# What's Penguin Taste Like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 3, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847 "2005-12-03T01:15:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/1 "2005-12-03T01:15:54Z")
Well? Chicken? Frozen chicken? Greasy? Fishy? ---
**Author:** ![cbarnes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@cbarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbarnes)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/2 "2005-12-03T01:18:43Z")
Oddly enough, I’ve actually heard about this. Penguin is supposed to have a very dirty, oily taste. Apparently, it is fairly unfit for eating. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/3 "2005-12-03T01:19:38Z")
Given their diet, it probably tastes like fishy chicken. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/4 "2005-12-03T01:22:04Z")
I would think it’d be very fatty. They’re basically all fat and feathers. ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/5 "2005-12-03T01:38:43Z")
Penguin? As the farmer said when he kissed the cow, “Every man to his own taste!” I’ll pass, you can have my share. Don’t care much for chicken either! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/6 "2005-12-03T01:43:16Z")
> [@cbarnes](#): > > Penguin is supposed to have a very dirty, oily taste. And such small portions! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/7 "2005-12-03T01:54:05Z")
[BIRDWORLD](http://www.birdworld.co.uk/qanda.htm#40) > [@](#): > > Do Penguins taste nice? > It may sound like a strange question but people do actually eat penguins. In Antarctica there are research stations where scientists live for months or even years so for them having a penguin for dinner is much like us having a Sunday roast. From their experiences we have been told that they taste like duck and that they also have a high oil content, due to all the fish that they eat. > Guano miners also eat penguins whilst they are working near to Humboldt colonies; this however is bad news, as the Humboldt penguin is now a critically endangered species. Guano is old piles of penguin poo and it is mined for as it makes a good fertiliser, this practice is also detrimental to the wild Humboldt penguin population. [How do you cook a penguin ?](http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/PenguinFAQ.html) > [@](#): > > They are very fat, so a method that melts the fat off is better, like a roast. The blood is very rich in oxygen so the meat turns an un-apetizing dark as it cooks. The breast can make decent steaks. What does a hummingbird taste like? Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/8 "2005-12-03T02:01:27Z")
True story: My Spanish prof was lecturing about South America, and specifically, Patagonia. During one section about penguins, she mused, “I wonder what they taste like.” I think I’ll print this out and show her. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/9 "2005-12-03T02:02:02Z")
> [@astro](#): > > What does a hummingbird taste like? Seriously. I dunno, but [here’s how you cook a camel.](http://home.tiac.net/~cri_d/cri/1997/camel.html) ---
**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:** [December 3, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/10 "2005-12-03T02:12:58Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > I dunno, but [here’s how you cook a camel.](http://home.tiac.net/~cri_d/cri/1997/camel.html) No, no, no! You have to _smoke_ Camels… ---
**Author:** ![Tio\_Gringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/11 "2005-12-03T02:16:17Z")
> [@cbarnes](#): > > Oddly enough, I’ve actually heard about this. Penguin is supposed to have a very dirty, oily taste. Apparently, it is fairly unfit for eating. I believe that this report originated with the Shackleton expedition. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/12 "2005-12-03T02:19:36Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > No, no, no! You have to _smoke_ Camels… _Your_ turn for the bad pun flogging at Gettysdope III. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/13 "2005-12-03T02:21:00Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [BIRDWORLD](http://www.birdworld.co.uk/qanda.htm#40) > “Guano is old piles of penguin poo and it is mined for as it makes a good fertiliser, this practice is also detrimental to the wild Humboldt penguin population.” I’m sure the answer will seem obvious when I hear it but how could hauling off penguin poop be bad for them? > [@](#): > > What does a hummingbird taste like? Seriously. Well, they should be mostly red meat. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/14 "2005-12-03T02:26:29Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > _Your_ turn for the bad pun flogging at Gettysdope III. 😛 C’mon! That was like the world’s most perfect straight line, just sitting there ripe for the pickin’. How could I resist that?! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/15 "2005-12-03T03:46:04Z")
Apparently, they taste better than tofurky. But then, wouldn’t everything? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/16 "2005-12-03T03:50:33Z")
\ Penguins taste like freedom… \ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/17 "2005-12-03T04:12:37Z")
So THAT’s what they use to season Freedom Fries! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/18 "2005-12-03T05:24:23Z")
:eek: **Tuckerfan** , you were just asking for reference purposes, right? You wouldn’t really eat a penguin, my most favorite creature, right? Right? Right? :: gives \*\*Tuckerfan \*\*the hairy eyeball :: ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/19 "2005-12-03T11:52:16Z")
> [@astro](#): > > What does a hummingbird taste like? Seriously. They’re crunchy! ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847/20 "2005-12-03T11:54:56Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > :: gives \*\*Tuckerfan \*\*the hairy eyeball :: You know, come to think of it, this symbol: o\_O has never been more appropriate. - Peter Wiggen [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-penguin-taste-like/333847.md?page=2)