Do you really eat Coon? (Lufkin, West: living, stores, retired)

[Hoosier]

Ah Lutefisk! A Minnesota delicacy! That ranks up there with liver and onions!

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by Hoosier_guy

I just got home and saw this HUGE coon walking by my van! All I could think of was ILNC's I got supper!! That coon was as big as a small puppy!!

Sounds like single serving size to me, not enough for left overs

[bigthirsty]

Originally Posted by Hoosier_guy

Ah Lutefisk! A Minnesota delicacy! That ranks up there with liver and onions!

For those who don't know about this nasty jello like looking fish..

Lutefisk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by bigthirsty

For those who don't know about this nasty jello like looking fish..

Lutefisk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

On the most recent series by Alton Brown on the Food Network, his show "Feasting on Ashpalt" showed it. YUCK!!!!!! Even he did not care for it.

[Hoosier]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

On the most recent series by Alton Brown on the Food Network, his show "Feasting on Ashpalt" showed it. YUCK!!!!!! Even he did not care for it.

quote from Wikipedia page:

"Every Advent we entered the purgatory of lutefisk, a repulsive gelatinous fishlike dish that tasted of soap and gave off an odor that would gag a goat. We did this in honor of Norwegian ancestors, much as if survivors of a famine might celebrate their deliverance by feasting on elm bark. I always felt the cold creeps as Advent approached, knowing that this dread delicacy would be put before me and I’d be told, "Just have a little." Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot." Garrisson Keillor

[bigthirsty]

Originally Posted by Hoosier_guy

quote from Wikipedia page:

"Every Advent we entered the purgatory of lutefisk, a repulsive gelatinous fishlike dish that tasted of soap and gave off an odor that would gag a goat. We did this in honor of Norwegian ancestors, much as if survivors of a famine might celebrate their deliverance by feasting on elm bark. I always felt the cold creeps as Advent approached, knowing that this dread delicacy would be put before me and I’d be told, "Just have a little." Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot." Garrisson Keillor

My dad's family is Scandanavian and my mom and grandmother tried to make it one xmas eve.. I swear to you the dog wouldn't even eat it..

I'll stick to the swedish meatballs and lefsa..

[mary behrens]

Originally Posted by Hoosier_guy

I have a serious question for you all. Does the majority of Texas really eat coon? I'm asking this because I have a dear friend who lives in Houston and tells us they love to eat BBQ coon.

At first I thought she was joking, but she was serious. Bein' from way up north...almost to Canada we do not dine on raccoon. And seriously...does it really taste like chicken? BTW, this is NOT a joke, but a serious question.

NOONE EATS COONS IN TEXAS THAT I'M AWARE OF! AND I HAVE BEEN ALL MY LIFE.

[DaisyFaye]

No, I would say the majority of Texans do NOT eat raccoon. However, there are always exceptions, although they usually only number a few.

Houston is a metropolitan city and it is highly unlikely that many people residing within the city limits would consider coon to be a normal everyday part of their diet.

If your friend likes to eat coon, that's cool, but it's not a major part of Texan diet.

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by mary behrens

NOONE EATS COONS IN TEXAS THAT I'M AWARE OF! AND I HAVE BEEN ALL MY LIFE.

Yes some people in Texas do eat it and I am one of them

[keithhpatton]

I ate while living in Oklahoma. I now live in the Houston Suburb of Katy and have nocturnal visits by coons to my compost digging for grubs.The old Joy of Cooking editions used to have recipes for coon and other small game species. The NYC publisher removed the entries in more recent editions since "no one eats that stuff any more." Wrong.I may have to dig out my old Coon BBQ recipe along with my traps...