Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 11:12:25 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <6c4a9443-f9d0-888a-7355-bfe306738f85@example.net> <_5ucnQlvKefrCtP6nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@earthlink.com> <9902a776-3f62-5586-2aa6-be2f1267d40a@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="8323328-344778376-1733307146=:3169" Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1214455"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:61670 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-344778376-1733307146=:3169 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Wed, 4 Dec 2024, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote: > On 12/3/24 4:13 AM, D wrote: >> >> >> On Tue, 3 Dec 2024, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote: >> >>> On 12/2/24 9:02 AM, D wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, 2 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 01/12/2024 17:32, D wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 1 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 30/11/2024 20:54, D wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, 30 Nov 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Well pie it with bacon mushroom and a white wine white sauce. Or >>>>>>>>> curry the bugger. >>>>>>>>> Or buy a chicken from someone who keeps them around the back yard >>>>>>>>> eating worms and stuff. THEY have taste >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> After christmas, this is exactly the experiment I am embarking upon. >>>>>>>> The wife will buy a chicken from a free range farm, and we'll see how >>>>>>>> it compares. My bet is it will be better, but not good enough to get >>>>>>>> me to enjoy chicken breast. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would concur with that. Chicken is cheap protein. Expecting it to be >>>>>>> more is nuts. All reptiles - and birds evolved from reptiles - 'tastes >>>>>>> like chicken'. >>>>>> >>>>>> I read that in terms of protein, breeding snakes is the Donald Trump of >>>>>> protein when it comes to price! A free business idea for this group >>>>>> could be to start a snake breeding farm and sell chicken:ish, protein >>>>>> at very good prices! >>>>>> >>>>>> Then there's also insect protein. I do not know how it compared with >>>>>> snake protein. >>>>>> >>>>> In S Africa Locusts and crickets were known as 'pParkhurst prawns' >>>>> >>>>> Edible if you wanted. >>>> >>>> Fascinating to think about that, given the enormous amount of locusts >>>> which plague them from time to time. Huge amounts of protein there, just >>>> for the taking! >>> >>> >>>  Yea ... if you're down with locusts  :-) >>> >>>  There IS a vocal segment that basically want to FORCE >>>  everybody to eat insects almost entirely as "meat". >> >> This is not good. I have nothing against the free and voluntary consumption >> of insects. If you're into it, be my guest! I am against forced >> consumption. But, given the amount of famine and starving children in >> africa, it would be interested to see if something could be done with the >> locust swarms to get cheap protein for the people. >> >> If I did not have food, I'd welcome insect food over nothing at all. In >> fact I've had grass hopper (deep fried) and it was actually quite good. I >> also had scorpion when I went to china once, and it tasted like a crunchy >> shrimp. >> >>>  Sorry, I like my meat to have had a moo or cluck or >>>  squeal ....... >>> >>>  Oh, avoid deer/moose meat now ... there's a lot of >>>  something like Mad Cow prion going around. NO cure >>>  for that. Bear meat - only WELL done as they tend >>>  to be full of parasites (bear meat isn't that good >>>  anyway). >> >> In sweden deer/moose is ok at the moment I think (and hope). The only thing >> you need to be careful with is boar and if you fish in a plluted lake. That >> is, definitely do _not_ eat anything from central stockholm where for many >> decades heavy industry poured out its filth into the water. >> >> It's improving, but still not good enough. If you're 30 minutes away by >> boat from the center, then you can start to eat an occasional fish or two. > > > The prion problem seems localized to north America > at the moment. You're probably OK in Sweden, for now. > > Alas, the way 'conservationists' tend to move-around > species ....... > > Bear ... it's really kinda yuk. I never had bear myself, but my father once had it in Helsinki in a russian restaurant. Apparently he thought it was quite alright, although not something he was dreaming about afterwards. > Wild boar, anywhere, STILL tend to carry nasty > parasites. Always cook well-done. Wild boar is very tasty! I had bbq:d smoked boar two years ago, and it was amazing! --8323328-344778376-1733307146=:3169--