Thanks, Subby. Now I'm hungry.

Doug? Did you wander away again?

Nobody tell Andrew Zimmerman.

/not to protect the koala; he just needs to stop being on television

I did not understand the nature of his anger. Was it that they dared eat a koala, that they acknowledged that food that was served used to be alive, or that they tried to feed a koala a carrot? How is this different from restaurants with lobster tanks?

What's really weird, to me, is that a group of my friends and I were talking about fried Koala yesterday.

Beer was involved.

Hey, koala bear may taste like pumpkin pie but I'll never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy STD-ridden motherfarker.

Once you've seen what a baby koala eats, the "cute" is gone forever.

MycroftHolmes: I did not understand the nature of his anger. Was it that they dared eat a koala, that they acknowledged that food that was served used to be alive, or that they tried to feed a koala a carrot? How is this different from restaurants with lobster tanks?

Lobsters aren't endangered would be the ostensible difference, but there's probably the cute factor at play, too.

/the ban on eating cat, dog, or horse in America is asinine

yeah, so Chinese people eat weird shiat. build a bridge and get over it.

Am I the only one here who noticed the animal in the picture looks nothing like a koala? Aside from the random person they quoted in the article, that is.

man dem chinee'll eat anything

or are they catering to the stupid auzzie gaijin crowd?

misanthropic1: MycroftHolmes: I did not understand the nature of his anger. Was it that they dared eat a koala, that they acknowledged that food that was served used to be alive, or that they tried to feed a koala a carrot? How is this different from restaurants with lobster tanks?

Lobsters aren't endangered would be the ostensible difference, but there's probably the cute factor at play, too.

/the ban on eating cat, dog, or horse in America is asinine

Ahhh, did not know Koala's were endangered.

I agree that it was probably the cute factor, which I find annoyingly inconsistent. I used to get grief for harvesting deer (I refuse to call sitting in a blind in front of a feeder 'hunting') by people who were big beefeaters. The argument always boiled down to cows were ugly, deer were pretty, and they made a movie about a deer.

Cutest infestation ever.


/RIP funnyman

ibanezdude: misanthropic1: MycroftHolmes: I did not understand the nature of his anger. Was it that they dared eat a koala, that they acknowledged that food that was served used to be alive, or that they tried to feed a koala a carrot? How is this different from restaurants with lobster tanks?

Lobsters aren't endangered would be the ostensible difference, but there's probably the cute factor at play, too.

/the ban on eating cat, dog, or horse in America is asinine

Koalas aren't endangered either. They're listed as "least concern" on the IUCN red list.

Also the animal in the picture looks nothing like a koala, anyway.

Guess I got my nomenclature wrong (insert nom pun here); just remember that farking with 'em is very much frowned upon by the Australian government due to their numbers.

Koala is garbage animal, I will not eat anything too stupid to not use its teleporting powers.

i could imagine reggie on american dad wanting haley to smother him in butter and "eat" him

Ancient China had restaurants that served people as food to the very rich....I guess a baby has a much different flavor than an adult.

Cyno01: Jim Panse: Meh, I'll pass. Koalas feed on eucalyptus exclusively, so their meat tastes like cough drops.

I've often wondered that exact thing.


And no koalas arent endangered, theyre rare in some areas, but theyre pests in some others, like giant squirrels.

Wombat's pretty good. I've had grilled kangaroo. Delicious, but you get Tyrannosaurus farts.

Traveling down in southern China
Went out for lunch at a local diner
I met a strange host, she took me to Panyu
Then I took a look at the menu

It said: This comes from the Land Down Under
How does it taste? I bet you wonder
We'll braise it up, this wildlife plunder
Now tuck it in, won't make you chunder

HumanBeingsSuck: Traveling down in southern China
Went out for lunch at a local diner
I met a strange host, she took me to Panyu
Then I took a look at the menu

It said: This comes from the Land Down Under
How does it taste? I bet you wonder
We'll braise it up, this wildlife plunder
Now tuck it in, won't make you chunder

and that's the thread right there

Umm, why use Beef stock when Koala stock compliments the recipe so much better?

A friend who lived in Japan loves to tell the story of going to diner with a Japanese business man. The waiter brought out a large bowl of water with a live octopi in it. The Japanese man grabs out the octopus and lops off 1 tentacle, puts it on his plate and returns the octopus to the bowl of water so it will still live until he is ready for another tentacle. Then eats the still twitching tentacle.

Over the hills and mountains we go, so far, so far away
For the ring of the ax on the iron bark, for the smell of the wallaby stew
From the golden reefs to the sandstone cliffs came the shipments
Of the Mallee plain, the wind blew the soil to the Orient
We'll be shoutin' to the skies again

/All I got

Mirepoix needs to be sauteéd before liquid is added. The vegetables need to caramelize thus adding to the fonde formed from browning the meat. Also, with something like koala, I would deglaze the fonde with a sweet dark beer before adding broth.

pdee: A friend who lived in Japan loves to tell the story of going to diner with a Japanese business man. The waiter brought out a large bowl of water with a live octopi in it. The Japanese man grabs out the octopus and lops off 1 tentacle, puts it on his plate and returns the octopus to the bowl of water so it will still live until he is ready for another tentacle. Then eats the still twitching tentacle.

I love octopus sushi. Very crunchy. I would give this a try!

Never order the "chef's surprise"

Cyno01: thamike: Cyno01: Jim Panse: Meh, I'll pass. Koalas feed on eucalyptus exclusively, so their meat tastes like cough drops.

I've often wondered that exact thing.


And no koalas arent endangered, theyre rare in some areas, but theyre pests in some others, like giant squirrels.

Wombat's pretty good. I've had grilled kangaroo. Delicious, but you get Tyrannosaurus farts.

I've had kangaroo, it was ground and in chili and it was still really really gamey.

All 'Gamey' means is that your not used to the animal's taste!!

laulaja: Tried to type earlier & it didn't work.
Would not eat koala under any conditions, braised or not.

Unless you are a vegetarian, why wouldn't you eat a koala?

HumanBeingsSuck: Traveling down in southern China
Went out for lunch at a local diner
I met a strange host, she took me to Panyu
Then I took a look at the menu

It said: This comes from the Land Down Under
How does it taste? I bet you wonder
We'll braise it up, this wildlife plunder
Now tuck it in, won't make you chunder

Well done.

misanthropic1: Well done.

Thank you.

Any tips on how I can get that damn flute solo out of my head now?

scrotal_aroma: Cyno01: thamike: Cyno01: Jim Panse: Meh, I'll pass. Koalas feed on eucalyptus exclusively, so their meat tastes like cough drops.

I've often wondered that exact thing.


And no koalas arent endangered, theyre rare in some areas, but theyre pests in some others, like giant squirrels.

Wombat's pretty good. I've had grilled kangaroo. Delicious, but you get Tyrannosaurus farts.

I've had kangaroo, it was ground and in chili and it was still really really gamey.

All 'Gamey' means is that your not used to the animal's taste!!

Your post is even funnier, given your handle.

LouisZepher: Mirepoix needs to be sauteéd before liquid is added. The vegetables need to caramelize thus adding to the fonde formed from browning the meat. Also, with something like koala, I would deglaze the fonde with a sweet dark beer before adding broth.

i'm not a chef so i didn't say anything, but that was actually my very first thought upon reading the headline!

seriously, didn't twitch at the fact it was talking about cooking koala, but was bothered by adding mirepoix too late!

all my coworkers think i missed my calling by NOT becoming a chef, but i just think i'd get too burned out and lose my enjoyment of cooking

bungle_jr: all my coworkers think i missed my calling by NOT becoming a chef, but i just think i'd get too burned out and lose my enjoyment of cooking

Yeah, same here.

/I have no idea what Koala tastes like or what kind of texture it would have, but I would try it. Probably not out of a cage in China though. They're probably pulling a "The Freshman" on everybody anyway.

I ordered fried Panda at Panda Express and they didn't have it.
What a rip off.

thamike: bungle_jr: all my coworkers think i missed my calling by NOT becoming a chef, but i just think i'd get too burned out and lose my enjoyment of cooking

Yeah, same here.

/I have no idea what Koala tastes like or what kind of texture it would have, but I would try it. Probably not out of a cage in China though. They're probably pulling a "The Freshman" on everybody anyway.

i think about that movie a lot!

and yes i'd try koala. everyone thinks i'm crazy when i say i'd try kagogi if i were to ever to travel to korea. "you would eat DOG?!?" yes, yes i would...once, at least...i mean, i think deer, frogs, ducks, etc are "cute" animals, but they're also delicious!

i'll try any kind of food once...i've had salami made from donkey meat! a german coworker brought this salami to work, just sliced it and ate it on saltines...so i asked him about it, thinking it was some cheap working man's meal. he said it was $12 for the sausage (about 8 inches long, about an inch & half diameter), and explained it was an old world recipe, and then offered me a couple of slices. it was very good, darker and a bit stronger and saltier tasting than the typical pork salami i was used to

There use to be a website 1888eatgame.com where you could order exotic meats.

HumanBeingsSuck: misanthropic1: Well done.

Thank you.

Any tips on how I can get that damn flute solo out of my head now?

I wish; it's been stuck in my head on loop for the last half hour now too.

bungle_jr: i think about that movie a lot!

I tell him he verrry naughty dragon.....FOR JOKE!

thamike: bungle_jr: i think about that movie a lot!

I tell him he verrry naughty dragon.....FOR JOKE!

hahahahaha!

what a great movie!

i saw komodo dragons at the zoo last time i went and matthew broderick's shocked expression popped into my head

bungle_jr: thamike: bungle_jr: all my coworkers think i missed my calling by NOT becoming a chef, but i just think i'd get too burned out and lose my enjoyment of cooking

Yeah, same here.

/I have no idea what Koala tastes like or what kind of texture it would have, but I would try it. Probably not out of a cage in China though. They're probably pulling a "The Freshman" on everybody anyway.

i think about that movie a lot!

and yes i'd try koala. everyone thinks i'm crazy when i say i'd try kagogi if i were to ever to travel to korea. "you would eat DOG?!?" yes, yes i would...once, at least...i mean, i think deer, frogs, ducks, etc are "cute" animals, but they're also delicious!

i'll try any kind of food once...i've had salami made from donkey meat! a german coworker brought this salami to work, just sliced it and ate it on saltines...so i asked him about it, thinking it was some cheap working man's meal. he said it was $12 for the sausage (about 8 inches long, about an inch & half diameter), and explained it was an old world recipe, and then offered me a couple of slices. it was very good, darker and a bit stronger and saltier tasting than the typical pork salami i was used to


I've had salami made from donkey meat in Northern Italy. It's quite good, actually. I've also had insects and larvae on several occasions. Mostly good. Horse meat is also very good. I would certainly try koala or dog if given the opportunity. Why would someone refuse to eat a given type of meat based on the slaughtered animal's cuteness ? Isn't it hypocritical ?

capt.hollister: bungle_jr: thamike: bungle_jr: all my coworkers think i missed my calling by NOT becoming a chef, but i just think i'd get too burned out and lose my enjoyment of cooking

Yeah, same here.

/I have no idea what Koala tastes like or what kind of texture it would have, but I would try it. Probably not out of a cage in China though. They're probably pulling a "The Freshman" on everybody anyway.

i think about that movie a lot!

and yes i'd try koala. everyone thinks i'm crazy when i say i'd try kagogi if i were to ever to travel to korea. "you would eat DOG?!?" yes, yes i would...once, at least...i mean, i think deer, frogs, ducks, etc are "cute" animals, but they're also delicious!

i'll try any kind of food once...i've had salami made from donkey meat! a german coworker brought this salami to work, just sliced it and ate it on saltines...so i asked him about it, thinking it was some cheap working man's meal. he said it was $12 for the sausage (about 8 inches long, about an inch & half diameter), and explained it was an old world recipe, and then offered me a couple of slices. it was very good, darker and a bit stronger and saltier tasting than the typical pork salami i was used to


I've had salami made from donkey meat in Northern Italy. It's quite good, actually. I've also had insects and larvae on several occasions. Mostly good. Horse meat is also very good. I would certainly try koala or dog if given the opportunity. Why would someone refuse to eat a given type of meat based on the slaughtered animal's cuteness ? Isn't it hypocritical ?

only insect i ever ate (in whole form...since many foods we eat contain bug parts) was a cricket when i was still young enough to be in a crib. mom says that she came in there and a leg was still hanging out of my mouth. i'd definitely eat properly prepared insect street foods though

bungle_jr: capt.hollister: bungle_jr: thamike: bungle_jr: all my coworkers think i missed my calling by NOT becoming a chef, but i just think i'd get too burned out and lose my enjoyment of cooking

Yeah, same here.

/I have no idea what Koala tastes like or what kind of texture it would have, but I would try it. Probably not out of a cage in China though. They're probably pulling a "The Freshman" on everybody anyway.

i think about that movie a lot!

and yes i'd try koala. everyone thinks i'm crazy when i say i'd try kagogi if i were to ever to travel to korea. "you would eat DOG?!?" yes, yes i would...once, at least...i mean, i think deer, frogs, ducks, etc are "cute" animals, but they're also delicious!

i'll try any kind of food once...i've had salami made from donkey meat! a german coworker brought this salami to work, just sliced it and ate it on saltines...so i asked him about it, thinking it was some cheap working man's meal. he said it was $12 for the sausage (about 8 inches long, about an inch & half diameter), and explained it was an old world recipe, and then offered me a couple of slices. it was very good, darker and a bit stronger and saltier tasting than the typical pork salami i was used to


I've had salami made from donkey meat in Northern Italy. It's quite good, actually. I've also had insects and larvae on several occasions. Mostly good. Horse meat is also very good. I would certainly try koala or dog if given the opportunity. Why would someone refuse to eat a given type of meat based on the slaughtered animal's cuteness ? Isn't it hypocritical ?

only insect i ever ate (in whole form...since many foods we eat contain bug parts) was a cricket when i was still young enough to be in a crib. mom says that she came in there and a leg was still hanging out of my mouth. i'd definitely eat properly prepared insect street foods though

There was a Oaxacan joint in West L.A. that served cricket and goat barbacoa tacos. Delicious. The weirdest part of that place is that they had one (only one) autographed headshot of a "celebrity regular" on the wall, situated like a goddamn shrine. The celebrity in question?



Cliff De Young, from his F/X days. Apparently Lipton ate crickets.

HumanBeingsSuck: Traveling down in southern China
Went out for lunch at a local diner
I met a strange host, she took me to Panyu
Then I took a look at the menu

It said: This comes from the Land Down Under
How does it taste? I bet you wonder
We'll braise it up, this wildlife plunder
Now tuck it in, won't make you chunder

And... YOU WIN!