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Scottish man crowned champion of eating picked baby gannet
upi. ^ | Dec. 30, 2013

Posted on 12/31/2013 7:11:10 AM PST by JoeProBono

PORT OF NESS, Scotland, A Scottish oil rig worker set a record by eating half a pickled baby gannet and 14.1 ounces of potatoes in just 3 minutes and 44 seconds.

Peter Macritchie, 33, ate half of a guga, the Gaelic name for a gannet, and his required serving of potatoes in 3 minutes and 44 seconds Saturday at the World Guga Eating Championships at the Ness FC Social Club in Port of Ness, Scotland, the Scotsman reported Monday.

Macritchie finished just a second ahead of second-place finisher Willie Macritchie, who is not a relative.

Donald Macsween, organizer of the event, said Peter Macritchie was crowned world champion and set what organizers consider to be a world record for guga eating.

"We applied to the Guinness Book of Records to enter and ratify the attempt but they never replied," he said.

He said the real prize of the event was "the honor and the glory of being world champion."

Ness is the only remaining place in Britain where young gannets, large black and white birds, are hunted for their meat. The region received an exception from British and European laws against the hunting of seabirds due to the traditional yearly hunt.

"The guga is an important part of our heritage and history and very much a part of who we are in Ness. We are very proud of the guga," Macsween said.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: gannet; guga; scotland
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To: Gay State Conservative

Tastes like Spotted Owl


I like mine grilled. How do you fix yours?


21 posted on 12/31/2013 8:35:46 AM PST by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

“I’ll have two, please.”


22 posted on 12/31/2013 8:37:40 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg (Some people meet their heroes. I raised mine. Go Army.)
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To: JoeProBono

Of course if you mention this to an Englishman, they would likely not be surprised that Scotsmen eat pickled babies.


23 posted on 12/31/2013 9:09:37 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (There Is Still A Very Hot War On Terror, Just Not On The MSM. Rantburg.com)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

‘Must be an acquired taste... “

Like haggis.


24 posted on 12/31/2013 9:23:19 AM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: TexasRepublic
‘Must be an acquired taste... “

Like haggis.

"Dinna knock it if'n ye haven't tried it, laddie!"


25 posted on 12/31/2013 9:28:12 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Yes! a little like spotted owl, but I believe more of a cross between a bald eagle and a condor. But maybe you are right. I will have to keep tasting to get a true sense of the flavor.


26 posted on 12/31/2013 9:58:59 AM PST by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country)
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To: COBOL2Java

27 posted on 12/31/2013 10:08:08 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

Gorgeous. Though, if you live in a region where gannets are as plentiful as seagulls are by our shores, I can see why the Scots would also regard them as food.

28 posted on 12/31/2013 10:13:37 AM PST by Albion Wilde ("Remember... the first revolutionary was Satan."--Russian Orthodox Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov)
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To: Albion Wilde

29 posted on 12/31/2013 10:43:01 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: dirtymac; Gay State Conservative

How does it compare to the taste of sautéed baby panda in a rich clubbed baby Canadian harp seal cream sauce?


30 posted on 12/31/2013 11:34:40 AM PST by Scoutmaster (I'd rather be at Philmont)
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To: Scoutmaster

That sound great! Can we trade recipes???


31 posted on 12/31/2013 1:31:12 PM PST by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country)
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To: dirtymac
We can, but I'll have to get to it later.

Right now, I'm preparing a Red River giant softshell turtle for the pressure cooker.

I know that leaves only an estimated three of the species in the wild, but three's always been a lucky number for me.

32 posted on 12/31/2013 1:45:10 PM PST by Scoutmaster (I'd rather be at Philmont)
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To: Scoutmaster
But what will future generations do when they are deprived of seeing a ? Red River Giant Softshell Turtle?

Hell, I have never seen one and it has not bothered me one bit.

Bon Apatite

33 posted on 01/02/2014 9:04:07 AM PST by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country)
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