What does turtle taste like?
And how do you eat it?
|
What does turtle taste like?
Kenneth Leja wrote: > > And how do you eat it? Tastes like chicken of course... and you eat it very, very carefully. ;-) Ever seen a large snapping turtle? They are supposed to be some of the best eating. K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
What does turtle taste like?
Kenneth Leja wrote:
> And how do you eat it? Country folks hereabouts in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia eat local snapping turtles and claim they have 7 different meats. Different parts of the critter, so they claim, have different flavors and chewing characteristics. In my experience, I've seen three, the feet, the upper legs and neck, and the body meat. Different like pork has different kinds of meat in different parts. The legs taste like chicken. The rest is, well, different. Pastorio |
What does turtle taste like?
Katra wrote:
> > Kenneth Leja wrote: > > > > And how do you eat it? > > Tastes like chicken of course... > > and you eat it very, very carefully. ;-) > > Ever seen a large snapping turtle? > They are supposed to be some of the best eating. > > K. > > -- > >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< > > "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are > all owned by cats" -- Asimov > > Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry > http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra I had some many years ago, around the mid-50's. What I had is now a protected species (hawksbill turtle, aka carey). Does not taste like chicken at all, more like a gamy pork. It is supposed to be a restorative of male potency but I was in my teens then and could not tell the difference. At that age I needed just the opposite. ;-) |
What does turtle taste like?
It tastes just........not like chicken.
<< And how do you eat it? >> ____Reply Separator_____ Find a restaurant that serves turtle soup. Tell the wait person, "Give me a bowl of turtle soup and make it snappy!!" |
What does turtle taste like?
|
What does turtle taste like?
"Kenneth Leja" > wrote in message om... > And how do you eat it? 1. Elephant 2. With a knife and fork or a soup spoon. Dimitri |
What does turtle taste like?
|
What does turtle taste like?
"-L." wrote: > > (Kenneth Leja) wrote in message . com>... > > And how do you eat it? > > Many species of turtle are endangered world-wide. I don't advocate eating them. > Nothing more awesome than encountering a turtle in the wild. > > -L. I actually have to agree with this. :-) That is why I only ate a turtle that _had_ to be killed. Before that, even tho' I was curious about trying the meat, I could just never bring myself to kill a healthy turtle. I run into them in the river all the time when I go snorkeling. It's tempting tho' sometimes when you are fishing and they keep taking your bait! <G> From the experience with that one turtle, they are not really worth the effort anyway. K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
What does turtle taste like?
Katra wrote:
> I actually have to agree with this. :-) > That is why I only ate a turtle that _had_ to be killed. > Before that, even tho' I was curious about trying the meat, > I could just never bring myself to kill a healthy turtle. > I run into them in the river all the time when I go snorkeling. The only time I ever killed a turtle was when I was staying on a friend's farm and we drained the pond that was our swimming hole. We found a snapper in there that was more than two feet across, and he was nasty. > It's tempting tho' sometimes when you are fishing and they > keep taking your bait! <G> It's even more frustrating when they eat your catch. We once left some fish on a stringer in the water while we tended to something else for a while. We came back about an hour later and found a string of fish bones. |
What does turtle taste like?
ROFLMAO -- it was just two days ago that one of wife's co-worker's gave her
a can of "Snapper Soup"... for me (one who'll eat just 'bout anything) to eat... I ate it... tasted like brown gravy with tofu.. . LOL -- she's got the perfect "Gag" gift coming to her soon (coon) ... "Creamed Possum w/ Sweet Potatoes garnished in Coon Fat Gravy"...(http://www.johnsonsmith.com/website/...tail.asp?UID=2 003111413190716&item_no=25232&keyword=possum&cat_k eyword=&search_page_no=1) Hey... I ate "Franklin 'da Turtle"... you can eat "Patty 'da Posssum"... LOL!!! -- Kendall F. Stratton III Fort Fairfield, Maine USA http://home.maine.rr.com/k3 "Support bacteria -- it's the only culture some people have!" "Kenneth Leja" > wrote in message om... > And how do you eat it? |
How do you kill a turtle?
Bob Pastorio > wrote in message >...
> Kenneth Leja wrote: > > > And how do you eat it? > > Country folks hereabouts in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia eat > local snapping turtles and claim they have 7 different meats. > > Different parts of the critter, so they claim, have different flavors > and chewing characteristics. In my experience, I've seen three, the > feet, the upper legs and neck, and the body meat. Different like pork > has different kinds of meat in different parts. > > The legs taste like chicken. The rest is, well, different. > > Pastorio I personally like turtles too much to kill them. They are beautiful animals. But for those who hunt turtles, how do they kill them? Indeed, why kill an animal that nature went to such trouble to protect. If God gave turtles a hard shell, it must be for a good reason. |
What does turtle taste like?
Dave Smith wrote: > > Katra wrote: > > > I actually have to agree with this. :-) > > That is why I only ate a turtle that _had_ to be killed. > > Before that, even tho' I was curious about trying the meat, > > I could just never bring myself to kill a healthy turtle. > > I run into them in the river all the time when I go snorkeling. > > The only time I ever killed a turtle was when I was staying on a friend's farm and we drained the pond that was our > swimming hole. We found a snapper in there that was more than two feet across, and he was nasty. One that size can be pretty dangerous too! Their necks are nearly as long as their shells, so holding them by the backside is no guarantee. They can easily take off a finger or two. :-P So, was he tasty? > > > It's tempting tho' sometimes when you are fishing and they > > keep taking your bait! <G> > > It's even more frustrating when they eat your catch. We once left some fish on a stringer in the water while we > tended to something else for a while. We came back about an hour later and found a string of fish bones. Yah. They are death on trot lines too! Trot lines are legal in Texas and quite effective for catfish in Canyon lake. :-) LOOoooove big catfish! Yum! K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
How do you kill a turtle?
Elena Nakashima wrote: > > Bob Pastorio > wrote in message >... > > Kenneth Leja wrote: > > > > > And how do you eat it? > > > > Country folks hereabouts in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia eat > > local snapping turtles and claim they have 7 different meats. > > > > Different parts of the critter, so they claim, have different flavors > > and chewing characteristics. In my experience, I've seen three, the > > feet, the upper legs and neck, and the body meat. Different like pork > > has different kinds of meat in different parts. > > > > The legs taste like chicken. The rest is, well, different. > > > > Pastorio > > I personally like turtles too much to kill them. They are beautiful > animals. But for those who hunt turtles, how do they kill them? > Indeed, why kill an animal that nature went to such trouble to > protect. If God gave turtles a hard shell, it must be for a good > reason. My Doubleday cookbook had complete instructions on how to process a live turtle... Usually you are dealing with a snapper. You place a stick in front of their face and they will snap and grab onto it, and NOT let go usually. You can then stretch out their neck and cut off their head with a pair of poultry shears. Never tried it, but that's what the book said... K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
What does turtle taste like?
|
What does turtle taste like?
|
How do you kill a turtle?
Elena Nakashima wrote:
> I personally like turtles too much to kill them. They are beautiful > animals My guess would be that you have never seen a big snapping turtle. Beautiful is the last word that I would describe their appearance, or their personality. They are nasty creatures. The only one I ever killed was the huge one that lived in our swimming hole. |
What does turtle taste like?
Katra wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote: > > > One that size can be pretty dangerous too! Their necks are nearly as > long as their shells, so holding them by the backside is no guarantee. > They can easily take off a finger or two. :-P Or a toe. When we found him we stuck a stick in front of him figuring that we would grab onto it and we could yank him out of there. He snapped them right off, so we ended up using a rake handle, and he put a seep mark in that.. > So, was he tasty? Darned if I know. We weren't about to eat anything that ugly and with a collection of parasites hanging off his legs and neck. |
How do you kill a turtle?
Katra wrote:
> > > Usually you are dealing with a snapper. You place a stick in front of > their face and they will snap and grab onto it, and NOT let go usually. > > You can then stretch out their neck and cut off their head with a pair > of poultry shears. Poultry shears? I have never seen poultry shears big enough for the one we killed. We used the stick to expend his neck and used an axe. We ruled out a hatchet, just in case he let go of the stick and went for the executioner. :-) |
How do you kill a turtle?
In article >, Dave Smith
> writes: >Elena Nakashima wrote: > >> I personally like turtles too much to kill them. They are beautiful >> animals > >My guess would be that you have never seen a big snapping turtle. Beautiful >is the last word that >I would describe their appearance, or their personality. They are nasty >creatures. The only one I >ever killed was the huge one that lived in our swimming hole. Um, that was your wife. ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." |
What does turtle taste like?
Kenneth Leja > wrote:
> And how do you eat it? My dad used to eat turtle soup fairly often when I was a kid. He said it tastes like chicken. I kid you not. Being somewhat fussy about what I eat, I have never tasted the stuff so I can't say how it tastes from personal experience. |
What does turtle taste like?
"Kenneth Leja" > wrote in message om... > And how do you eat it? You fly to New Orleans (N'Awlins) and go to Brennan's and order the Turtle Soup (with a splash of sherry)... Mmm... mmm... I guarontee.... -- The generation that used acid to escape reality Is now using antacid to deal with reality http://www.dwacon.com |
How do you kill a turtle?
I doubt if a snapping turtle could survive being run over by a caterpillar
tractor (Large D-8 or bigger). Try dropping it on a land mine and if that doesn't do the job a direct hit at the waterline with an RPG might work. Another suggestion would be to take one up to eighteen or twenty thousand feet and using a Norton bomb sight, try to hit the tennis court behind the White House. If a direct hit isn't scored you might still bag somebody of importance who might be hanging around > |
How do you kill a turtle?
Dave Smith > wrote in message >...
> Elena Nakashima wrote: > > > I personally like turtles too much to kill them. They are beautiful > > animals > > My guess would be that you have never seen a big snapping turtle. Beautiful is the last word that > I would describe their appearance, or their personality. They are nasty creatures. The only one I > ever killed was the huge one that lived in our swimming hole. I have. I used to have a small one as a pet. Most turtles are beautiful but not the snapping turtle. Still, it's a wonder of nature, fearsome looking, 'proud', nature's Sherman tank, an armoured warrior. Magnificent in its beastliness. |
How do you kill a turtle?
Dave Smith wrote: > > Elena Nakashima wrote: > > > I personally like turtles too much to kill them. They are beautiful > > animals > > My guess would be that you have never seen a big snapping turtle. Beautiful is the last word that > I would describe their appearance, or their personality. They are nasty creatures. The only one I > ever killed was the huge one that lived in our swimming hole. I dunno.... I judge snappers to be in the "so ugly they are cute" category. ;-) They are rather mean and dangerous tho'. I kept a small one as a pet for a couple of years and fed her goldfish. She escaped one day from her outdoor pen. I assume she lives in the local river now... K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
What does turtle taste like?
Dave Smith wrote: > > Katra wrote: > > > Dave Smith wrote: > > > > > > One that size can be pretty dangerous too! Their necks are nearly as > > long as their shells, so holding them by the backside is no guarantee. > > They can easily take off a finger or two. :-P > > Or a toe. When we found him we stuck a stick in front of him figuring that we would grab onto it and we could yank him > out of there. He snapped them right off, so we ended up using a rake handle, and he put a seep mark in that.. > > > So, was he tasty? > > Darned if I know. We weren't about to eat anything that ugly and with a collection of parasites hanging off his legs and > neck. Ick! I hate leeches..... :-P There are fish and turtle leeches in our local river too. If I play around with enough rocks and stuff when I snorkel, I occasionally end up with leeches on ME! The rapidly become "leech dip" on the sidewalk when I squish them. Ick ick ICK!!!! K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
How do you kill a turtle?
Dave Smith wrote: > > Katra wrote: > > > > > > > Usually you are dealing with a snapper. You place a stick in front of > > their face and they will snap and grab onto it, and NOT let go usually. > > > > You can then stretch out their neck and cut off their head with a pair > > of poultry shears. > > Poultry shears? I have never seen poultry shears big enough for the one we killed. We used the > stick to expend his neck and used an axe. We ruled out a hatchet, just in case he let go of the > stick and went for the executioner. :-) That'll work. ;-) K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
How do you kill a turtle?
Moosemeat wrote:
> I doubt if a snapping turtle could survive being run over by a caterpillar > tractor (Large D-8 or bigger). Try dropping it on a land mine and if that > doesn't do the job a direct hit at the waterline with an RPG might work. > Another suggestion would be to take one up to eighteen or twenty thousand > feet and using a Norton bomb sight, try to hit the tennis court behind the > White House. If a direct hit isn't scored you might still bag somebody of > importance who might be hanging around Moosie, I'm disappointed that you could be so wrong. I mean, all these years of looking up to you as perhaps the best source of reliable information on usenet and then you say this. It's a Norden bomb sight. I saw it in a black and white movie once. HTH Oh, the RPG is good if you're making a pate'. Pastorio |
How do you kill a turtle?
Dave Smith wrote:
> Elena Nakashima wrote: > > >>I personally like turtles too much to kill them. They are beautiful >>animals > > > My guess would be that you have never seen a big snapping turtle. Beautiful is the last word that > I would describe their appearance, or their personality. They are nasty creatures. The only one I > ever killed was the huge one that lived in our swimming hole. > > They eat cute little baby ducks, you know... Bob |
How do you kill a turtle?
zxcvbob wrote: > > Dave Smith wrote: > > > Elena Nakashima wrote: > > > > > >>I personally like turtles too much to kill them. They are beautiful > >>animals > > > > > > My guess would be that you have never seen a big snapping turtle. Beautiful is the last word that > > I would describe their appearance, or their personality. They are nasty creatures. The only one I > > ever killed was the huge one that lived in our swimming hole. > > > > > > They eat cute little baby ducks, you know... > > Bob And baby swans in spring lake..... Honestly tho', I'm not in the habit of killing animals just because they are not appealing in appearance and personality, (except for those two psychotic emu that'd try to kill anyone that cornered them). I've removed rather large snappers and other turtles from the middle of the road and tossed them back into the river. :-) After my one experience with turtle meat, I've marked them off the menu. They are not tasty enough to be worth the amount of work involved in cleaning them. Now wild crawfish on the other hand...... ;-d K. -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
What does turtle taste like?
On 14 Nov 2003 00:32:39 -0800, (Kenneth
Leja) wrote: > And how do you eat it? What kind of turtle are you asking about? |
What does turtle taste like?
In article >, sf
> writes: (Kenneth >Leja) wrote: > >> And how do you eat it? > >What kind of turtle are you asking about? I've eaten sea turtle, quite common in Belize. If one didn't know they'd be hard pressed to discern a sea turtle stew from one made with beef chuck. ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon ```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." |
What does turtle taste like?
PENMART01 wrote: > > In article >, sf > > writes: > > (Kenneth > >Leja) wrote: > > > >> And how do you eat it? > > > >What kind of turtle are you asking about? > > I've eaten sea turtle, quite common in Belize. If one didn't know they'd be > hard pressed to discern a sea turtle stew from one made with beef chuck. > > Sheldon > ```````````` Only ignorant morons consume endangered species... I suppose you eat Humpback whale with a side of spotted owl too? -- >^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
What does turtle taste like?
Katra wrote:
> Kenneth Leja wrote: >> >> And how do you eat it? > > > Tastes like chicken of course... > > and you eat it very, very carefully. ;-) > > Ever seen a large snapping turtle? > They are supposed to be some of the best eating. > > K. Nutty question. But I've had Turtle Soup and it is absolutely delicious! My father says the turtles his uncle caught down at the creek in Pennsylvania back in the 1930's were snappers and they used those in turtle soup. These days, I believe they are farmed turtles. Dad wants me to take him to the Owen Brennan's Cafe for lunch the next time they visit so he can have Turtle Soup :) Jill >> ^,,^< Cats-haven Hobby Farm >^,,^< >^,,^< > > "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they > are all owned by cats" -- Asimov > > Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry > http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
How do you kill a turtle?
BabyJane Hudson wrote: > > Just put it in a pot of boiling water as if it were a lobster. The > turtle will survive the boiling for the first 20 minutes, so cook it > about 25 minutes. Make sure you put it in head first or it will keep > coming up for air. That happened once and I have to boil it for four > hours before it died. I then pulled the head out and dipped it in > butter and ate it. Much better tasting than I thought it would be. I > did the same thing with its small tail. Even with butter, that was > nice and crunchy. > > Good luck. > BabyJane U R 1 sick puppy...... Why don't you do this to yourself??? K. |
What does turtle taste like?
>You fly to New Orleans (N'Awlins) and go to Brennan's and order the Turtle
>Soup (with a splash of sherry)...< Or Commander's Palace, which is also owned by the Brennans. The turtle soup at both places is supurb. Come to think about it, I wonder where they get the turtle meat for their soup? Anne AAC/AAF/AFBV62.0844.AZ http://www.tckworld.com/opfoot |
What does turtle taste like?
|
What does turtle taste like?
"AChrist787" > wrote in message
... : >You fly to New Orleans (N'Awlins) and go to Brennan's and order the Turtle : >Soup (with a splash of sherry)...< : : Or Commander's Palace, which is also owned by the Brennans. The turtle soup at : both places is supurb. Come to think about it, I wonder where they get the : turtle meat for their soup? : : Anne ======== Going slightly OT - my maternal G'ma is a "Brennan". I wonder if we could be related... -- Cyndi <Remove a "b" to reply> |
What does turtle taste like?
"AChrist787" wrote in message ... > >You fly to New Orleans (N'Awlins) and go to Brennan's and order the Turtle > >Soup (with a splash of sherry)...< > > Or Commander's Palace, which is also owned by the Brennans. The turtle soup at > both places is supurb. Come to think about it, I wonder where they get the > turtle meat for their soup? > > Anne > Or Mandinas which is a great restaurant with very good turtle soup at about a third of the price -Mike |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 10:49 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
FoodBanter