Eat badgers, says Clarissa Dickson Wright.

[torc]

CDW makes some interesting points regarding badgers as food,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodandd...Eat-badgers-says-Clarissa-Dickson-Wright.html.
And this Guardian article is worth a look,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/sep/25/eating-badger-a-sett-menu.

Some more bits to read,
http://www.gastronomydomine.com/?p=184.http://huntergathercook.typepad.com/huntergathering_wild_fres/2009/09/badger-roadkill-burgers.html.
Happy trails...torc.

 

[Andy BB]

Good old Clarissa! Seems fair that if they are going to be culled, might as well eat them. And I certainly was't aware it used to be a dietary staple in England.

Also note that Brian May once again exposes his total ignorance. (Pity - I really like his guitar playing, but as for the rest...Wonder if he's apologised to the family he accused of flat-out lying about their baby being badly bitten in the face by a fox yet? Apparently - per our Brian - foxes wouldn't do a thing like that, cos they're furry, cuddly, gentle beasties....)

 

[Chris the Cat]

I have eaten Badger hams from road kill badger when I lived on my boat on the Oxford cannal
A more delicate tast than you would imagine.
Best.
chris.

 

[Wook]

The country is not exactly hoachin with Badgers - I have serious reservations about culling the Badgers simply because they have certain characteristics we find inconvenient. I'm sure we as a species have a great many attributes the Badgers find inconvenient.

Still, regardless of the morality of killing the Badgers , if they are going to be killed, the Badgers should be eaten wherever possible.

I'm not sure the Badgers would be too happy about that arrangement though.

 

[Retired Member southey]

SSSsssssssnake!

 

[shaggystu]

SSSsssssssnake!

surely it's mushroom first, snake later?

 

[Retired Member southey]

AH! yes you are indeed correct, do you like lions and tigers?

 

[shaggystu]

......do you like lions and tigers?

i believe that there may be more to this question that meets the eye. tentatively, yes, i like both lions and tigers, why for do you ask?

 

[Retired Member southey]

If you like lions and tigers, your going to LOVE THIS!

 

[shaggystu]

If you like lions and tigers, your going to LOVE THIS!

oh yes, good call, i actually had no idea how much i do like lions and tigers, I FRICKIN' LOVE LIONS AND TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we should stop it now, i think this was supposed to be a relatively serious thread

cheers

stuart

 

[Dougster]

If you like lions and tigers, your going to LOVE THIS!

Please, for our sanity, never ever click that link folks.... If my kids find it I'll never ever sleep again.

 

[Wook]

Sorry folks it was all my fault.

I had an opinion, I wrote it out - but truthfully once I had it just didn't seem to add anything to the thread.

So I padded it out with some Badgers.....

 

[shaggystu]

.....If my kids find it I'll never ever sleep again.

for the first time ever i'm wishing that i had neighbours to annoy, "trying to sleep? let me play you the song of my people!!"

 

[santaman2000]

AH! yes you are indeed correct, do you like lions and tigers?

Not so much. But then I'm probably not cooking it right.

 

[HillBill]

That just cracked me up

If you like lions and tigers, your going to LOVE THIS!

 

[demographic]

I reckon there's a lot more on Clarissa Dixon Wright http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...gYHwDw&usg=AFQjCNEX8njhEOjm74A0CYBpdFgvIaJlcgthan any badger.
Flavour might be a bit gamey though

 

[British Red]

I think she's spot on - silly prejudices and emotive reactions to eating the cast of chutesy childrens cartoons - aren't we just a little more rational than that?

 

[cbr6fs]

Can't see how anyone in their right mind could be upset by what she said.

She wasn't in favor of culling or against it, she just said IF they're culled then they should be eaten.


I agree absolutely 100%, it'd certainly be better than throwing it away.

 

[santaman2000]

Can't see how anyone in their right mind could be upset by what she said.

She wasn't in favor of culling or against it, she just said IF they're culled then they should be eaten.


I agree absolutely 100%, it'd certainly be better than throwing it away.

True to a point. Question is how they will be killed. If poisoned or gassed then they might not be safe for consumption.

On the other hand if they're hunted and shot, then why are those the only two choices? Couldn't they just as easily be processed for dog food or swine food?

 

[Squidders]

Just because we can kill and eat anything, it doesn't mean we have to kill and eat everything.