(Feral) Cat Stew anyone ? ....
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Australians have come up with a novel solution to the millions of feral cats roaming the outback - eat them.
The felines are the descendants of domestic pets and kill millions of small native animals each year.
A recent Alice Springs contest featured wild cat casserole. The meat is said to taste like a cross between rabbit and, perhaps inevitably, chicken.
But wildlife campaigners have expressed their dismay that Australia's wild cat now finds itself on the nation's menus.
Cat stew recipe
Feral cats are one of the most serious threats to Australia's native fauna.
One of the competition judges found the meat impossibly tough and had to politely excuse herself and spit it out
They eat almost anything that moves, including small marsupials, lizards, birds and spiders.
The woman behind the controversial cat stew recipe has said Australians could do their bit to help the environment by tucking into more feral pests, including pigeons and camels.
But it was a recipe for feline casserole that impressed some of the judges at an outback food competition in Alice Springs.
Preparing this unusual stew seems simple enough.
The meat should be diced and fried until it is brown. Then lemon grass is to be added along with salt and pepper and three cups of quandong, which is a sweet desert fruit.
It is recommended that the dish be left to simmer for five hours before being garnished with bush plums and mistletoe berries.
Marinated moggie was not to everyone's taste. One of the competition judges found the meat impossibly tough and had to politely excuse herself and spit it out in a backroom.
Wild cats are considered good eating by some Aborigines, who roast the animals on an open fire.
This outback cuisine does come with a health warning.
Scientists have said that those eating wild cats could be exposed to harmful bacteria and toxins.
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I agree with the scientists. Some viruses only infect cats but are harmless to humans. If humans start eating cats, the virus could mutate and we may be infected by a new disease, something like SARS(from eating civet cats) or AIDS( from eating monkeys).
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Cats and turtles have 9 lives. Never eat cats as their dead soul spirit will follow you everywhere you go. Cause bad luck and ill health. Avoid eating cats and turtles.
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Humans are greedy.Originally posted by norm:Cats and turtles have 9 lives. Never eat cats as their dead soul spirit will follow you everywhere you go. Cause bad luck and ill health. Avoid eating cats and turtles.
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I've heard that eating turtle is bad luck, but cats too ? ....Originally posted by norm:Cats and turtles have 9 lives. Never eat cats as their dead soul spirit will follow you everywhere you go. Cause bad luck and ill health. Avoid eating cats and turtles.
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First there's rabbit stew and now cat stew!!!! noooooooooo~~~!
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YUCKS!!!
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I dun think I can eat a cat
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actually cat stew is not new.... just like dog stew... it's been a dish for long time in China.... I recall seeing it featured on one of those explore China programmes or something of that sort years ago...
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hmmz, more animals being popularised as food
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dont eat cats please.
they're so cute they meow. -
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maybe we can see ppl eating lao han <><.. as the craze is over.
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Braised Fatum's innards anyone?