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The Official OT Food Porn
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This might be a first for the food porn thread - black bear.
We were invited to the hunting camp all my uncles and cousins belong to, it goes back three generations, my great-grandfather and his brothers were the founding members back when the only way to reach this area was by rail.
On the menu that evening was PA black bear taken in the state forest that borders our cabin.
I have eaten (and enjoyed) a wide variety of game in my 40+ years but this was a first for Mr. PA and me. We walked up with an open mind and an open bottle of wine.
I am happy to report, it was very tasty, we both had seconds. (Husband had thirds and fourths) The meat was very tender and flavorful in a non-gamey way.
The hunter was the chef and he did an excellent job.
The picture doesn't do it justice, I used my little point and shot. My taking pictures of the food caused a line of questioning that couldn't be explained. (try explaining food porn to a group of old hunters who just want to eat already..)
Bear with sides of mashed taters and gravy (Mr. PA and I thought the the sides need help but we were chased from the kitchen)
The best part of the evening was listening to a 90 yo member telling us about his time on wooden Coast Guard sail boat during WWII above the artic circle.
This might be a first for the food porn thread - black bear.
We were invited to the hunting camp all my uncles and cousins belong to, it goes back three generations, my great-grandfather and his brothers were the founding members back when the only way to reach this area was by rail.
On the menu that evening was PA black bear taken in the state forest that borders our cabin.
I have eaten (and enjoyed) a wide variety of game in my 40+ years but this was a first for Mr. PA and me. We walked up with an open mind and an open bottle of wine.
I am happy to report, it was very tasty, we both had seconds. (Husband had thirds and fourths) The meat was very tender and flavorful in a non-gamey way.
The hunter was the chef and he did an excellent job.
The picture doesn't do it justice, I used my little point and shot. My taking pictures of the food caused a line of questioning that couldn't be explained. (try explaining food porn to a group of old hunters who just want to eat already..)
Bear with sides of mashed taters and gravy (Mr. PA and I thought the the sides need help but we were chased from the kitchen)
The best part of the evening was listening to a 90 yo member telling us about his time on wooden Coast Guard sail boat during WWII above the artic circle.
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Florida Girl
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I'm still taking food pictures, I just forget to post them here sometimes. Here's something from yesterday. I joined (or rather, John joined me up as a surprise) an 8-week spring CSA that has stuff from all over New England. It's not just vegetables and fruits, it also includes seafood, meat, cheese, bread, etc. Yesterday was my first delivery. Here's what came: a whole chicken, a small pork tenderloin, bacon, a half dozen eggs, oyster mushrooms, onion sprouts, shallots, potatoes, apples, mussels, parsnips, spinach, olive oil and balsamic vinegar (apparently from Italy but bottled on Cape Cod so it counts, I guess), a loaf of bread, two types of cheese, a cookbook, and a copy of Edible Boston magazine. Picture:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/6978094017/" title="farm and fork week one by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6978 ... c30819.jpg" width="500" height="366" alt="farm and fork week one"></a>
And last night's dinner: the the mussels cooked in a garlic-white wine-shallot-parsely sauce:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/6831967138/" title="mussels by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6831 ... 719ece.jpg" width="500" height="368" alt="mussels"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/6978094017/" title="farm and fork week one by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6978 ... c30819.jpg" width="500" height="366" alt="farm and fork week one"></a>
And last night's dinner: the the mussels cooked in a garlic-white wine-shallot-parsely sauce:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/6831967138/" title="mussels by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6831 ... 719ece.jpg" width="500" height="368" alt="mussels"></a>
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
It is rather unusual, even in the heart of hunting country, to eat bear meat. Most people consider it unedible due to the smell and fat content.
This was probably the most surprising meal of my life.
I have eaten A LOT of game in my life (it seems like every male in PA except my husband hunts) but this was a first for me.
The man responsible for the meal said range and diet and even changes in the weather (as it relates to growing seasons) make the difference. This was a "good" bear.
Liamsaunt - that is an awesome CSA! Every year I pick up the forms but never follow up. The ones in my area are veggies only.
This was probably the most surprising meal of my life.
I have eaten A LOT of game in my life (it seems like every male in PA except my husband hunts) but this was a first for me.
The man responsible for the meal said range and diet and even changes in the weather (as it relates to growing seasons) make the difference. This was a "good" bear.
Liamsaunt - that is an awesome CSA! Every year I pick up the forms but never follow up. The ones in my area are veggies only.
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Florida Girl
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Everything looks great.
Is the olive oil and balsamic from Gustare's? I like their stuff. They have stores on the cape in Chatham and Mashpee and recently opened one in Wellesley.liamsaunt wrote:olive oil and balsamic vinegar (apparently from Italy but bottled on Cape Cod so it counts, I guess)</a>
janet
That bear had no scent at all aside for the nornal smell of cooked meat but i remember my grandmother and aunts not allowing bear meatr in the house because of the unpleasant gamey smell.
Along the same lines, I grew up eating and enjoying venison but a year after marrying my husband, we were gifted meat that completely turned my stomach because of the gamey scent. I grew up on deer that had a woodlands diet. The venison gfted to us that yearate a very different (farm) diet that bled thru when cooking.
Along the same lines, I grew up eating and enjoying venison but a year after marrying my husband, we were gifted meat that completely turned my stomach because of the gamey scent. I grew up on deer that had a woodlands diet. The venison gfted to us that yearate a very different (farm) diet that bled thru when cooking.
Yes, it is Gustare's. The vinegar is a back cherry balsamic vinegar. I am glad to hear that it is tasty.jayseadee wrote:Everything looks great.
Is the olive oil and balsamic from Gustare's? I like their stuff. They have stores on the cape in Chatham and Mashpee and recently opened one in Wellesley.liamsaunt wrote:olive oil and balsamic vinegar (apparently from Italy but bottled on Cape Cod so it counts, I guess)</a>
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
