# Penguins: Ever eaten one?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-ever-eaten-one/576520>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 30, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-ever-eaten-one/576520 "2011-03-30T16:16:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-ever-eaten-one/576520/1 "2011-03-30T16:16:27Z")

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So after watching\* Happy Feet\* and _March of the Penguins_, it occurred to my inner foodie to wonder what these creatures taste like, given their diet of fish.

On a serious note, have any of you Dopers eaten one, and how did it taste?

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-ever-eaten-one/576520/2 "2011-03-30T16:21:34Z")

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Like a club sandwich. No, wait, that was the seal pup.

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**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-ever-eaten-one/576520/3 "2011-03-30T16:29:56Z")

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Cooked up a merganser I shot by accident once. Tasted like fish oil gone bad. I’d imagine a penguin would be similar but worse.

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**Author:** ![MunkaMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@MunkaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MunkaMike)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-ever-eaten-one/576520/4 "2011-03-30T16:32:53Z")

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“Penguins is practicly chickens.” At least that’s what the experts at Warner Brothers claim.

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**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-ever-eaten-one/576520/5 "2011-03-30T16:49:39Z")

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[Previous thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347708&highlight=Penguin)

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**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-ever-eaten-one/576520/6 "2011-03-30T16:52:14Z")

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> [@PlainJain](#):
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> [Previous thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347708&highlight=Penguin)

I am truly sorry I asked.

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**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penguins-ever-eaten-one/576520/7 "2011-03-30T19:25:01Z")

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> [@ministryman](#):
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> So after watching\* Happy Feet\* and _March of the Penguins_, it occurred to my inner foodie to wonder what these creatures taste like, given their diet of fish.
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> On a serious note, have any of you Dopers eaten one, and how did it taste?

I’ve never had penguin, but I’ve eaten puffins, which have a similar diet. They taste rich and gamey—only a little fishy; more like a sort of livery rare beef steak. In case you want to try puffin yourself, they’re commonly eaten in Iceland, so get thee to Reykjavík and browse the local restaurant menus.