fliieiieilie Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 I went to Tourneau's in Chicago to browse and got into an interesting conversation with one of the clerk's. Maybe someone knows him, tall, balding... After talking watches, I asked him where I could get a good turkey sandwich nearby in the loop and the discussion turned to; How come you never see swan on the menu anywhere? Just about every large bird is eaten from quail to ostriche, but you never see swan offered. I would think that around Thanksgiving you would see this. A large family or for any big Thanksgiving dinner why buy a huge turkey say 40-50lb when you could feed everyone with a medium size swan. This is really an unknown food even where people like in Russia eat reindeer and black people eat chitlings, intestine with the excrement still in it. But I don't think they eat swan. Anyway since some of you have probably been to Tourneau's, I thought I'd ask. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 try sheep testicles in Lebanon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkerouac Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 That sounds like quite the conversation, if it ranges from watches to swans... and god knows what else. There must not have been too many customers in the store. In any case, the answer to your question probably has something to do with flavor. Not all birds taste the same, and, I imagine, even taste particularly good. I just saw an article about pigeon, which were a delicacy 100 years ago, but are rarely eaten today. The author (perhaps as obsessive as some watch collectors we know) actually collected and hatched pigeon eggs, then raised the young hatchlings in order to eventually create a gourmet meal described in a very old cook book. His verdict: There was no comparison between his young home raised pigeons and regular "street" or city pigeons. Seems to me this should be in Off Topic, or the Loony Bin, even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 try sheep testicles in Lebanon Yep.......gin and tonic comin outta my nostrils........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBombadil Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Moved to 'Off Topic'. I was waiting for a swan neck regulator joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Moved to 'Off Topic'. I was waiting for a swan neck regulator joke. Expect the unexpected...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnkaz Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 (edited) Here in the UK only the Royal family are allowed to eat swan, the law goes way back in history. Cheers Johnkaz. Edited March 19, 2006 by Johnkaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I would not eat one again, only because I have and I concluded in a BIG way that it's no good. To put it mildy (if that's at all possible since it's ultra-gamey) it's 100% disgustingly revolting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I would not eat one again, only because I have and I concluded in a BIG way that it's no good. To put it mildy (if that's at all possible since it's ultra-gamey) it's 100% disgustingly revolting So there you have it... I'll stick to sheep testicles OOPS... that's one way to raise your post count PLEASE DELETE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I would not eat one again, only because I have and I concluded in a BIG way that it's no good. To put it mildy (if that's at all possible since it's ultra-gamey) it's 100% disgustingly revolting So there you have it... I'll stick to sheep testicles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bres3000 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 How come you never see swan on the menu anywhere? Just about every large bird is eaten from quail to ostriche, but you never see swan offered. Anyway since some of you have probably been to Tourneau's, I thought I'd ask. Thanks I have seen swan offered on menu's in a few Asian restaurants, but it always turns out to be duck. I'm not sure why, either. It may be a Groucho Marx/Sacred Cow thing? I know you can't kill 'em in the U.K. As an alternative, you might consider flamingo. Mmmm..... now I'm hungry. Another thing you don't see on the menu too often is peacock. Some blame the [censored] peta people for this. Myself, I'm not eating anything with "[censored]" in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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