Rabbit recipes

mumslave

Ah i see! Mine are too young yet really to be fussed, however my eldest has super tastebuds and would probably have guessed something wasnt quite right. She quite impressed me the other day, ate a white bait thing of her dads...eyes, spine and all :O

SailorSam

I've never had rabbit. you don't see it in Tesco do you ?
They say a rabbits foot is lucky don't they.
Well OP your rabbit had four but he wasn't very lucky.

parsonswife8

Rabbit casserole...hhmmmmmm:D

safesound

Whats wrong with eating rabbit? It tastes like chicken and is an excellent source of protein. My DH comes home with all sorts. Personally I find wild game birds too strong in flavour, especially wild duck. I've had two pigeon and two pheasant in my freezer for months because I just dont like the flavour. The venison (bambi) is always welcome though even if I do treat it like beef.

mumslave

I was brought up on venison, lovely lean meat. Unfortunately we dont manage to get so much of it now plenty of rabbits going round though!

mark55man

mumslave wrote: »

Ah i see! Mine are too young yet really to be fussed, however my eldest has super tastebuds and would probably have guessed something wasnt quite right. She quite impressed me the other day, ate a white bait thing of her dads...eyes, spine and all :O

I know my DS2 is 9, won't eat potatoes, yet his favorite is moules in meuniere(sp?) (white wine sauce) or coq-a-leekie

ragz_2

SailorSam wrote: »

I've never had rabbit. you don't see it in Tesco do you ?
They say a rabbits foot is lucky don't they.
Well OP your rabbit had four but he wasn't very lucky.

Actually you used to be able to get frozen rabbit in Tesco and you can still get fresh rabbit in a lot of the supermarkets, but it is quite expensive.

A lot more OS to shoot it yourself! (Unless you count the cost of the gun, pellets, lamp, new spring, silencer etc that my OH is convinced he needs in order to be a better shot - men! :rolleyes:)

Our sons are well aware that Daddy shoots rabbits, they happily ate it (though I think only the eldest really understood that part) and just think of it as meat, like any other animal. They know about lambs, pigs and cows too :rolleyes:

ragz_2

safesound wrote: »

Whats wrong with eating rabbit? It tastes like chicken and is an excellent source of protein. My DH comes home with all sorts. Personally I find wild game birds too strong in flavour, especially wild duck. I've had two pigeon and two pheasant in my freezer for months because I just dont like the flavour. The venison (bambi) is always welcome though even if I do treat it like beef.

I too am not keen on the birds, OH told me the other day he was asked to shoot Magpies, I told him he wasn't allowed as we won't eat them and I only let him shoot stuff we'll eat!

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Where my brother lives in rural France rabbit is often on the menu,his friend the local farmer says if you can shoot it you can eat it.We also ate rabbit as children and thought it fairly normal as rationing soon gets rid of any inhibitions about what you can and can't eat.I must say that I would not be too keen on eating it now unless I knew where it had come from.Frozen rabbit from the supermarket seems to have very little flavour, but then neither does thier chicken.Having seen and remembered the results of Miximitosis(sp) years ago I would be a bit wary now of eating it.But if you OH has shot it and skinned it for you then go for it.Rabbit is similar to chicken and as good a source of protein as anything else.Forget the 'Thumper' image and bung in lots of onions and carrots.

thriftlady_2

eMa wrote: »

Do people seriously eat Rabbit's? What does it taste like?

Someone at work told me they ate Pigeon - which was quite strong/blood warming they called it.

Yes, it's called game.

Furred game (four footed animals) includes rabbit, hare and venison( that's deer).
Feathered game (birds) includes wood pigeon, pheasant, partridge, wild duck, grouse.

We eat rabbit often and other game. We buy it from a butcher;)

Rabbit is a mild tasting light coloured meat a bit like chicken and is both healthy and cheap. There are millions of them in this country I can't understand why they aren't more popular. I have no idea why people who aren't vegetarians think it is odd to eat it or feel the need to disguise the fact that they are eating it. We eat animals and quite often they are animals which have lived miserable, short and unatural lives. A wild rabbit has had an entirely natural life.