Will You Eat a Gar?

Srgt. Hulka · 03-22-2011, 09:38 AM

I’ve eaten oysters, crawfish, alligator, mud cat, channel cat, opelousas cat, shark, goat, wild hog, escargo, clams, squirrel, deer, something down in Argentina, not sure what it was. I’ve even eaten bar-b-que’d black bird and deep fried armadillo. But gar is something I’ve never had. If I catch a gar, I usually kill it and throw it back, or give it to the folks fishing from the bank. But yes, if given the opportunity, I would eat it…if someone else fixed it. I’ve even had the opportunity to eat mountain oysters…but I turned them down. I do have my standards.

skymike · 03-22-2011, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by saintfan

I will not eat it in a car
I will not eat it at the bar...

Would you could you, just buy in?
Would you could you, with cayenne?
Originally Posted by Srgt. Hulka

...If I catch a gar, I usually kill it and throw it back, or give it to the folks fishing from the bank. ..

aha, so there could be a cultural or class divide working here. Perhaps the dislike of gar is merely suburban & Euro-centric. Somebody from Lafayette please weigh in now. Originally Posted by Srgt. Hulka

I’ve even had the opportunity to eat mountain oysters…

Totally different dynamic here. I would eat a gar, caught in Buffalo Bayou in Houston. (girl's voice: "Eww!") But I have a strict self prohibition against eating genitalia.

side question to saintfan: how does honeybadger feel about this?

View Poll Results: Will You Eat a Gar?
Mike, what kind of travel trailer do you live in? No I dont eat Gar.	1	12.50%
Is this a real thread, or did we run out of places to pee outside?	2	25.00%
I generally dont eat things uglier than my prom date.	2	25.00%
Sure, I'd try Gar, if somebody else will clean & cook it.	4	50.00%
Of course I eat Gar. Its man food for real men, you poetry reading flute-boy.	1	12.50%
You bet. You know what they say about a man who will eat a gar...	1	12.50%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 8. You may not vote on this poll

03-22-2011, 09:38 AM	#1
Srgt. Hulka 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 4,417	I’ve eaten oysters, crawfish, alligator, mud cat, channel cat, opelousas cat, shark, goat, wild hog, escargo, clams, squirrel, deer, something down in Argentina, not sure what it was. I’ve even eaten bar-b-que’d black bird and deep fried armadillo. But gar is something I’ve never had. If I catch a gar, I usually kill it and throw it back, or give it to the folks fishing from the bank. But yes, if given the opportunity, I would eat it…if someone else fixed it. I’ve even had the opportunity to eat mountain oysters…but I turned them down. I do have my standards.
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03-22-2011, 10:07 AM	#2
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Originally Posted by saintfan I will not eat it in a car I will not eat it at the bar... Would you could you, just buy in? Would you could you, with cayenne? Originally Posted by Srgt. Hulka ...If I catch a gar, I usually kill it and throw it back, or give it to the folks fishing from the bank. .. aha, so there could be a cultural or class divide working here. Perhaps the dislike of gar is merely suburban & Euro-centric. Somebody from Lafayette please weigh in now. Originally Posted by Srgt. Hulka I’ve even had the opportunity to eat mountain oysters… Totally different dynamic here. I would eat a gar, caught in Buffalo Bayou in Houston. (girl's voice: "Eww!") But I have a strict self prohibition against eating genitalia. side question to saintfan: how does honeybadger feel about this?
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