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Posted: 2/25/2008 3:49:22 PM EST
Was just watching one of those little bastards claw up the garden and starting wondering, are those things edible? I've eaten my share of critters, including, but not limited to, alligator, rattlesnake, and seagull (don't ask) but the thought of eating one of those never crossed my mind until now. I've heard a wives tale that was something to do with them having leprosy, any truth to that? Appreciate it.
Link Posted: 2/25/2008 3:55:40 PM EST
[#1]
Dillo's are the only animal that can carry and pass leprosy to a human.
I'm sure they are edible, google for recipes.
Link Posted: 2/25/2008 4:14:56 PM EST
[#2]
So wear gloves for prep, cook thoroughly and all should be fine? Been checking google and have found recipes but no cleaning instructions.
Link Posted: 2/25/2008 4:23:45 PM EST
[#3]
Tastes like Chicken
Link Posted: 2/25/2008 4:40:32 PM EST
[#4]
I never ate a chicken that taste like that, more like a greasy duck and have never repeated the episode.
Link Posted: 2/25/2008 4:48:29 PM EST
[#5]
"edible" is such a subjective term...
I've known others to pass until other choices were available in a survival situation...
Bat was far more preferable, for an example...YMMV
easy to catch though I ate handfuls of those big white grubs found in rotting wood..nasty, but no ill effects....and NO
leprosy?
Link Posted: 2/26/2008 4:42:44 AM EST
[#6]
Please try one and post dinner pics!  Somebody on here ate coyote and posted those pics.  Compared to that, I would say a dillo would be gourmet.
Link Posted: 2/26/2008 9:17:25 AM EST
[#7]
Didn't they eat them in the Book Alas Babylon.
Link Posted: 2/26/2008 11:15:30 AM EST
[#8]
Armadillo.. Edible?  
dependant on how hungry you were,,
weather the Dog had been eaten yet
and if having to choose eating the childran and eating Armadillo??


one would wonder how old the youngest is, if they could be replaced and what their over all return in labor vs consumption was and how the other kids felt about them..
then,,flip a coin



Link Posted: 2/26/2008 11:34:39 AM EST
[#9]
I've eaten one. I made it into a mulligan stew. wasn't bad as you might think, but I'd really pick something else as 1st choice.

Cleaning is easy. I'd never done it before, and had him cleaned right quick. Just separate the shell from the body where it joins the stomach. the shell Shucks right off.

As to leprosy, I chased and handled armadillos virtually every day when I was a kid. So far nothing has rotted off. YMMV.
Link Posted: 2/26/2008 3:43:59 PM EST
[#10]
Just asked my dad about it and he said they were pretty decent eating. If I catch one in the garden again, I'll post up some dinner pics using that armadillo and cream sauce recipe I found at some Cajun site.
Link Posted: 2/26/2008 5:55:57 PM EST
[#11]
Do you know how many Texans it takes to eat an armadillo?  Two.  One to eat and one to watch for cars.
Link Posted: 2/26/2008 5:58:38 PM EST
[#12]
Did someone say Dillo?
Link Posted: 2/27/2008 4:30:45 AM EST
[#13]
Remove and skin back legs.  Place in freezer for about one hour to firm the flesh.  Cut partially frozen legs into steaks using band saw.  Fry in skillet.  Looks and tastes like a pork chop.
Link Posted: 2/27/2008 4:38:47 AM EST
[#14]
only as a last resort.
Link Posted: 2/27/2008 5:27:31 AM EST
[#15]

Quoted:
I've eaten one. I made it into a mulligan stew. wasn't bad as you might think, but I'd really pick something else as 1st choice.

Cleaning is easy. I'd never done it before, and had him cleaned right quick. Just separate the shell from the body where it joins the stomach. the shell Shucks right off.

As to leprosy, I chased and handled armadillos virtually every day when I was a kid. So far nothing has rotted off. YMMV.


were they mean? docile? I can't imagine they run fast...never seen one living in the Northeast....
Link Posted: 2/27/2008 6:10:05 AM EST
[#16]
I've eaten 'dillo twice, once cooked as a roast, the other chopped up like hamburger and cooked in spaghetti.

This was back in the early 70's before I knew that they were leprosy carriers.  Today?  Probably not.

Link Posted: 2/27/2008 12:48:03 PM EST
[#17]
endless summer,


were they mean? docile? I can't imagine they run fast...never seen one living in the Northeast....


They were neither mean nor docile. I got clawed a few times when I picked them up by the tail.
as to whether they run fast, sometimes I was faster, sometimes they were. They couldn't outrun my dogs, though.

Oh, and BTW, you can pull their tails clean off.
Link Posted: 2/27/2008 1:01:12 PM EST
[#18]
I smell sausage....smoke house cooked.....just a thought
Link Posted: 2/28/2008 3:24:44 AM EST
[#19]

Quoted:
endless summer,


were they mean? docile? I can't imagine they run fast...never seen one living in the Northeast....


They were neither mean nor docile. I got clawed a few times when I picked them up by the tail.
as to whether they run fast, sometimes I was faster, sometimes they were. They couldn't outrun my dogs, though.

Oh, and BTW, you can pull their tails clean off.


Thanks, never know when I might move to TX...needed info on the indigenous species  those are some freaky looking animals when you think about it!
Link Posted: 2/28/2008 4:57:54 AM EST
[#20]
I don't know if armadillo is edible, but I have heard someone refer to it as possum on the half-shell.
I believe I'll have to run out of rice and beans before I found out for sure.
Link Posted: 3/3/2008 12:49:06 PM EST
[#21]
i was thinking hat
Link Posted: 3/3/2008 12:57:56 PM EST
[#22]
If people can make that bland ass turkey tasty, yeah I would.
Link Posted: 3/4/2008 9:53:03 AM EST
[#23]

Quoted:
Armadillo.. Edible?  
dependant on how hungry you were,,
weather the Dog had been eaten yet
and if having to choose eating the childran and eating Armadillo??


one would wonder how old the youngest is, if they could be replaced and what their over all return in labor vs consumption was and how the other kids felt about them..
then,,flip a coin





Spoken like a true follower of Jonathan Swift.
Link Posted: 3/4/2008 11:12:39 AM EST
[#24]
I had a guy who worked for me at a golf course, everytime that we would kill one he would ask for it. He would clean it and put it in the freezer then take it home. He brought some for lunch one day and offered some to me. It was nothing special nor was it disgusting. Just protein.
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