What animals would you eat? [Archive]

xilikeeggs0

04-03-2009, 04:15 AM

This might fit better in G&G, I'm not sure. Feel free to move it if it does.

I had a discussion about this the other day with a friend of mine. He's trained horses longer than I've been alive, and he said he would have no problem eating horse meat.

Personally, I can't eat anything that I see as a pet. Dogs, guinea pigs, rats, horses, etc...

If I had chickens, I would have no problem eating their eggs, but I couldn't eat them. However, I'm pretty sure I'd still be able to eat store-bought chicken meat. I know it's not logical, but whatever.

Same goes for cows. I don't like beef, so it doesn't really apply, but I would drink my own cow's milk (well, not really, because I wouldn't breed my hypothetical cow, and if I did, I wouldn't steal the baby's milk...). I just couldn't eat my own cow.

I'm still undecided on pigs. I don't plan on ever having pigs, but if I did, I don't think I'd have a problem eating them as long as somebody else killed and prepared it for me. I couldn't watch or see any remants of the pig, like the skin, feet, or blood. If I did, I probably wouldn't eat meat for at least a year.

Marijuanasaurus

04-03-2009, 04:22 AM

pussy:thumbsup:

reallystupidstuff

04-03-2009, 04:26 AM

Anything. When I go to the zoo, I can't help bet wonder what all the animals taste like... I wonder what narwhal tastes like. :D

Rocky

04-03-2009, 04:31 AM

I ate your mum out last night, she was an animal.

Vamp

04-03-2009, 05:09 AM

I know it's bad, and a stereotypical girl answer, but I can't eat anything that I once knew. I was raised on a cattle ranch and I didn't eat meat until we moved down here to Florida. I also can't eat veal, not because it's a baby, but because I know what they do to the calves to prepare them for human consumption and any time I've tried to eat it that's all I can see and think about.

I also don't think I could eat horse meat, for the sole reason that they're more than a part of my LIFE, they're a part of ME. Without them, I don't know who I'd be and I don't want to know.

Marijuanasaurus

04-03-2009, 05:11 AM

I also don't think I could eat horse meat, for the sole reason that they're more than a part of my LIFE, they're a part of ME. Without them, I don't know who I'd be and I don't want to know.

by part of you, do you mean theyre in you?

Hyper-dimension

04-03-2009, 06:07 AM

I'll eat most things, but I agree I wouldn't eat dog, cat, or guinea pigs(I keep these from time to time). The thought of eating wild-caught animals turns me on though; if someone's shot a doe, I'm at their house licking my chops.

I guess this could include fish and reptiles. I'll eat most types of fish, crab, lobster, shrimp, oysters, clams, squid...most seafood. Rainbow trout is the best. If it's baked in the oven I'll even eat the skin. I also like gator tail, snake, and frog legs. I have a soft spot for turtles though, so none of that.

I've been known to eat bugs on occasion.

dedraic

04-03-2009, 07:20 AM

I'll eat pretty much any animal...

I'd rather avoid cat and dog, personally, but I'd give both a fair shot if I was in a culture that normally did so.

Then again, I often find myself wondering what these exotic animals I haven't eaten taste like...

emag

04-03-2009, 02:29 PM

Personally, I can't eat anything that I see as a pet. Dogs, guinea pigs, rats, horses, etc...

If I had chickens, I would have no problem eating their eggs, but I couldn't eat them. However, I'm pretty sure I'd still be able to eat store-bought chicken meat. I know it's not logical, but whatever.Interesting that you say that. As someone who comes from a family of 'country folk' I've eaten many home raised animals at my grandparents'. The thing is, you have to not look at the animals as pets, but as food from the time you start raising them. They always had the chickens that ran around the barn that they got eggs from and that the kids could name and treat as pets, and then they had the chickens that were for eating (broilers) and us kids knew that. The day my grandpa would bring the broiler biddies home he would make it clear to us that they were eventually going to end up on our plates and that they were not to be viewed or treated as 'pets'. Since he had made that clear to us it was easy to accept that we were eating something that we had raised from cute little chicks because that's how we had been looking at them and what we had been anticipating the entire time.

xxombie

04-03-2009, 02:42 PM

This might fit better in humanities, I'll move it to G&G for now though.

Mantikore

04-03-2009, 02:46 PM

lets just say i have had several dinners on the streets of Hong Kong and Bangkok

Slave of the Beast

04-03-2009, 02:58 PM

Depends on the situation; adrift at sea in a life raft and eventually your best friend will start to look tasty. More normally I'd eat anything that isn't wildly beyond my cultural horizons.

Rainycity

04-03-2009, 03:23 PM

i would eat a dolphine

Mullen

04-03-2009, 03:24 PM

Personally, I can't eat anything that I see as a pet. Dogs, guinea pigs, rats, horses, etc...

I'm the same way and studying psychology doesn't help..

If I had chickens, I would have no problem eating their eggs, but I couldn't eat them.

It wouldn't bother me much to eat our chickens, I just don't want to see it before it starts cooking.

Same goes for cows. I don't like beef, so it doesn't really apply, but I would drink my own cow's milk (well, not really, because I wouldn't breed my hypothetical cow, and if I did, I wouldn't steal the baby's milk...). I just couldn't eat my own cow.

We raise cattle.. They have calves, raise them to around 400 lbs, then we sell the calves. We don't have our own cattle slaughtered, but buy beef in packages like every one else.

I'm still undecided on pigs.

I try to avoid eating pork products. Not because I feel bad eating it, it's just almost always too greasy.

Edit: I wouldn't mind eating an alligator, because if he got the chance I'm sure he'd find me to be quite tasty.

ratfrink

04-03-2009, 04:23 PM

^ I've eaten crocodile. Tasted like fishy chicken.

I don't think that there are many animals that I wouldn't eat. I've eaten horse, crocodile, shark, rabbit, mice, frog, fried worms, octopus... uh honey ants... struggling to think of more weird ones... springbok (type of antelope). Well anyway, let's just say I wouldn't draw the line there.

I'd happily eat cats, dogs, guinea pigs, chihuahuas, rats whatever, so long as it was a)well looked after and b)not endangered. And if it tasted nasty, I don't think I would eat it again, but obviously I wouldn't know until after I've eaten it.

I might not want to eat a big hairy spider. Or a witchetty grub if I had to let it crawl down my throat like those bush tucker men say you're supposed to...

Toothlessjoe

04-03-2009, 05:30 PM

As long as it's clean, prepared in a way that's likely to a good tasty meal and presented well I'd give just about anything a try once.

Jamie "fuck constipation" Lee Curtis

04-03-2009, 08:08 PM

I couldn't watch or see any remants of the pig, like the skin, feet, or blood. If I did, I probably wouldn't eat meat for at least a year.

This perfectly highlights why western civilization as a whole is so gay about food. Complete separation from the reality of it all. It all comes in little packages. Plus, everyone is a giant pussy regarding the "dirty bits." Whatever happened to eating brains, eyeballs, liver, kidneys, etc? Why is everyone strictly obsessed with flesh and skeletal muscle?

Fucking industrialized society. We're all doomed. Breeding ground of unfounded, hypothetical opinions.

"Don't fuck with fluffy!!! :mad:"

*little package arrives, of fluffy's juicy meat*

"Who wants chili?? :)"

:mad:

PS- If it didn't give me brain-worms, and I was really hungry, I would probably eat just about any animal.

VagineMachine

04-03-2009, 08:10 PM

kitten steaks top my list. good with some rosemary and wrapped in bacon.

Nefret

04-03-2009, 08:13 PM

I'll eat almost anything once.
I couldn't eat a life long friend/pet, but I've had rabbits as pets and rabbits are fucking delicious. If I raised cows etc, I'd probably be able to eat those too.

Ambient

04-04-2009, 02:58 AM

I used to be a very socially constructed individual, i would eat lamb, beef, pork, chicken etc but nothing esoteric i.e. "eating Cats and Dogs are disguisting".

I think western civilization's philosophy when it comes to food, life, and the quality of both is that of cognitive dissonance; ignorance is bliss. And it is blissful, but bliss is not the most important quality of reality; especially if it has an arbitrary premise.

I devote myself to very little, but the cornerstone of my existance is sincerity [genuinity]. Being true to myself. As an individual i strive to know reality, so i say i am devoting myself to reality therefore my devotion is true. I know thats hard claim to make and justify; that is why i devote myself to very little.

But i will not eat anything i cannot "kill" (kill as in terminate life through death; this is operating under my definition of "kill", "life", "death" and "reality").

And i will not kill anything that lives, it is not my place. However i think it is my place to dissern truth from nature, i dont assume that nature is all that is good, but as a human i have to ask myself

"am i behaving like human being?Am i seeing like a human being? Do i know like a human being? Am i aware like a human being?

If the answer is "no" to any, then the answer is the qualities you posses and emulate are that of the animal.

(p.s yes i know humans are part of the animal kingdom, but i believe we have the ability to transcend animal life and natural existance).

However, if i did not have a problem killing, i would eat any animal, or id be willing to try it at least once.

I dont have a problem eating an animal who has died at the mercy of nature, but not if the blood is on my hands.

emag

04-04-2009, 04:02 AM

I dont have a problem eating an animal who has died at the mercy of nature, but not if the blood is on my hands.That sounds like a good way to get sick.

What do you mean "by the mercy of nature"? Doesn't that include an animal that has died from disease?

protip: animals that die of natural causes usually aren't fit for human consumption, unless you enjoy suffering from food poisoning.

jackketch

04-04-2009, 04:43 AM

I also can't eat veal, not because it's a baby, but because I know what they do to the calves to prepare them for human consumption and any time I've tried to eat it that's all I can see and think about.

Then you are badly misinformed. Most places the days of 'veal crates' etc are long gone.

But still the myth continues and you still can't find veal in most supermarkets here :(

Vizier

04-04-2009, 04:53 AM

Anything except maggots.

Nostalgia

04-05-2009, 03:00 AM

This thread is making me keen for a rabbit stew.

I'd eat anything as long as it wasn't an animal I was attached too, for example I couldn't bring myself to eat my dog.

Rolf

04-05-2009, 03:51 AM

Rolf eats all kinds of animals. You barbarians would not understand.

El Monstruo

04-05-2009, 03:53 AM

xilikeeggs0 likes to eat monkey penis with a dose of AIDS on the side.

ObsidianZ

04-05-2009, 03:54 AM

xilikeeggs0 likes to eat monkey penis with a dose of AIDS on the side.

What ever will you do now that JFLC is gone?

*ObZ

Kwinnie Bogan

04-05-2009, 06:49 AM

What animals wouldn't I eat?

sexualjesus

04-05-2009, 07:33 AM

^^^ i once ran over a kangaroo and wanted to go back and pick it up so i could eat it.

always wanted to buy a calf and raise it up just so i could eat the bastard, my neighbor behind me is raising chickens for eggs and his given me dibbs on any of the younger ones that happen to die.
wouldnt eat a rodent or a cat, theres so many stray cats around here and if i was a more insane man that could be a cheap way to get cheap meat, but i couldnt eat a cat or a dog.

if i had a pet horse and it died on me i would have no qualms with eating it, and as much as i just said i wouldnt eat smaller pets if we had wolves or lions down under i would probably eat those too

Lord Valuemart

04-05-2009, 07:42 AM

I've eaten things that I've shot myself, does that count? Anyway, I think I could probably eat just about any animal that I wasn't emotionally attached to. I could see myself eating dog if I was really desperate for food, I just couldn't eat my own dog because she has been a part of my family for 4 years and I love her to death.

ObsidianZ

04-05-2009, 08:15 AM

Barring any individual animals which may have a sentimental value, I would eat anything.

Are we including insects and the like here?

*ObZ

Vizier

04-05-2009, 08:26 AM

inb4BearGrylls :facepalm:

Dread_Lord

04-05-2009, 08:32 AM

Horses and Dogs. I would never eat either. Not because I find it disgusting, I just have a deep respect for both and their history with humans.

ratfrink

04-05-2009, 08:53 AM

^ horsemeat is pretty good man, you should try it.

My granddad used to live on a farm back in Italy, so he used to do lots of butchery and stuff himself. He taught me how to properly kill and prepare a chicken (read - he made me kill a massive chicken when I was about eight years old) and said that he would have taught me how to slaughter a pig if he had somewhere to keep it.

Not too long ago I was in town and there were some animal rights protesters and I was eating a chicken sandwich. One of them came up to me and said 'Don't you think it's disgusting that you'd eat a chicken but you've never seen what it's like for an animal to die?' So I told her about my traditional butchery skills and she went very quiet and said 'Oh, er... okay well have a nice day'.

Ambient

04-05-2009, 10:02 AM

That sounds like a good way to get sick.

What do you mean "by the mercy of nature"? Doesn't that include an animal that has died from disease?

protip: animals that die of natural causes usually aren't fit for human consumption, unless you enjoy suffering from food poisoning.

"By the mercy of nature"- Natural causes.

For instance lets say you have a grandmother, and she is old and one night she dies in her sleep.

This is an instance of "natural" death, or at least a merciful death where reality or "the self" /bodily self has self terminated.

Decease via pathogen causing death follows the same principle as human conduct.

The organism is causing death or negative cost to another organism, that is the definition of a pathogen; however i think humans are the only organisms capable of seeing beyond the this level (or at least we are more "advanced" that protisa or monera).

So i would classify merciful death as "self termination via automated bodily form" (form deviated from function to deviate the act suicide).

However, beyond that just because im vegeterian doesnt mean im dumb; im not going to intentionally eat diceased food.

BTW would you be able to mention the ratio of death via pathogens as opposed to other "natural" causes of death, possibly amongst one organism. I wasnt sure what biological kingdom you were refering to or if it was simply one organism, but some justification would be appreciated. (seeing as "like almost all animals who die naturally are diceased (sp)").

P.S i would love to know how a pathogen is merciful.

blerrh

04-05-2009, 10:34 AM

"By the mercy of nature"- Natural causes.

For instance lets say you have a grandmother, and she is old and one night she dies in her sleep.

This is an instance of "natural" death, or at least a merciful death where reality or "the self" /bodily self has self terminated.

Ever seen someone die? It's never pleasant and rarely quiet. Its not usually quick.

You can kill an animal for food in a very quick and merciful way with a bit of skill and technology.

xilikeeggs0

04-05-2009, 03:11 PM

Mor3BL7

04-05-2009, 09:25 PM

Haha, pwned.

def. pwned:thumbsup:

Scottie22

04-05-2009, 09:49 PM

I've had Moose & Deer, really good. (& made meat sauce with spaghetti with them)
Had bear sausages, that didn't go down too well.

blerrh

04-06-2009, 03:10 AM

Deer

I had some fucking awesome venison salami that I guy I know had hunted and made at home. I've been hunting with him with bows and you need to sneak up pretty damn close to get a good shot with one. Makes you appreciate it.

Jamie "fuck constipation" Lee Curtis

04-06-2009, 03:29 AM

blerrh

04-06-2009, 03:49 AM

Wow, a hunter who actualy hunts. ^

Most rednecks around where I live just dump a bunch of feed on the ground, then get up on a little stand and get drunk, waiting for some unfortunate animal to get hungry.

That doesn't sound as fun :) I'm in NZ.

Thats kind of how we do duckshooting, but with decoys on a pond. You are only allowed to fire at them when they are in flight though, so thats the challenge.

For deer though, you go during the mating season. The bucks call out challenges to others around and you can find them by imitating it. You can also find signs of them marking their territory and use this to try and find them. Its great. I have nothing against using a gun but a bow is more of a challenge.

Lord Valuemart

04-06-2009, 03:52 AM

That doesn't sound as fun :) I'm in NZ.

Thats kind of how we do duckshooting, but with decoys on a pond. You are only allowed to fire at them when they are in flight though, so thats the challenge.

For deer though, you go during the mating season. The bucks call out challenges to others around and you can find them by imitating it. You can also find signs of them marking their territory and use this to try and find them. Its great. I have nothing against using a gun but a bow is more of a challenge.

I agree, bows are more challenging, and I tend to like them better because they don't make a loud fucking boom that scares off anything that might be close by >_>