Squirrel meat has found large acceptance in many cultural cuisines around the world both due to its unique taste and the sustainability factor as well. Seems more like a stupid question to ask what is a squirrel?
Squirrel belongs to a classification of the wild animal family called Sciuridae. This family includes Rodents such as mice, shrews, chipmunks, ground squirrel, tree squirrel, etc. Contrary to what you may know, there are over different species of squirrels around the globe. However, only 5 species are commonly found in America.
Squirrels are usually of various sizes and weight. The smallest type is the African pygmy Squirrel cm long , and the Malabar giant Squirrel cm is the largest. Squirrels are easily distinguishable by their furry tails, slender bodies, and big eyes. The color of the coat and patterns vary from one type to another. For some people, just the thought of tasting squirrel meat may be unappealing. After all, they do belong to the family of rodents. However, if you can get past that mental image, the taste of squirrel meat can be quite a unique experience.
Coming from people who have previously tasted rabbit meat, they claim squirrel share striking flavor similarity. We are a mainstream supermarket but we take a very strong sustainability stance," he said. There are a lot of people who understand sustainability issues around here. Thornton claimed that squirrel meat is more sustainable than beef. You have two choices.
Either you dispose of them or you eat them. The actor and Viva patron Jenny Seagrove said selling squirrel meat was "unbelievable". A spokesman for Musgrave, which operates Budgens, told the Daily Mail: "As our retailers are independent, they therefore have the right and ability to secure products that Budgens do not offer for sale, within their individually owned stores.
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The only exception is squirrel, which is humanely trapped. In most cases the shot is not found in the meat, as shotgun pellets normally rest in the bone or the internal cavity and bullets usually travel right through the body. Shot is made from copper, steel, tungsten, bismuth or lead.
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