Protein

Things are getting a bit dire here.

Although i've got the promise of a job, thats not stopped the endless letters and phonecalls reminding me that the man wants the money right now:DOH:

Apart from eating fish and one road killed peasant, i've not eaten any other meat since 1984.

I'm seriously thinking about eating Squirells. I would hate to eat Stupid Pidgeons as they are so lovely.

Would Pike be a better option? and has anyone eaten one?

 

Oh dear that doesn't sound good.. on the bright side there must of been quite a bit of meat on that peasant

MP Holy Grail--Bloody Peasant! - YouTube

 

According to Hugh F-W Pike need to be kept in totally fresh running water for a few days to get all the silt and c&&p rinsed from their systems.

 

Never tried pike, but "bland and a bit like cotton wool" sounds like cod to me. So what follows is what I do with cod, as I guess it might work with pike too.

I'd just shove it in a fish pie, buried under mash. But, unlike the standard recipe (bland), I put the part cooked cod in the bottom of the pie dish, with a few frozen peas or any veg. A good squirt of tomato puree, some garlic, LOTS of chilli, and LOTS of strong flavoured herbs, I use sage or thyme for this. Then the mash goes on top then in the oven until its the right colour.

Or, I've been known to use cod in curry, along with some fruit. Apple works ok, but sweeter or sharper fruit (pineapple, sharon, plums) work better still.

In both cases, the cod only really provides texture and nutrients. No flavour. All the flavour comes from the herbs and spices and the tomato.

 

'Peasant' Ziggy. I didn't think you ate land animals, since when have you become a cannibal?

 

They wont find the evidence

 

I believe worms are a good source of protein.

 

Make some pag-pag

 

For a while now, at least a couple of years, I've been contemplating that one. It makes perfect sense to try them, and apparently they used to be regularly consumed by peasant folk here on this fair isle of ours. Its just the thought of it, which makes no sense at all.

If I was to pluck up the courage, I think I'd rinse them, and then lightly stir fry them with some garlic and herbs and spices, and some sliced peppers and onions.

I got my mate Paul to eat one once. He said it was a bit chewy but not unpleasant. It was still alive at the time though.

 

I've had quite a few pike curries when I coarse fished.. New fangled rules/laws about taking stuff to eat these days.

 

On the earth worms note, I found this:

Worms As A Food Source For Humans | LIVESTRONG.COM

 

I used to give any pike I caught to my Polish father in law who really appreciated them. I never got to taste the result though as they were cooked and eaten PDQ. All reports I've read suggest pike is rather bland and needs seasoning. Here's just one way of cooking>

Baked Pike Recipe | Russian Food Recipes | Genius cook - Healthy Nutrition, Tasty Food, Simple Recipes

Not so sure about cooking tree rats but pigeons are deffo quite tasty and have quite a bit of meat on them.

 

I wouldn't like to try a pike....i think you can tell by thier faces they're not going to taste nice:WINK1:

 

Clueless wrote .. I got my mate Paul to eat one once. He said it was a bit chewy but not unpleasant. It was still alive at the time though.
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Here's an intresting read.. make sure you have finished your Weetabix first though .. :D

<LI class=g>BBC NEWS | Health | Eat worms - feel better
3 Dec 2003 – Who would deliberately drink a dose of gut worms? The answer is Anna Glanz, an ordinary mother-of-two from Iowa.