Animals I've Eaten
I enjoy experimenting with new foods and decided to keep track of when and where I've tried new and interesting animals.
Photos of the meat I've eaten are in no particular order.
Mammals
Class Mammalia
Yak & Jalapeno Cheese Sausage Appetizers, at a dinner party with friends
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Antelope - From Blue Spruce Inn in Frisco, Colorado |
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Boar - Le Central in Denver |
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Buffalo- Buffalo Exchange in Denver, sadly now defunct |
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Caribou - From exoticmeats.com |
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Cow - Boring! Everywhere |
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Deer - In Wisconsin |
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Elk- Buckhorn Exchange in Denver and Blue Spruce Inn in Frisco, Colorado |
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Goat - Tasted kind of stringy. People's Fair in Denver, 2005 |
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Kangaroo - New South Wales restaurant in Colorado Springs |
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Lamb - Mmmmm, my favorite! |
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Llama - From exoticmeats.com |
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Ox - Somewhat strong tasting, but very tender |
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Rabbit - In a German restaurant in Detroit |
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Pig - Everywhere |
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Sheep - In Haggis from a Scottish festival |
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Yak - From exoticmeats.com |
Lamb Sandwich from a Greek Festival
Reptiles
Class Reptilia
Plate of goat & ox from the Denver People's Fair
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Alligator- Bayou Bob's in downtown Denver |
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Rattlesnake - At the Briarhurst Manor in Colorado Springs |
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Snapping Turtle - At Ruth's Chris in Chicago |
Chicken & Ribs
Amphibians
Class Amphibia
Elk & Buffalo Steak from a Denver festival
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Frog - A restaurant in Milwaukee |
Turkey Legs from the Colorado Renaissance Faire
Birds
Class Aves
Chicken heart, at the Rodizio Grill
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Chicken - I had a chicken heart at Rodizio Grill! |
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Duck - Le Central in Denver |
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Goose - Le Central in Denver |
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Ostrich - At the Fuddruckers chain in Denver |
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Partridge - From exoticmeats.com |
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Pheasant - Buckhorn Exchange |
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Pigeon - From exoticmeats.com |
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Turkey - Best was turkey BBQ in Austin, TX |
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Quail - Papillon, sadly defunct Denver restaurant |
Partridge (top) and Guinea Fowl (bottom) ordered from exoticmeats.com
Fish
White fish with mango sauce from Tucano's
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Catfish - Hop's Brewery in Cherry Creek, Denver |
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Cod - Fish and chips in London |
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Halibut - Fish and chips in London |
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Mahi-Mahi - Pappadeaux in the Denver Tech Center |
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Orange Roughy |
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Perch - One of my favorites from Wisconsin |
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Rockfish - On an Alaskan cruise |
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Salmon - Wonderful salmon fillets in Seattle, WA |
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Scrod - In Boston |
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Shark - In Florida |
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Snapper - Yummy |
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Swordfish - Best grilled swordfish was on the coast of Portugal |
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Tilapia - Cajun tilapia at Bastien's |
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Tuna - Fresh-caught tuna is a favorite |
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Trout - I caught my own in Estes Park, Colorado |
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Zander - On an Alaskan cruise. Apparently it's a "European perch" |
Pork loin from Rodizio
Assorted Seafood
Shrimp, beef, pork and chicken (Vietnamese Meat Box from Penthouse Noodles)
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Crab |
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Crawfish |
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Eel |
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Lobster |
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Mussels |
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Octopus |
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Oyster |
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Scallop |
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Shrimp/Prawn |
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Snail |
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Squid |
Plate of fried squid at a Greek Festival
Miscellaneous
Molly eating a plate of goat curry in front of the "Rocky Mountain Animal Defense Fund" (with a sign reading "Farm Animals Have Feelings Too!" and "Say NO to foie gras!" and "No Veal"!)
Animals I Want To Eat
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Bear - I'm told it's available in the Pacific Northwest, but tastes nasty. |
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Chukar - I had to look this one up in the dictionary. "The Chukar, Alectoris chukar, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae". |
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Dog - Supposedly commonly eaten in Asian countries. |
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Elephant - Probably unlikely to happen in my lifetime, but who knows. |
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Groundhog - I know there are groundhogs in the US, but never seen it on a menu anywhere. |
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Horse - Friends from Belgium tell me it is a very tasty meat, and commonly eaten in Europe. |
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Peacock - A friend from India told me wild peacocks are the tastiest bird to eat. My husband and I actually looked into raising them in our backyard, but it turns out they're probably too noisy. Bummer. |
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Platypus - According to news articles, platypus meat is sold in New Guinea marketplaces. That would be so cool! Then I'd have eaten eutherians, metatherians, and prototherians! |
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Water buffalo - I've been told that McDonalds in India serves water buffalo burgers. |
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Saber-toothed tiger - Maybe someday they'll resurrect enough DNA to clone and raise them! |
Good Places To Eat Animals
Rodizio, Le Central, Buckhorn Exchange, Pappadeaux, Briarhurst Manor, Texas barbeque mmmmm
Good Places To Buy Animals To Eat
ExoticMeats.Com - Awesome! Shipping is pretty pricey, but they have a ton of interesting options
Molly eating ox in front of the "Peaceful Prairie" booth, next to a "How To Win An Argument With A Meat Eater" sign
Eat an Animal For PETA Day!
Molly eating a plate of elk and buffalo jerky in front of the vegetarian booth (featuring a sign of "Hamburgers Are Made Outta What?!" Please go veg!" and "It's the 21st Century...are you still eating animals?" Why yes...yes I am.)
Eat Meat For Peta Day is March 15th!
- 2003 - We ate at an Australian restaurant with kangaroo, beef and fish
- 2004 - We ate at Rodizio with chicken, turkey, quail, pork/ham/bacon, beef, wild boar, salmon, crab and more!
- 2005 - We ate at the Briarhurst Manor with scallops, elk, bison, beef, salmon, bass and wall-eye
- 2006 - Oops! We were busy moving and forgot. :( Twice as much meat next year!
