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Dear Yum Yucky: Is It Safe to Gnaw On Roadkill?

September 28, 2010 by yumyucky 15 Comments

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Well I already asked myself if I could drink my own pee, and that turned out okay. <– but whatsoever I mean by that shall remain mysterious to you (for now).  So why not explore the wonderful world of roadkill?

Yes, people do eat roadkill, like skunks and raccoons, otter, hedgehog, seagulls, badgers and more. (Here’s a recipe for Pan Braised Squirrel). Many roadkill enthusiasts consider this free delicacy to be more wholesome and organic than buying meat at a store that’s been corralled, processed, packaged, and shipped. There’s no additives or hormones in it, either.

Your next entree of roadkill cuisine can be easily salvaged roadside, but do not forget about animals that survive a car blast long enough to wander back into the woods before they croak.

According to SurvivalTopics.com, “you must cook all meat thoroughly in order to destroy any disease causing organisms or parasites, ” so don’t take your roadkill on the rare side. There’s also some great advice from eHow…. “roadkill with rigor mortis should still be good for a day during warm weather and three to four days in cold weather.”

Do your own quick search of the web and you’ll find that roadkill is pretty much safe unless it is diseased, so check for signs of spoiled meats. If the poor critter is blasted open, that’s definitely a dinnertime no-no.

In Alaska, you can join the roadkill registry to get in line for the next dead animal, like moose, which is quickly salvaged from the roadway and then on to the butcher before free disbursal to needy families. But sorry for all you New Jersey folks. You need a permit to eat roadkill over there.

Now if you’re still wondering about this whole pee-drinking phenomenon, I cannot yet divulge what I did (or didn’t) do about that.

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  1. amanda says

    September 28, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    I have eaten exotic meats and foods before so I wouldn’t be opposed to do this. I am actually looking forward to going to Australia this Christmas and trying kangaroo and koala meat. 🙂

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  2. JourneyBeyondSurvival says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:51 pm

    Dear YumYucky,

    What is one to do about tire tracks?  Does it have to do with the surface integrity?  I would say that it seems to be a tenderizer, but it seems cruel.  Then, having read your post I realize that corralling them, making them stand in their own waste, and stuffing them full of antibiotics is also cruel.

    I know people that know people.  I really do.

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    • Josie says

      September 29, 2010 at 8:43 am

      Well since you put it that way… roadkill does sound better. Just put the cows & chickens & hogs in traffic.

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  3. erinsgobragh says

    September 28, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    I saw a show on the food network that featured a restaurant that sells roadkill cooked food.
    Not my cup of tea though.

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    • Emergefit says

      September 28, 2010 at 11:36 pm

      @erinsgobragh, Nor your cup of meat…?

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      • Josie says

        September 29, 2010 at 8:42 am

        a “cup of meat” just sounds nasty. Even if it’s beef or chicken.

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  4. Emergefit says

    September 28, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    Okay, “roadkill registry” are two words that should NEVER be used in conjunction with one another. Ever! Except in Mississippi, and parts of Tennessee.

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  5. Eunice says

    September 29, 2010 at 1:00 am

    Imma get me some fried skunk.

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    • Josie says

      September 29, 2010 at 8:41 am

      I guess that’s better than fried skank. I hear some streetwalkers have gone missing. #skankfood

      Reply
  6. Kelly, The Glass Dragonfly says

    September 29, 2010 at 1:57 am

    No thanks. Seriously. 

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  7. Sagan says

    September 29, 2010 at 9:39 am

    Nom nom nom.

    I wonder what raccoon would taste like?

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  8. Sandra says

    September 29, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    Although I found this post rather fascinating, in a weird some of way, I did not take the recipe for Pan Braised Squirrel. My family is pretty finicky. I have a hard time getting them to eat meatload, I think I’d be pushing my luck with this one!

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  9. merri says

    September 29, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    ew. i know people eat squirrel etc but i think that more usually they hunt it fresh and eat it. i would try things like that. but not if it was roadkill. gross already dead rotting meat with no fridge.

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  10. Jody - Fit at 52 says

    September 30, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AS for the Alaska thing.. not going there as some may not like what I have to say… 😉

    Reply
  11. Pocket says

    October 1, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    Although this is may be “safe” I’ll pass, just the word roadkill is making my stomach turn.

    Reply

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