Squirrels are Toast

[dotinthesky]

Celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver are being urged to feature grey squirrel on their menus.

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I don't know if this could ever come to pass in Britain. Maybe squirrel meat tastes good, but would I ever actively choose it from a menu if there were other options? Have any of you ever eaten squirrel meat? What does it taste like?

Comments

[kirstenlj.livejournal.com]

I seem to remember there being a very lively post on someone's journal about eating squirrels a few years ago.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Aww, I must have missed that! What was the general consensus?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Cheers. ;-)

[steer.livejournal.com]

I have certainly mentioned it on my journal. It was served in one of our uni canteens once. Some of the students made a fuss. I thought it tasted OK though.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Does it taste like chicken?

[steer.livejournal.com]

No more so than any other meat.