“Lamb, for example, is typically slaughtered at less than one year old. Mutton, its full-flavored adult counterpart, was a culinary staple for millennia, but has virtually disappeared from our plates in the last hundred years.”
And good riddance, I say. I don’t care much for lamb of any kind, but mutton is just too strong and gamy, even for my tastes. Besides, goat meat is cheaper and tastier than any lamb, IMHO. Cabrito, curried goat with black beans...mmm!
As for lion...I certainly wouldn’t hold it against anyone who tried it. But I have a soft spot for big cats, so I’d probably choose not to eat it. No dogs or domesticated cats, either. Just not something I could personally do.
I’d try varmint (raccoon, opossum, squirrel) to see if it was any good. I enjoy rabbit and hare quite a bit. There’s also some sort of bayou rodent in Lousiana that’s supposed to be really good. Can’t remember the name, just that it’s an invasive species that used to be hunted down primarily for its fur. I saw Andrew Zimmern eat one on Bizarre Foods.
Come to think of it, ‘possum would be worth it just for the opportunity to blast one of those damn oversized rats. I’ve hated possums ever since a family of them built a nest in my dad’s tool shed when I was a kid. Nasty little things!
You might want to try some possum on the half shell; armadillo.
You’re talking about our yummy Nutria rat. They eat only vegetation. One of my employees went home and their father was cooking it, and said it smelled wonderful.
I’ve had lynx and it was pretty good.
I wouldn’t eat someone’s pet, though.
They are nutria and, yes, they are delicious! Anybody that needs recipes can let me know.