Just posting this in a new thread to avoid hijacking Old_Ag_91's coyote thread an more than necessary.

Keep in mind, I don't like shooting stuff simply for the sake of shooting something. I also have no qualms with eating something just because it is odd, or "gran pa wouldn't touch that crap". It's more likely to peak my curiosity. Now to munching on armadillos.

Attempt #1
-Basically dillo on a stick. A little salt, pepper and garlic powder (only spices I had back then). This resulted in something akin to pork jerky. Flavor was alright, but I think I could have used it for building material afterwards.

Attempt #2
-Beer can dillo. Coated the skinned out armadillo in a mustard concoction. Shoved cracked can of Sportz beer in the abdominal cavity, and wrapped it in foil. Buried the foil pack in coals for about an hour (been a while since I've thought about it). Meat fell off the bone, and was pretty tender.

Attempt #3
-Dutch oven dillo-Skinned out and brined for 24 hours. Stuck the dillo in a dutch oven with onions, apples, whole jalapenos, some apple cider vinegar, a couple shots of soy sauce, some Harley's bbq rub, and pineapple juice. And let simmer for about 5-6 hours. Basically ended up serving it like pulled pork. If you didn't know ahead of time, most folks assumed it was pork.

I thought this was going to be a LaRue thread.

are leprosy and chagas a side dish or part of the main course?

Never ate it, but I'm sure it is fine properly prepared.

I had to read the title twice. Eyes not working.

I misread the title. Post did not deliver for me.

Munching on 'dillos and the next thing you know, you are chewing on your lip that just fell off.

Good times for sure.













Just kidding about the leprosy joke. Tried it once, and did not care for it.

I always thought the leprosy thing was a myth until a just looked it up. Sounds like it may be a real possibility! Ursus, no rule #1 if you get the lepers, please.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1010536

WK, I'll play the law of averages. Plus I like heavy latex gloves and we cook the hell of of the meat.

Ark03, yeah, they just recently confirmed the link. Pretty easy to deal with. Work with them like you should with hogs.

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The only time that I've had it, was at a WBS BBQ on a visit to A&M while in high school. It may have been due to the way they cooked it, but it was one of FEW meats that I really didn't care for. Much like Ursus, I will try just about anything once (food related). I don't worry about leprosy as most of it is along the coast.

I'd try it, but I won't be the one to skin it out and cook it...

And besides, Leprosy is caused by a bacteria and there is highly effective treatment for it now.

We caught and ate one in a survival school in the service. After cleaning it, we boiled it twice then cooked on open flame-only two people would eat it, me and another guy.
Would not be my first choice, but it is edible.


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Tastes like chicken.

When I misread the title as most everyone else I imagined one thing, after reading the original post my mind takes me to ...

Man, I read that title too fast.

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I had to give it a double take also.

had a girlfriend that used to.....oh, nevermind......dillos

carry on

I also misread the title at first.

Misread the thread. Was expecting more staff edits and bannings on this page.

Man yall have some dirty minds.

Look who is posting, I'm not overly likely to go that way.

Wow. Too early to be reading I guess. Saw something else. Glad I'm not the only one.

I wouldn't mind trying one if I knew how to clean it.

(dillo)

From the NEJM article

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That's what I thought!

You could say similar things about a lot of the animals we eat, heck look at feral hogs.

Keep in mind that it is a bacteria that likes fairly low temperatures, it isn't that hard to kill.

Yeah, but the incubation period of leprosy is about 5 years. Noticeable symptoms can take up to 20 years to develop. So you may not realize that 'dillo you caught and cooked up last weekend was a bad idea until around January 21, 2033.

I once worked with a guy who had leprosy. He was on chronic medication to control the disease (he wasn't contagious), but it finally got to him and he had to retire early. As a kid, he and his friends would trap armadillos and play with them.

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