satanellus wrote:
Guffaw wrote:
Eating rodents is not unusual. Marmots are a traditional food in Siberia and on the Mongolian steppe.
Guinea Pigs are a Peruvian delicacy.
Capybaras make for a tasty and large meal in tropical South America.
Nutria are great for furs but also eaten in Europe and Asia.
A little closer to home - people still hunt and eat squirrel and possum in parts of the USA.
I have a Peruvian friend who assures me that guinea pig are delicious, especially the feet which are crisp and crunchy.
My initial thought when I read your post was that nutria are native to South America, I didn't realise they were farmed in other parts of the world.
I'd be offended if I were a possum and had been called a rodent. :-( I like possums.
I’ve had guinea pig in Peru maybe it was the way it was prepared but it tasted like a cross between squirrel and muskrat. And possum are not that bad if you brine them and slow cook ‘em.