Posted on 03/14/2024 1:50:30 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Forbidden. Treif. Case closed.
Rustler’s Roost, Phoenix. Rattlesnake bites. (Like chicken nuggets). Tasty with a “dusty” aftertaste.
An email I just sent out:
Ah, yes. Sci. American. A once great publication.
30 years behind the times. I, in a land far away, a long time ago, has a 130-pound, 9.5 ft Burmese python in the freezer.
Thawed and steaked it. It was destined for a Dermestid beetle skeletonization but I never found the time to bring it to the UofMN zoology department.
Brought it to a potluck at XXXXXXXX [censored] - suitably labeled - so people would not mistake it for a large salmonid. [I had previously brought a low-country stew which included squirrel. I didn’t label it - just assumed that everyone knew that Brunswick stew included rodent or marsupial]
People were leery - my reputation preceded me - but it was well-received. Did not flake like a fish, but was tender and nondescript in flavor. No, it did NOT taste like chicken.
Rattlesnake is excellent. But don’t deep fry it or it’ll taste like chicken. There’s no point risking your life get a meal you could mistake for the one you’d get at the drive-through at KFC.
Oh, and I forgot. In some states, snakes are protected. ALL OF THEM. Even killing one in self-defense isn’t allowable because you should have known to stay out of his habitat.
Gator and Ostrich are exotic but tasty
Gator and Ostrich are exotic but tasty
You know those movies where somebody gets bitten by a rattler and sucks out the venom.
Let’s hope nobody decides to bottle and sell that stuff as a soft drink.
I have tried gator and found it, adequate because it tastes a bit gamey. I do love a good ostrich steak though.
My favorite is chicken, if it doesn’t taste like wet cardboard, followed up by beef. In fact, I eat more beef than chicken because it is on average better than modern, industrial farmfrankenchickens.
When I retire, I think I’m going to raise chickens for the eggs and meat and for my grandchildren to play catch with.
Rustler’s Roost is a great restaurant with a great view. I remember when it was still on the edge of the city.
It’s not snake.
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