Could you eat a swan's neck?

My mum eats duck / goose neck, from Roasted to Braised in dark sauce. I have tried it, it's ok... not very fleshy. I would imagine that Swan would be on par... except bigger / long than duck's.
 
might be similar to a goose neck....but you dont really eat the flesh..you use it as a vessel for stuffing and protecting what you cook...but by using the neck it imparts fats and flavour to what ever you have stuffed into it


as you can probably guess I have seen Hugh Fernley Eatsitall do this...there not a part of an animal that man wont try
 
Speaking of weird food. Could you eat tentacles?

I was watching a Japanese TV show and some girl was in a cafe and tucking into a coiled octopus tentacle.

I'm not a fan of seafood at the best of times, but the idea of eating something that was used as a creatures touchy-thing really doesnt appeal.
 
seek said:
Speaking of weird food. Could you eat tentacles?

I was watching a Japanese TV show and some girl was in a cafe and tucking into a coiled octopus tentacle.

I'm not a fan of seafood at the best of times, but the idea of eating something that was used as a creatures touchy-thing really doesnt appeal.
Click to expand...

Yeah, octopus is served lots in Greece.

It's just like trying to bite into a tyre. A tyre which has no taste and looks horrendous.

Not a good food whatsoever. We had it on a school trip, and it was remarkable how quickly the chips and salad disappeared, and those that braved a bite of the octopus did not again :p
 
seek said:
Speaking of weird food. Could you eat tentacles?

I was watching a Japanese TV show and some girl was in a cafe and tucking into a coiled octopus tentacle.

I'm not a fan of seafood at the best of times, but the idea of eating something that was used as a creatures touchy-thing really doesnt appeal.
Click to expand...

I sure eat squid tentacles...very nice they are too


and if you have the little octopus whole then yes you get the lot...I imagine a big octopus probably isnt as tender

but cooked properly its lovely
 
georges said:
Yeah, octopus is served lots in Greece.

It's just like trying to bite into a tyre. A tyre which has no taste and looks horrendous.

Not a good food whatsoever. We had it on a school trip, and it was remarkable how quickly the chips and salad disappeared, and those that braved a bite of the octopus did not again :p
Click to expand...

depends who and how it was cooked/what seasoning was used to cook the tentacles. :p
 
I'd love to eat swan, aint it just the queen who can?

Octopus has to be done right to be good, it shouldn't be rubbery or tasteless, done right its very good.
 
pitchfork said:
I'd love to eat swan, aint it just the queen who can?
Click to expand...

Swan Upping dates from medieval times, when the Crown claimed ownership of all mute swans at a time when swans were considered an important food source for banquets and feasts. Today, the Crown retains the right to ownership of all unmarked Mute swans in open water, but the Queen only exercises her ownership on certain stretches of the River Thames and its surrounding tributaries. This ownership is shared with the Vintners' and Dyers' Companies, who were both granted rights of ownership by the Crown in the fifteenth century. Nowadays, the swans are counted and marked, but rarely eaten except perhaps occasionally at State Banquets.

http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/windsor1999/upping.html
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom