The key is to understand the underlying tonalities. You see, lamb tastes like it does because it eats grass, not grains. Ducks that eat more fish are oilier and much tangier than those that eat corn or rice. Deer or pigs that eat a lot of acorns have meat that is richer and sweeter than if they eat more roots and tubers.
Which brings us to your rat. Those that eat a lot of rotting garbage are best cooked low and slow, typically a braise with some red wine and a lot of root veg. Sewer rats, who ingest a lot of feces through the day should be filleted thin and cooked on a hot griddle with a spicy rub and/or sauce. And rats that live under the dumpster behind Luigi's probably need substantially less garlic than you might expect...
In general, of course, the tonalities hold for Possum too.
But the fact that Possum are desperately stupid calls for a certain modification. You can put good, healthy dog food pellets out for the Possums, and they will come around and become somewhat dependent. Once they have processed a nice, clean flavor through their meat - 90 to 120 days - put out a nice batch of dog pellets and give them a .22 in the brain stem or even a crossbow bolt through the heart. Break it down, chop it into stew meat cubes and boil the crap out of it.
I want to hug a disgusting giant cane toad!
ReplyDeleteThat or run it over with a Volkswagen van.
ReplyDeleteI own the market on outraged biologist.
ReplyDeleteI guess this will be my Day of Disgusting, Invasive Vermin
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Ooooh, here's a headline for k-lo: Santorum Rally Awash with Zombies!
ReplyDeleteWhy doesn't this post include a recipe?
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to see this documentary. Thanks for posting it.
Hey, B^4, how would you make that giant rat delicious?
ReplyDeleteThe key is to understand the underlying tonalities. You see, lamb tastes like it does because it eats grass, not grains. Ducks that eat more fish are oilier and much tangier than those that eat corn or rice. Deer or pigs that eat a lot of acorns have meat that is richer and sweeter than if they eat more roots and tubers.
ReplyDeleteWhich brings us to your rat. Those that eat a lot of rotting garbage are best cooked low and slow, typically a braise with some red wine and a lot of root veg. Sewer rats, who ingest a lot of feces through the day should be filleted thin and cooked on a hot griddle with a spicy rub and/or sauce. And rats that live under the dumpster behind Luigi's probably need substantially less garlic than you might expect...
Yet I'm still not sold...
ReplyDeleteThe rat at the LGM link should be a pretty good meal. Probably beat a stuffed pigeon.
ReplyDeleteRush Limbaugh libel!
ReplyDeleteNo wait, it's properly cane toad libel.
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Mikey: Do you reckon the same advice goes for possum?
ReplyDeleteIn general, of course, the tonalities hold for Possum too.
ReplyDeleteBut the fact that Possum are desperately stupid calls for a certain modification. You can put good, healthy dog food pellets out for the Possums, and they will come around and become somewhat dependent. Once they have processed a nice, clean flavor through their meat - 90 to 120 days - put out a nice batch of dog pellets and give them a .22 in the brain stem or even a crossbow bolt through the heart. Break it down, chop it into stew meat cubes and boil the crap out of it.
Kind of gamey, but rich.
Probably beat a stuffed pigeon.
ReplyDeleteAnd you can still eat it during Lent.
I enjoy being referred to links on websites of particle physicists I have eaten lobster with.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't happen often enough.
Beating the stuffed pigeon.
ReplyDeleteparticle physicists I have eaten lobster with.
ReplyDeleteThis makes a better story if you change "with" to "off".
This makes a better story if you change "with" to "off".
ReplyDeleteNot if we are talking about Higgs.