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Thread #166980 Message #4021557
Posted By: Charmion
28-Nov-19 - 06:45 PM
Thread Name: BS: the world is going to the hogs
Subject: RE: BS: the world is going to the hogs
I’m not sure that wild or feral hogs would necessarily be safe to eat, let alone tasty. Pigs catch and carry many diseases that affect humans and, because they are omnivorous, they are particularly vulnerable to some quite horrid parasites.
As for flavour, that is influenced by the beast’s diet. I’d want to know what kind of forage was available in the area where it was shot ... Speaking of shooting, a full-grown wild hog takes a lot of killing. A large-bore rifle would be my choice.
On the whole, however, I would have to be very damned desperate before I would eat one of them critters, and I would want to cook it myself. Thoroughly.