are here.

Jul 30th, 2008, 05:26 PM	#20
lcterp La bella vita Location: Pittsburgh	I've had gator when I visited my relatives in Fla, it was pretty good, chewy. I have also had cactus, I didn't like it but my SO did, I thought it was too salty and the texture was like hard celery. I have also had a grasshopper taco (from same restaurant as cactus, Olyema in DC) my boss told me I had to get it and it was awful, way way way toooo salty and just blah!! I got a new respect for Andrew Zimmer __________________ Terp Grad '07 Pitt Law '10 Currently on an EVERYTHING ban!!

Aug 6th, 2008, 05:14 PM	#29
Ladybug09 So Sweet! Location: Born in the USA	trotters?? what's that? __________________ Ladybug

Jul 30th, 2008, 05:24 PM	#19
mjlmommy2006 Member	I love frog legs and crawfish but you have to suck the brains out for it to be good. I've never tried gator but wouldn't mind it. We eat alot of deer at my house too.

Jul 31st, 2008, 07:00 PM	#25
sabbiee_co Member	kangaroo at sydney, australia. so yummy! balut (fertilized duck egg)

Jul 31st, 2008, 07:52 PM	#26
schwinn3 Member Location: So Cal	I love chitlins! They taste like tripe, which I also love, but for some, it's an acquired taste. The smell of them cooking is atrocious!

Aug 6th, 2008, 03:25 PM	#28
cammy1 Member	Tried cow foot- did not realise until my friend told me- I thought I was eating chicken! Kinna stopped enjoying my meal after that! My nan would always bring us pigs trotters to eat- we never did!

Aug 6th, 2008, 08:57 PM	#30
elizat Member	I have eaten a lot of stuff growing up, some that I would not touch now, for various reasons. I've had: venison rabbit gator conch scrapple I had an ex that ate goat meat. It stunk to high heavens and I refused to try it.