# Animals I Have Eaten. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 29, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901 "2007-06-29T13:14:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/21 "2007-06-29T16:58:55Z")
Well, no one has said “emu” yet, so at least I have that on ya…and you’ve got that list with so many fish varieties, and you didn’t list “catfish”? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/22 "2007-06-29T17:18:49Z")
I can add: iguana cuy (guinea pig) Now, if we want to delve into “\*parts of \* animals I have eaten,” I might be able to make a good showing. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/23 "2007-06-29T17:21:42Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Adding to the list: Jellyfish Raccoon Wild Boar [/QUOTE] This post gives me a taste for a nice fillet of Clownfish… ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/24 "2007-06-29T17:25:08Z")
Mountain Oysters ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/25 "2007-06-29T17:36:29Z")
My current culinary goal is to eat llama. My list is pretty dull - cow, pig, chicken, grouse, goose, duck, quail, pheasant, bear, mule deer, pronghorn, wapiti, moose, some kind of wild sheep, snails, anything available at Red Lobster, freshwater fish found in Colorado or Wyoming, bunnies, caviar (which is not really an animal, I guess), crawdads, rattlesnake, crocodile, buffalo, ostrich. I’d go out of my way to avoid ostrich, it tasted like sweat (might have got a bad one, but I don’t care to try again), snails are just a delivery mechanism for garlic butter, goose and duck didn’t impress me, but they aren’t bad, caviar was too salty. The rest I’d eat again without a second thought. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/26 "2007-06-29T17:51:46Z")
I submit we’ve all dabbled in cannibalism - who hasn’t ingested some fluids from another human being? Why quibble at a bite of human steak when we’ve all drunk the juice? 😃 I have to go make lunch now. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/27 "2007-06-29T18:03:13Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] I submit we’ve all dabbled in cannibalism - who hasn’t ingested some fluids from another human being? Why quibble at a bite of human steak when we’ve all drunk the juice? 😃 I have to go make lunch now. [/QUOTE] Thanks for pointing that out. Are sure secretions count? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/28 "2007-06-29T18:10:48Z")
[QUOTE=Max Torque] Well, no one has said “emu” yet, so at least I have that on ya…and you’ve got that list with so many fish varieties, and you didn’t list “catfish”? [/QUOTE] bcause I’m a bit of a fool, I completely forgot catfish. :smack: so.. Updated List: Cow Lamb Pig Moose Elk Deer Beaver Opossum Armadillo Rabbit Goat Bear Buffalo Camel Chicken Duck Pheasant Squab Turkey Goose Ostrich **Quail** Shark Tuna Octopus Shrimp Smelt Mackerel Sardine Lobster Crab Eel Abalone Scallop Mussel Clam Oyster Mahi-mahi Swordfish Tilapia Orange Roughy Squid Anchovy Bass Carp Trout Pike Salmon Coho Salmon Haddock Whitefish \*\*Walleye Catfish \*\* Cod Pollock Crayfish Snail Herring Halibut (it was good enough for J…) Bluegill Sole Red Snapper Turtle Rattlesnake Alligator Sturgeon (eggs) accidently: Spider Fly (I don’t know why…) Gnat ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/29 "2007-06-29T18:12:06Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] I didn’t see kangaroo in your (pretty impressive) list, **BMalion** , also, you just know where lists like this are ultimately headed, don’t you? It’s:Cannibalism I’ve eaten limpets. [/QUOTE] I’ve had elk, buffalo, horse, eel, squid/octopus (hard to tell, once its cut up). [Spoiler] In response to **Mangetout’s** spoiler box, I have to admit it: Yes, I’ve eaten women. They said they liked it too. No, really…! They could have been faking it, but knees quivering on my shoulders is generally a good sign. Spoiler box maintained so as not to corrupt the minds of the innocent… [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/30 "2007-06-29T18:17:54Z")
Can we have the list with all fish compressed into a single “fish”? That I don’t see on the list: capybara Lapa Danta Bat Possum The last two are just nasty ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/31 "2007-06-29T18:22:39Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Thanks for pointing that out. Are sure secretions count? [/QUOTE] What is milk (and, by derivation, cheese, butter, ice cream and yogurt) if not secretions? ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/32 "2007-06-29T19:54:40Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Dog. Cobra. [/QUOTE] Hey, I’ve had dog and cobra, both in Viet Nam. Plus: Camel Kangaroo Guinea Pig Alligator Bear Zebra Wildebeest Crocodile Ostrich Llama Probably 3 types of antelope. And your usual invertebrates in a sushi restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/33 "2007-06-29T20:04:33Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] Hey, I’ve had dog and cobra, both in Viet Nam. Plus: Camel Kangaroo Guinea Pig Alligator Bear Zebra Wildebeest Crocodile Ostrich Llama Probably 3 types of antelope. And your usual invertebrates in a sushi restaurant. [/QUOTE] I would some day love to be able to say: “Wildebeast? meh, tastes like llama.” ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/34 "2007-06-29T23:17:01Z")
I eaten many not listed and a couple not listed. I have tried horse meat on a couple of occasions and rather enjoyed it. While in the scouts we trapped a crow and decided to BBQ it. Yuk. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/35 "2007-06-29T23:41:39Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Thanks for pointing that out. Are sure secretions count? [/QUOTE] Never eaten: bird’s nest soup? Blood (“black”) pudding (aka “boudin”). ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Betty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Guy\_Betty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Betty)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/36 "2007-06-29T23:55:07Z")
I’ll add Water Moccasin snake. And I’ll second Possum=bad. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Betty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Guy\_Betty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Betty)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/37 "2007-06-29T23:56:12Z")
Oh! Forgot… Hummingbird eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/38 "2007-06-30T02:54:28Z")
> [@](#): > > While in the scouts we trapped a crow and decided to BBQ it. Yuk. The first time I read this I thought you had written your scout troop had trapped a _cow_ and decided to BBQ it. Which would just be beef but was still an arresting image. ---
**Author:** ![BluePitbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/39 "2007-06-30T03:20:31Z")
Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Sheep, Cow, Pig, Deer, Goat, Conch, various species of fish. ---
**Author:** ![kaiwik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaiwik/32/3978_2.png) [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901/40 "2007-06-30T03:33:54Z")
Cow Horse Goat Bison/Buffalo Chicken Turkey Goose (domestic) Pheasant Grouse Quail Swan Duck - domestic, mallard and a variety of sea ducks Ptarmigan Sea Gull Eggs Deer - Whitetail, Mule and Sitka Blacktail Elk Moose Black Bear Caribou Rabbit - domestic and wild Hare Oyster - several varieties Clams - Cherrystone, Butter, Quahog and Geoduck Limpets Chitons Snails - land and sea Sea Urchin Sea Cucumber Octopus Squid Crab - Dungeness, Tanner and King Seal Sea Lion Whale - muktuk Salmon - Coho, Sockeye, Chinook, Chum and Humpback and the eggs of salmon in a variety of preparations, as well as milt Dolly Varden Halibut Flounder Steelhead Irish Lord - nasty tasting Red Snapper and other rockfish Orange Roughy Catfish Tuna - can’t recall all the varieties Mahi Mahi Trout - Rainbow and Brown Shark Skate an assortment of sushi items assorted gnats and no-see-ums (not on purpose) I fervently hope that I haven’t ever swallowed a spider [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-i-have-eaten/409901.md?page=3)