# Are roadrunners good to eat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 21, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498 "2011-03-21T19:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/1 "2011-03-21T19:22:07Z")
Was the coyote pursuing a delicacy? Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/2 "2011-03-21T19:28:22Z")
They’re a bit on the chewy side. Huge drumsticks, though. Actually, I’ve never had one, but would assume it would taste like any other game bird. I just cooked a pheasant for dinner recently. Very delicious. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/3 "2011-03-21T19:30:10Z")
[Very yummy.](http://images.roosterteeth.com/images/4b0c45e2ae987_roadrunner.jpg) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nadir](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nadir/32/7302_2.png) [@Nadir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadir)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/4 "2011-03-21T19:31:06Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Are roadrunners good to eat? Never ate one, but they sure are fun to drive! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/5 "2011-03-21T19:33:01Z")
They’re tiny. There’s probably more meat on frogs’ legs. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/6 "2011-03-21T19:43:02Z")
Not a lot of marbeling, I guess because there’s a real shortage of Roadrunner feed lots. In fact, _“it mainly feeds on insects, with the addition of small reptiles (including rattlesnakes up to 60 cm long), rodents and other small mammals, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, small birds (particularly from feeders and birdhouses) and eggs, and carrion.”_ If it is what it eats, then you probably won’t mistake it for a ribeye. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/7 "2011-03-21T19:47:22Z")
Yes, but catching them is the problem. Although I believe there’s a company which sells a variety of roadrunner traps, unbelievably fast delivery times too. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/8 "2011-03-21T19:52:00Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Yes, but catching them is the problem. Although I believe there’s a company which sells a variety of roadrunner traps, unbelievably fast delivery times too. Satisfaction NOT guaranteed. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/9 "2011-03-21T20:04:38Z")
Their Latin name isn’t _Tastyus supersonicus_ for nothing, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/10 "2011-03-21T21:33:48Z")
_sigh_ I’ll have to get back to you on that. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/11 "2011-03-21T21:35:30Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > _sigh_ I’ll have to get back to you on that. No luck yet, huh, pal? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/12 "2011-03-21T22:04:07Z")
May I suggest , "Diced Roadrunner Ragu served on a Roulette Wheel, the best! Or Maybe just plain old sauer-Road Runner-braten like Mother used to make. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/13 "2011-03-21T22:06:33Z")
> [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](#): > > They’re tiny. There’s probably more meat on frogs’ legs. They’re not that tiny - probably the size of a hen, certainly bigger than a pigeon. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/14 "2011-03-22T00:12:10Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > They’re not that tiny - probably the size of a hen, certainly bigger than a pigeon. They actually look remarkably like the yummy one up there in post #3, Wile E’s nemesis. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/15 "2011-03-22T00:13:47Z")
I have another board, where people eat squirrels and such. I’ll ask over ther and get back to y’all. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/16 "2011-03-22T00:29:39Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Very yummy.](http://images.roosterteeth.com/images/4b0c45e2ae987_roadrunner.jpg) 😃 I’ve never noticed in the cartoon that the thighs taste like double martinis. That’s, like, four martinis! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/17 "2011-03-22T00:41:36Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > I’ve never noticed in the cartoon that the thighs taste like double martinis. That’s, like, four martinis! They aught to have xxx tattoos, huh? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/18 "2011-03-22T00:45:56Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > I’ve never noticed in the cartoon that the thighs taste like double martinis. That’s, like, four martinis! Like they say, liquor is quicker. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/19 "2011-03-22T01:03:22Z")
But Bird is the Word. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/20 "2011-03-22T01:32:22Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > _sigh_ I’ll have to get back to you on that. quite clever. Really! 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498.md?page=2)