I could eat it if I have to.....but, I’d rather have fish, even trout that I don’t really like....or rabbit....you are right....things are “cultural”....luckily, if we get to the point of squirrels...it’ll make our dog VERY happy...she can catch them.
I can make shredded squirrel on biscuits with gravy that you would ask for seconds for. And we're not talking about biscuits from a can. Or gravy from a packet.
As for trout, that's a delicacy here for me. I'm too far south.
Rabbit is just normal food, as far as I'm concerned. Not great, because it's too lean, too dry, and needs to much work to taste like anything but cardboard. Quail are much better.
I am an American. I can and do eat the foods that our forefathers ate. And am just as grateful for the meal.
/johnny