Beaver...

Okay, before I start... NO! Bad! I know what people are going to think about my question. Trust me, I got just about every joke anyone could possibly have thought of, in last night.

Here it goes.

Who here has eaten Beaver?

Last night, I decided to watch Bizaare Foods, with Andrew Zimmerman. I started watching one episode, where he was in Maine, and someone was feeding him Bever... This, and many other different things he has eaten, has sparked my interest in trying new/different things... NOT quite the things that he has tried, but just new, different things. I have always had an appreciation for new flavors, but some things still keep me at a limit... I hate walnuts, almonds, pecans, and I don't know why. For some reason, they all feel like wood to me. I keep trying them, just don't care for the texture.

I truely am serious on this. I want new flavors. It has been so long since I have had the opportunity to try something new/exciting/different. I now miss it.

Does anyone out there enjoy something that they know others will think is wierd?

 

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D

Sorry man I tried to read your thread seriously, but you lost me here....

And if that wasn't bad enough this was the clincher for me....

Oh man that was a good laugh thanks!

 

The thing is...you will never get 2 beavers that tasted the same. It must be in the water....

 

And in all seriousness...to answer your question...Last Night.

 

LOL!

Here is some nice beaver....jackets

 

lol........... TMI

 

Don't know how weird other outdoorsmen will think it is, but the general public usually doesn't think it's a "normal" food... I ate thousands of frog legs growing up, as frogging was how my Dad introduced me to the outdoors. There's a HUGE difference between wild frog legs and pond-raised you get at a restaurant.

I've had shark, rattlesnake, alligator, swordfish, tuna (from the ocean, not out of a can -- though it tasted the same as what you get in a can; go figure! Sorely disappointed in that one, LOL)... think those are the most "exotic" ones I can think of off the top of my head. Calimari, of course... which is fried octopus, and obviously the usual suspects at Red Lobster.... lobster, crabs, clams, etc.

 

I was at a wild game feed one time where they served that critter up. In all honesty, it tasted just like that sulfer smell you get as your waders move through the mud of a duck marsh. It was terrible. That said, it maybe wasn't prepared correctly. They also served up pocket gopher and suprisingly it wasn't half bad.

My reccomendation is that you should always know the beaver your gonna eat and how is has been treated before hand.

 

AMEN to that!! Nothing worse then a neglected beaver!!

 

Lmao!! From what I've been told from a few trapping buddy's that know their stuff Is that you should not eat beaver (4 legged kind). In all seriousness they tell me there's more diseases In a beaver then you'll ever want to know. Why do you think experienced trappers wear rubber gloves when they skin and and get their pelts ready to go? It's not because they don't want their hands to get dirty.

 

I think Steve has been dealing with bad beavers. I've heard horror stories about diseased beavers, but luckily, never had any first hand knowlegde. The good ones will just devour your wood.

 

There is no possible way to take any of this thread seriously



Even if you say "seriously", "In all honesty", or "In all seriousness "...........sorry, still makes me laugh

 

Archie and Irene, (Nativies who live up the road from my camp) said they only ate the back legs. I don't know how often, but they did.

 

You're not supposed to eat beaver that still has hair on it, that's what holds the smell the worst. Get rid of the hair, then chow down, you'll find the experience much more pleasant.

 

I'm a pretty big fan of frog. I dig 'em!

But I disagree with the tuna statement... I prefer mine raw though. I think you loose too much when you cook it.

Things I have had...


Tuna, yellow and bluefin
Swordfish,
Salmon
Eel
Shark
Gator
Ostrich
Buffalo
Frog
Venison
Duck
Goose
Squirrel
Lamb
Mutton
Bear
Elk
Moose
Quail (and quail eggs, if that counts...)
Chicken
Oysters
Clams
Mussles
etc...
Various types of fish, but I can't list them all...
Some things in Okinawa, that I'm still not sure what they were...
I'm sure there is more...

I go by the rule, try all kinds of food twice, if you don't like it, then don't eat it.

 

Really? Wow, it was definately not cooked correctly. Like MNKK said, I prefer mine raw or wasabi crusted the outside and quick sear it...basically raw.

A much better tasting meal than venison could ever be....by far.

 

2 pages in 2 hours 14 minutes... lol.

 

HAHAHAHA.

I've about lost all I can on this post. The tears are rolling.

I've had most of the things everyone else has listed, except maybe the shark and items from the water (I can't eat most foods from water). Had frog legs a few years ago... tasted like chicken.

One food that I think has a distinct and unmatchable taste is fresh mangos. They'll be soft, but not too soft, and you can smell freshness after you've had a few.

 

Most, if not all, of the sal****er species, have been eaten raw... seriously, (if you can) try it. Once.

LMAO. I just lauged out loud at that... Awesome job with the language censor...

*Sal-t-w-a-t-er I get it now.

 

LMAO!