# Can you eat "Seagull"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 29, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704 "2008-06-29T23:04:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/21 "2008-06-30T13:16:52Z")
If by “Seagull” you mean raw sewage, than no, it’s not edible and it would likely cause you to become violently ill. But if by “Seagull” you mean seagull, than there’s no reason for the quotation marks. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/22 "2008-06-30T13:55:40Z")
[QUOTE=Pochacco] If it is edible … _What flavor is it?_ [/QUOTE] It’s bleedin’ seabird flavor, innit? _ALBATROSS!_ ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/23 "2008-06-30T15:07:53Z")
I have actually eaten seagull, roasted on hot coals, without any post-meal discomfort and enjoying the culinary experience. Meat is meat, after thorough cooking, IME (maybe 20 different kinds of meat under my belt, incl. fox, crow, squirrel, larvae, viper etc.) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/24 "2008-06-30T16:42:26Z")
[QUOTE=brewha] If by “Seagull” you mean raw sewage, than no, it’s not edible and it would likely cause you to become violently ill. But if by “Seagull” you mean seagull, than there’s no reason for the quotation marks. [/QUOTE] [The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks.](http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/25 "2008-06-30T17:05:14Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] [The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks.](http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/) 😃 [/QUOTE] Thanks for posting that. It was “really interesting.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/26 "2008-06-30T21:36:42Z")
[QUOTE=Pochacco] If it is edible … _What flavor is it?_ [/QUOTE] Gullible. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/27 "2008-06-30T21:43:24Z")
I don’t think this seabird is meant to be eaten. It’s not that kind of gull. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/28 "2008-06-30T21:48:33Z")
How about some [albatross?](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134280/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/29 "2008-07-01T04:21:27Z")
[QUOTE=astro] How about some [albatross?](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134280/) [/QUOTE] Better yet! [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z\_u7VGiMO0U](http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z_u7VGiMO0U) ---
**Author:** ![scrambledeggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/30 "2008-07-03T18:22:06Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Thanks for posting that. It was “really interesting.” 😉 [/QUOTE] I put the quote marks on “Seagull” because it wasn’t a species – probably I should not have since it was grammatically unnecessary. Also, in general, you can’t use bold or italics in the title of the thread, so quotation marks are an alternative way of showing emphasis. ---
**Author:** ![SharkB8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@SharkB8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharkB8)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704/31 "2008-07-03T19:35:09Z")
[QUOTE=scrambledeggs] I put the quote marks on “Seagull” because it wasn’t a species – probably I should not have since it was grammatically unnecessary. Also, in general, you can’t use bold or italics in the title of the thread, so quotation marks are an alternative way of showing emphasis. [/QUOTE] Are you at all curious if scrambled seagull eggs are edible? 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-eat-seagull/454704.md?page=1)