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Long ago I tried horse meat salami in France. It wasn’t terrible, but I prefer pork, or rather that’s what I was/am used to. Americans are surprised to hear whe

Long ago I tried horse meat salami in France. It wasn’t terrible, but I prefer pork, or rather that’s what I was/am used to. Americans are surprised to hear when I talk about eating rabbit (again in France when I was a kid.) Those cute furry animals are delicious :)

moron4hire 4y ago
Rabbit is eaten in the states, but it's kind of like venison: it's just not something you'll usually find in any store or restaurant, unless those places are specifically going out of their way to cater to either hunters or an "old world European" aesthetic. I can regularly get rabbit at either cheap redneck holes in the sticks or expensive German restaurants in the city. People outside of the cities, and ethnic enclaves within cities, eat a lot of different types of meat. I've had goat, bear, possum, and even alligator. I've known people to eat squirrel, but I personally never considered it worth the effort. There are also lots of different parts of the animal that you'll only find regionally. Various organ meats. Cow and pig intestines. Pigs feet. Pig snout. Pig cheek flesh. Bull testicles (called "Rocky Mountain Oysters" where I was from, though we were nowhere near the Rocky Mountains). Sections of beef brain (excellent battered and deep fried).
- DonaldFisk 4y ago
  > Sections of beef brain (excellent battered and deep fried). I'll take your word for it but I'm not tempted. After BSE and the outbreak of variant CJD which resulted, I wouldn't consider it worth the risk. I've wondered what brain tastes like, though. It's used in a few of Apicius's recipes. I substituted corned beef from BSE free Argentina when I cooked those.
  - abawany 4y ago
    I was forced to try it a few times as a kid and I can assure you it was disgusting, with a soft spongy texture and an unnatural taste that no amount of spices could hide.
- dreamcompiler 4y ago
  Goat is delicious and readily available in US states with a large Latinx population. Cabrito tacos are a delicacy.
  - wincy 4y ago
    Whole Halal goats and lamb are also sold in the frozen section at any Costco that has a large Muslim population around. Granted you then have to figure out how to cook the entire goat. I’m guessing they probably skewer it and roast it outdoors for parties?
    - dreamcompiler 4y ago
      My country relatives would build a giant barbecue grill (probably starting from an old propane tank or something similar) and throw the whole goat on. They were not Muslim; just rednecks.
- wincy 4y ago
  There’s a Japanese restaurant near my house that serves cow tongue, which I’ve found very interesting and order a la cart when I eat there.
  - moron4hire 4y ago
    I grew up in Pennsylvania-Dutch country. Beef tongue sandwiches were apparently a thing. But I moved before I became an adventurous eater.
  - jaclaz 4y ago
    That is also one of the typical ingredients of "bollito misto" (mixed boiled) in Italy: https://memoriediangelina.com/2014/01/19/il-gran-bollito-misto-mixed-boiled-meats/ https://memoriediangelina.com/2014/01/19/il-gran-bollito-mis... but you can also have it "by itself".

moron4hire 4y ago

Rabbit is eaten in the states, but it's kind of like venison: it's just not something you'll usually find in any store or restaurant, unless those places are specifically going out of their way to cater to either hunters or an "old world European" aesthetic. I can regularly get rabbit at either cheap redneck holes in the sticks or expensive German restaurants in the city. People outside of the cities, and ethnic enclaves within cities, eat a lot of different types of meat. I've had goat, bear, possum, and even alligator. I've known people to eat squirrel, but I personally never considered it worth the effort. There are also lots of different parts of the animal that you'll only find regionally. Various organ meats. Cow and pig intestines. Pigs feet. Pig snout. Pig cheek flesh. Bull testicles (called "Rocky Mountain Oysters" where I was from, though we were nowhere near the Rocky Mountains). Sections of beef brain (excellent battered and deep fried).

DonaldFisk 4y ago
> Sections of beef brain (excellent battered and deep fried). I'll take your word for it but I'm not tempted. After BSE and the outbreak of variant CJD which resulted, I wouldn't consider it worth the risk. I've wondered what brain tastes like, though. It's used in a few of Apicius's recipes. I substituted corned beef from BSE free Argentina when I cooked those.
- abawany 4y ago
  I was forced to try it a few times as a kid and I can assure you it was disgusting, with a soft spongy texture and an unnatural taste that no amount of spices could hide.
dreamcompiler 4y ago
Goat is delicious and readily available in US states with a large Latinx population. Cabrito tacos are a delicacy.
- wincy 4y ago
  Whole Halal goats and lamb are also sold in the frozen section at any Costco that has a large Muslim population around. Granted you then have to figure out how to cook the entire goat. I’m guessing they probably skewer it and roast it outdoors for parties?
  - dreamcompiler 4y ago
    My country relatives would build a giant barbecue grill (probably starting from an old propane tank or something similar) and throw the whole goat on. They were not Muslim; just rednecks.
wincy 4y ago
There’s a Japanese restaurant near my house that serves cow tongue, which I’ve found very interesting and order a la cart when I eat there.
- moron4hire 4y ago
  I grew up in Pennsylvania-Dutch country. Beef tongue sandwiches were apparently a thing. But I moved before I became an adventurous eater.
- jaclaz 4y ago
  That is also one of the typical ingredients of "bollito misto" (mixed boiled) in Italy: https://memoriediangelina.com/2014/01/19/il-gran-bollito-misto-mixed-boiled-meats/ https://memoriediangelina.com/2014/01/19/il-gran-bollito-mis... but you can also have it "by itself".