But fish have personalities. Got some cattle (longhorns) in the pasture behind our house, they're sweet as hell. Each one acts differently and I could tell you who it was if I was blindfolded just based on their behavior and whether they like to get scratched on the nose, base of the horns, behind the ears, whatever. They'd also be damn tasty in a burger. I don't understand the whole idea of "it has an awesome personality" equates to "thus I cannot eat it." I have a personality. But if someone wanted to try a slice of me after I died, I wouldn't have a problem with it. Just tell me so I can workout a little before I kick the bucket to get you some more protein.
Its not an issue of a personality, its an issue of an emotional attachment. I draw the line at cats and dogs, and I wouldn't eat horse. Deer are good example. Great personalities once you get to know them, sweet animals, super tasty though. Same with elk. But I'm not emotionally attached to Bambi or elk or the cattle in the feed lots.
They chase meat and are therefore tough and sinewy because of their low-fat muscle. Big animals can lazily graze and survive without having to be lean and fast.
Good point, isn't there a thing called Rabbit Starvation? I think thats if you eat meat low in fat. high in protein you'll eventually starve to death?
On the flip side, fish that eat fish usually taste the best. I'm thinking trout, salmon and tuna. Whereas catfish, perch etc, well there're not sashimi fish. As that one guy said in Silicon Valley, I like to think of myself as a pesca-pescatarian, I only eat fish that eat other fish.
I've never met a fish I didn't like the taste of. Depends how you cook it obviously, some is better raw in my opinion, some better grilled, but I like it all. I'm the dude who will try anything once. Escargot (snails) is one of my favorites. Not much I won't cook with either. Except tomatoes. Fuck tomatoes. And peas.
I have always disliked raw tomatoes, especially if they are all by themselves, and it made perfect sense after I grew some brandywine heirloom tomatoes this past summer... store bought tomatoes blow compared to ripened on the vine, garden fresh produce. Now I know you just get tomato-shaped objects at the grocery store and have to grow the legit tomatoes yourself. All of those fish are carnivores, just the rank on the food chain varies. If you haven't yet, you should give perch and bluegill from our cold lakes a try- perch are just mini walleyes. Catfish will always have a special place in my heart after time spent jug fishing on little farm ponds and then having them baked by Grandma the next day.
I would totally donate my body to a good BBQ joint for experimentation on using the dead to feed the hungry. Nothing wrong with that. Your body isn't doing you any good after you're dead. Put some dry rub on it and put it to good use.
Tornado just dropped a few miles north of us. I can hear it. I've been in a few and you never forget that sound. I have to wake up at 3:30 to catch a flight but now I gotta stay up to make sure this thing keeps tracking away from us and doesn't pull a U-turn.
Well he hasn't responded yet so I can only assume he got sucked up by a tornado and isn't in kansas anymore.