# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/21 "2011-03-22T01:56:58Z")
I’d rate them right below penguin… but certainly better than hummingbird if we’re talking about the flesh. As eggs go, it’s hard to beat hummingbird egg rancheros. ---
**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, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/22 "2011-03-22T02:21:15Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > As eggs go, it’s hard to beat hummingbird egg rancheros. Unless you have a very tiny whisk. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/23 "2011-03-22T02:33:14Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > They’re not that tiny - probably the size of a hen, certainly bigger than a pigeon. They’re much smaller than a typical hen, weighing about 300 gm (10 ounces), and are roughly the same weight as a domestic pigeon. ---
**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 22, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/24 "2011-03-22T02:34:17Z")
[Tiny whisk.](http://foodiefresh.com/wp-content/uploads/bulk/5-23-10-004.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/25 "2011-03-22T03:31:41Z")
I’ll just note that as a native bird they are protected from being killed in the US. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/26 "2011-03-22T04:10:47Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Satisfaction NOT guaranteed. Further, the manufacturer makes no guarantee that the device will function in a manner that even remotely resembles the picture on the box, and disclaims any responsibility for any outcome to the user no matter how meticulously they have followed the directions. Ever. ---
**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 22, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/27 "2011-03-22T04:32:31Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > They’re much smaller than a typical hen, weighing about 300 gm (10 ounces), and are roughly the same weight as a domestic pigeon. They sure look a lot bigger than that - at least the ones I see. Maybe it’s just how elongated they are. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/28 "2011-03-22T05:36:35Z")
They are the acme of eating when it comes to southwestern desert fowl. ---
**Author:** ![Tess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@Tess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/29 "2011-03-22T09:29:19Z")
The store-bought stuff’s ok, but when you work for your meal, it just tastes that much better. ---
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/30 "2011-03-22T17:58:28Z")
Here’s the real question. One that has plagued me since the day I realized cartoons were not documentaries: Do coyotes actually chase and eat roadrunners? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/31 "2011-03-22T18:09:08Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > I’d rate them right below penguin… And Penguins is practically chickens. ---
**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, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/32 "2011-03-22T18:09:42Z")
> [@TravisFromOR](#): > > Here’s the real question. One that has plagued me since the day I realized cartoons were not documentaries: Do coyotes actually chase and eat roadrunners? From [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote), though I don’t know if it’s tongue-in-cheek or factual: > [@](#): > > Though the coyote is the basis for the character of Wile E. Coyote in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated cartoons, especially about the Road Runner, coyotes have not been known as yet to attack Greater Roadrunners for prey. ---
**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 23, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/33 "2011-03-23T15:26:17Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Very yummy.](http://images.roosterteeth.com/images/4b0c45e2ae987_roadrunner.jpg) 😃 I must go OOC so I can ask if there’s somewhere I can buy this in poster form? Please don’t tell me Acme. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/34 "2011-03-23T15:42:36Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I must go OOC so I can ask if there’s somewhere I can buy this in poster form? > Please don’t tell me Acme. I Can Has Roderunner Poster? ---
**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 23, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/35 "2011-03-23T16:07:24Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I must go OOC so I can ask if there’s somewhere I can buy this in poster form? > Please don’t tell me Acme. Haven’t found one but it might be possible to enlarge the image to poster size. ---
**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 23, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/36 "2011-03-23T16:26:53Z")
I found an Etsy seller (calling themselves “acme products”) selling this as a poster but I am leery of buying something like this when it’s obviously not a licensed seller and they may just be printing it out themselves. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/37 "2011-03-23T17:03:44Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I found an Etsy seller (calling themselves “acme products”) selling this as a poster but I am leery of buying something like this when it’s obviously not a licensed seller and they may just be printing it out themselves. Is the image licensed? ---
**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 23, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/38 "2011-03-23T17:12:30Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Is the image licensed? It was shown in one of the Roadrunner cartoons where the coyote is explaining why he’s chasing such a scrawny bird. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/39 "2011-03-23T17:13:57Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > It was shown in one of the Roadrunner cartoons where the coyote is explaining why he’s chasing such a scrawny bird. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498/40 "2011-03-23T17:38:43Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > They sure look a lot bigger than that - at least the ones I see. Maybe it’s just how elongated they are. That’s kind of counterintuitive, isn’t it? I mean, as they approach _c_, shouldn’t they get _shorter_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-roadrunners-good-to-eat/575498.md?page=3)