Er, I don't know, you guys."Simpson likens the taste to wild boar. Ridley thinks it is more a cross between duck and lamb. 'It's moist and sweet because, basically, its diet has been berries and nuts,' he said. Both believe its new-found popularity is partly due to its green credentials. 'People like the fact it is wild meat, low in fat and local--so no food miles,' says Simpson. Ridley reckons that patriotism also plays a part: 'Eat a grey and save a red. That's the message.'"
I already have a tenuous grasp on my carnivorous side and already refuse to eat rabbit, duck or goose because I've owned them as pets and can't deal with venison because of the cuteness factor. As much as I hate squirrels (you would not BELIEVE what they do to my perennial beds in the garden), with the tail, they look way too cute and without it, the similarity to a rat is a little too eerie. I think I'd have to pass on Squirrel Casserole, but I have to admit, eating a squirrel is a lot better for the planet than eating a cow, and probably cheaper too. Until squirrels are domesticated, they are putting zero drain on the grain harvest. I imagine that squirrel farms would require the planting of trees, rather than deforestation for grazing land, like livestock. Maybe it's just an idea that I'd have to get used to?
What do you think? Would you eat a squirrel? What if it tasted like bacon dipped in maple syrup? The comments are grabbing some seasoning salt and heading to the park.
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