The meat spectrum

[Versatile]

One of my friend says she once ate rabbit in Central America but wasn't told what it was until she had finished and commented on how delicious the Cornish hen was.

How far down the meat spectrum will you knowingly go:

1. I am The Big Ragu
2. Fish
3. Crustacean (shrimp, clams, lobsters)
4. Mollusk (mussels, scallop, squid, conch, octopus)
5. Chicken
6. Cow
7. Pig
8. Duck, goose or pheasant
9. Deer and bison
10. Intestine or liver
11. Ostrich
12. Rabbit
13. Alligator and snake
14. Kangaroo and other non-carnivorous mammals
15. Testicle and penis
16. Lion and other carnivores
17. Horse
18. Cat
19. Dog
20. Human

I'm leaning toward stopping after No. 14. I might give Rocky Mountain oysters a try, though.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I have to stop at 10 just because the whole intestine thing grosses me out. But I know I've had ostrich and I think I've had alligator.

 

[Versatile]

Would you eat liver? I think liver and intestines are much more common than anything below them.

 

[JC]

I'd stop at 11, I have no idea why but I can't picture myself eating rabbit.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Would you eat liver? I think liver and intestines are much more common than anything below them.

Not a fan of liver and don't knowingly have any, but can't be sure that pate hasn't crossed my lips at some point.

 

[Versatile]

I'd stop at 11, I have no idea why but I can't picture myself eating rabbit.

I just switched rabbit and ostrich because I realized eating ostrich is probably more like eating any other bird, while rabbit is like eating a small fuzzy friend.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I'd add though that not only do I think ostrich is more palatable than intestines or liver, I also think it's quite common. Depending on geography, maybe as common as deer.

And bison is my favorite steak. Like it way more than beef.

 

[Care Bear]

I think you should switch 14 and 15. A lot of people have probably eaten testicles of some variety. Maybe add brain to the list...

 

[Versatile]

I have a hard time believing ostrich is more common than deer. Even in Africa, they're chowing on gazelles.

I think you should switch 14 and 15. A lot of people have probably eaten testicles of some variety. Maybe add brain to the list...

Not everything that goes in someone's mouth is then eaten.

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

Is rabbit more acceptable if it has a pancake on top?

 

[Brian]

I've gone down to 13. I would try 14. I wouldn't go 15.

 

[Care Bear]

I think you should switch 14 and 15. A lot of people have probably eaten testicles of some variety. Maybe add brain to the list...

Not everything that goes in someone's mouth is then eaten.

Balls are tasty.

I guarantee you more posters have swallowed a testicle than a kangaroo pouch.

 

[Versatile]

How many have tried kangaroo testicles?

 

[Batman]

I'd definitely switch 14 and 15. I'd try a lion steak, or a lot of other wild game. Same with something like kangaroo, if it was farm-raised and prepared like most food.
Other than the aforementioned Rocky Mountain Oysters, it'd be hard to talk myself into knowingly eating testicles or penis.

As for how far I've actually gone down the scale, it's No. 13 (alligator), with a couple steps missing in between. Alligator is farm-raised and fairly common in restaurants down here in the south. Hell, I've seen "alligator on a stick" sold at fairs. It's not terrible, but not great. Pretty fatty.

 

[Versatile]

I'd definitely switch 14 and 15. I'd try a lion steak, or a lot of other wild game. Same with something like kangaroo, if it was farm-raised and prepared like most food.
Other than the aforementioned Rocky Mountain Oysters, it'd be hard to talk myself into knowingly eating testicles or penis.

So you mean you'd switch 15 and 16, which is basically the opposite of Care Bear's point. I am comfortable with where they are because we really aren't supposed to eat lions or tigers or bears, digestively speaking.

 

[Batman]

I'd definitely switch 14 and 15. I'd try a lion steak, or a lot of other wild game. Same with something like kangaroo, if it was farm-raised and prepared like most food.
Other than the aforementioned Rocky Mountain Oysters, it'd be hard to talk myself into knowingly eating testicles or penis.

So you mean you'd switch 15 and 16, which is basically the opposite of Care Bear's point. I am comfortable with where they are because we really aren't supposed to eat lions or tigers or bears, digestively speaking.

Are those bad for humans' digestive systems? I have no idea. I'd have figured it was no different than most other wild game.
But, yeah, meant 15 and 16.

 

[Buck]

I've everything through No. 14, including two endangered species - sea turtle and Marianas fruit bat.
I have not eaten 15 or 16, but would try them. I would definitely like to try bear.
I'd eat dog or cat if I had the chance in a country where it was part of the local cuisine.

I'd eat a human meat if my life depended on it.

 

[Care Bear]

I have gone to 13, eat 15 on a daily basis, and would consider 16. I'm out after that.

 

[Brian]

Was it venison?
You WISH it was venison!

 

[Versatile]

I'd definitely switch 14 and 15. I'd try a lion steak, or a lot of other wild game. Same with something like kangaroo, if it was farm-raised and prepared like most food.
Other than the aforementioned Rocky Mountain Oysters, it'd be hard to talk myself into knowingly eating testicles or penis.

So you mean you'd switch 15 and 16, which is basically the opposite of Care Bear's point. I am comfortable with where they are because we really aren't supposed to eat lions or tigers or bears, digestively speaking.

Are those bad for humans' digestive systems? I have no idea. I'd have figured it was no different than most other wild game.
But, yeah, meant 15 and 16.

My understanding is it can make you sick to eat certain parts of carnivores, particularly the liver, but that humans never regularly ate carnivores because there was no need to in general, and they aren't as easy on the digestive tract or as nutritious as herbivores.