In 1621, the Pilgrims and Native Americans ate quite a variety of creatures: wild fowl (including goose), duck, crane, swan, venison, seafood such as cod, eel, clams, and lobster were some of the meats consumed at the first Thanksgiving. The interesting thing is that seal was also on the menu. Seal. On Thanksgiving.
Today, since Thanksgiving is mainly an American holiday (other than Canada, but they celebrate it in October because they’re stupid), turkey is the main course. Which I find strange, since there are many other delicious meats. Why don’t more people eat buffalo on Thanksgiving? How about horse?
On a side note, I’ve always wanted to try horse, but it’s apparently incredibly rare and possibly illegal in the U.S. Don’t give me a hard time for this, everyone has their dreams. Mine just involve tasty horses.
I feel that to get in the spirit of Thanksgiving, everyone should put on a pair of stockings, buy a musket, and go kill their own meal. Sure, some will whine about it being “inhumane” or some shit but it reduces overpopulation. Unless you’re hunting a rare animal, in which case it causes extinction.
Feel free to share what critters you’ll be shoveling into your face this holiday season.