/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Do Americans really do this???

>>13468032
we had a 'multicultural cooking' event in my highschool, where i volunteered to represent 'africa', and i made battered and fried locusts and fried bananas, to this day i'm still surprised no one called me a racist, but the times were different then. Btw, the locusts were unironically not bad, but one girl vomited when one of the legs of the locust got stuck in her throat, kek

>>13468042
Fried bananas or plantains? I dig both. How are locusts, taste wise? How are they in terms of texture, all crunch? I feel like if they had any gooey in them I'd puke it up as soon as I felt goo.

Also I wonder how one even eats big spiders

A friend let me taste some roasted mealworms he brought back from france. not great, not terrible, I wouldn't buy it again

>>13468062
they were regular old bananas, slightly unripe though, so not extremely sweet, but still not like actual plantains. We battered both the bananas and locusts in the same batter. I killed the locusts by freezing them, then seasoned them with salt, garlic and chili powder, then battered and deep fried, they remind me of most deep fried battered stuff desu, kind of a 'nutty' taste, all in all very bareable.

>>13468032
>emu/ostriches
We've had emu farms up in Canada for decades if not generations, and I know they have them in the states as well. It's not as taboo or unconventional as cats or dogs.

>pigeon
That's an extremely common protein in European cooking, no?

But anywhore I guess I had cricket powder and it was just like a regular protein powder it's not like there was legs and antenna sticking out.

Oh, but I live in the French speaking province and here we eat horse which is probably just as taboo as eating the family dog in the rest of the country and most of Europe.

>>13468062
>>13468076
and no, they weren't gooey desu. More crunchy, both the batter and the exoskeleton

>>13468079
ostrich is decent steak material.
And nah, i'm from belgium, we eat horse here on the regular, same in france and the netherlands, it's only the anglos who think that's taboo

>>13468076
Sounds cool. I wanna try bugs and think the world would be better off if we had some bugs in our diet (good protein, less harmful on the environment, probably better for human health too), so if I get a chance I would.
>>13468079
I see no issue with eating horse meat; I would if given the chance. I remember there was a scandal somewhere in bongland where they found out some meat sold as beef had horse in it. As far as pigeon and euro cooking I've only ever heard of fancy French dishes using it, though I doubt they eat it regularly

I'd also eat ostrich as it is red meat and lean but never seen any

>>13468100
yeah i've bought some food grade crickets a while back, they are dried. Shame they are very expensive, 9 euros for 25 grams of dried crickets. I was planning on rehydrating them and frying them with taco seasoning and making cricket tacos. If someone else has any other good ideas, i'm receptive to that. There's nothing wrong with eating bugs in my opinion, just wish they were cheaper, i'd be more open to try them if they were. Those locusts i bought for that school project came from a pet store kek. Those are significantly cheaper

>>13468085
Tell me about it, most of the rest of the country is made up of literal cowboys who have rodeos and shit and over there eating a horse would be like eating the family golden retriever.

>>13468100
Yeah it's pretty much entirely cultural, the issue with horse meat comes from situations exactly like that where meat being sold or prepared somewhere is labelled as being beef or whatever and then they discover that it's horse meat. Also probably that those horses found in the mystery meat likely wouldn't have been good enough for slaughter had they gone through the proper process like they do in Italy or France or whatever instead of being secretly tossed into a meat grinder next door to the race tracks

But no we don't eat it regularly. You can find it in the "others" section of the butchers' at any decent chain supermarket next to the duck and elk and bison or whatever but most people don't eat it. I never had it as a kid or anything I just read about a few UFC fighters who ate it and saw it in the supermarket one day when I was like 24 years old and picked it up and I still eat it regularly.

>>13468117
God damn that's expensive. 9 euros for 25g? That's ridiculous. They're supposed to be a cheap protein source
>>13468144
What are you specifically referring to, I don't understand Ostrich or horse?

>>13468144
If you ever visit the old world; you should visit 'Vilvoorde' in the flemish region. They have a couple of highly esteemed horse steak restaurants, worth checking out if you're into that. My grandpa was a butcher, more specifically, he was also one of the only horse butchers here in the area, and he made this dish called 'Schep' which is basically carbonade flamande, but made with horse meat instead of cow meat. Worth trying out

>>13468156
aye, it's ridiculously expensive, but they will probably rehydrate to around 100 or 150 grams, if i can guess. But still, wish they were a ton cheaper, the trend just hasn't solidified here, it's too much of a novelty

>>13468032
not bad actually. kinda like browned butter cottage cheese

>>13468156
>What are you specifically referring to, I don't understand Ostrich or horse?
horse. No one cares about the land birds lol

I mean I get the outrage that people have cause horses are kind and smart and loyal, but so are cows are pigs and whatever else we eat. I'm an ex vegetarian so I see all meat as being equally ethically wrong - but I don't care about that anymore.

I'd absolutely eat a cat. Eating a dog I don't know. Maybe a pitbull? It would absolutely eat me or tear my leg off if I was just like jogging across the street from it so it's fair game that I'd eat it as well.
I'd imagine that those small dogs like chihuahuas are more like chicken than anything else.

>>13468197
fairly nihilistic point of view, but i kind of get it. I hardly eat any meat myself, but everytime i see people whining about fireworks and their dogs getting upset about it and then happily eating steak after rustles my jimmies.

>>13468197
Can you describe the texture and taste of horse? How was it prepared?
As far as the outrage goes, I don't get it. Meat is meat. I personally wouldn't eat a cat or a dog since I consider them pet animals but I have no issue with others eating them, as long as they kill them humanely (definitely not how the Chinese skin them alive. That's despicable)

>>13468209
not who you're responding to, but i can attest to the taste of horse. It's leaner than cow fillet, and slightly more mineraly, like certain livers have, but milder than actual liver. Smoked horse fillet made into thin slivers is pretty good charcuterie. Same goes for horse steaks, flavor profile wise

>>13468203
>fairly nihilistic point of view
hell yeah dude
>>13468209
It's got absolutely 0 fat so when you cook it it can turn gamey real quick but if you nail the temperature right it's real good, it's also sweeter than pork or beef or anything else. I'd get them in either ground meat for burgers or inside cut steaks

>>13468252
>It's got absolutely 0 fat so when you cook it it can turn gamey real quick but if you nail the temperature right it's real good, it's also sweeter than pork or beef or anything else. I'd get them in either ground meat for burgers or inside cut steaks

exactly right. It's going to be a bit gamey whatever you do, but you might be into that. Don't overcook it, cook it like game meat, you'll probably love it.

Ostrich, pigeon, roo, gator, whale/dolphin (not sure which it was cuz I was a kid and my parents argued for years over which it was, one swearing it was one and the other swearing the opposite), pork nose, pork brain, beef lips, beef udder, beef feet, water buffalo, guinea fowl, guinea pig, rabbit, hare, ibex, eel, cuttlefish, a burger from McDonalds, mantis shrimp, snail, frog, reindeer, yak, cordyceps, horse, donkey milk, water buffalo milk, ewe's milk, goat's milk, titty milk, crickets, grasshoppers, ants, mealworms and a charred newt (which healed only a measly 5 points each to HP and MP).
I consider most of those things Western though.

>>13468352
never had dolphin, cant imagine it being much different to whale though. Pigeon over here in flanders is a traditional 'power food' we would feed our athletes, like tour de france runners. The more gentrified we're getting, the more of these 'exotic' choices are falling from our selection. Don't forget most of these foods are post WW1 and post WW2 desperation foods though.

passenger pigeons were hunted to extinction in north america

>>13468389
Nah, pigeon is still pretty common in my country, as are guinea fowl (Christmas dinner in the north), rabbits, hares, eel, cuttle fish, mantis shrimp, horse etc. ffs, you can buy horse at fucking Aldi. I haven't seen pork brain in a while now that I think of it, but the feet and nose are very common, served as a salad. Same with beef lips and udders.
And I guarantee these aren't desparation foods cuz they're costlier than "normal" (from a US perspective, anyway) meats.
Anyway, as far as dolphin/whale goes, the taste was like metallic, fishy beef but with an unusual texture to it, not unlike liver. The ibex I had was hunted by a friend of my uncle's when I was a kid. We got a haunch and my dad roasted it.

>>13468441
American pegeons are rock doves

>>13468494

Confirmed nigger IQ

>>13468476
where are you from? It's interesting seeing your perspective. Eels are something that's really big here, for example my mom cant get enough of 'paling int groen', which is basically stewed eel in green herbs sauce, typical 'rupelstreek' dish, i could share the recipe if you're interested. I'm not very educated if it comes to ibex.
Over here, those things i called desperation foods have largely died out, glad to see you guys still eat it though. The whale i had in iceland was very similar to how you describe dolphin. But i guess that makes sense. Hey good to see some adventurous eaters here on /ck/

Eel is usually eaten here as a Japanese thing, though I know some Russian people that eat it. I've had it a few times, was good

I avoid the nervous system of any animal due to prion diseases so that'll forever be a giant no for me

Never had dolphin/whale and would probably avoid for ethical reasons though I wouldn't care if other people do eat them (unless they're an endangered species)

>>13468509
Italy. Had dolphin/whale/whatever abroad in Norway.

Ibex is just a really big goat. They used to be more common up north, but they're somewhat rare these days, I think.

>>13468553
Pork brain is perfectly safe to eat. My mother used to cook lamb's brain fritters when I was a kid, but I never ate them. Whenever she cooked a rabbit, she insisted on eating the heart. I tried it once. Tough as a motherfucker. Oh, that reminds me: I've had various hearts and hated all of them. Beef, pork, chicken, rabbit and veal.

>>13468588
Kidneys, too, pork, beef and veal. Not a fan, especially not beef kidney, but I sometimes get a strong urge to eat pork ones. Had veal spleen before, too.

>>13468596
Whats kidneys like? Calf livers are delicious when fried up proper

>>13468588
>Oh, that reminds me: I've had various hearts and hated all of them. Beef, pork, chicken, rabbit and veal.
Same, when I was a kid my grandmother used to cook beef heart for her dogs' supper so i also have a weird hangup about the smell reminding me of dog food.

>>13468079
where can I get horse in Ontario without having to drive over 4 hours to go to Quebec? I'm out in Stoney Creek

>>13468197
based
people either should be comfortable eating all meats or none at all

>>13468588
>brain
I thought prions were only an issue with eating humans in the first place though

>>13469136
nah, it seems that if the cow eats nerve tissue all of it's nerve tissues get infected, so when you eat the nerve tissue you can also get infected. it's not guaranteed in any case.

>>13468032
Stingray. Was pretty good.

>>13469136
>>13469150
That anon is correct. It's still not completely known anyway, but the train of thought is as that since its in nervous tissue, you could ingest it from nervous tissue, like in the case of kuru.

I have a suspicion we'll see more cases of it in the USA as CWD becomes more rampant in deer.

>>13469161
>>13469150
cool so I'm never eating brain

couscous!
the food so nice they named it twice :)

>>13468079
honestly i never had pidgeon nor am i aware of any restaurant that serve it. they are seen as flying rats where i live

>>13468032
balut

>>13468032
I ate dog in Vietnam. Have to say it’s consistency was similar to chicken. Wouldn’t eat it again, but it tasted good

>>13469486
Nooooo the dog ;_; what have the insects done to you? Rest well, pupper.

>>13468032
>pigeon
Very common in many Western countries.