In Praise of Birds......
PA/PR Gromit decided against making T-Rex adobo. It was too big to fit into our saute pan.
His Royal Orangeness Karl Willem, PA/PR Gromit, and The Nashman went to the Department of Zoology today to ask Lolo Charles Darwin a very difficult question that has been bugging our minds lately....
HRO Karl Willem, PA/PR Gromit and The Nashman wonder aloud:
"If lower animals weren't meant to be eaten, why did they evolve to be so delicious?"
HRO Karl Willem and PA/PR Gromit with Daddy Darwin. You can bet he knows many ways to cook finches....
The Nashman is an active member of many animal conservation societies. We are particularly active in the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds because we love birds. The Nashman thinks they are the most versatile meat - they can be steamed, boiled, deep fried, oven cooked, and sauteed. Even if you are a bad chef, it's hard to go wrong by choosing to cook bird. All you need is a dash of salt, the rest is limited by your imagination (or dietary requirements). We need to protect bird populations and diversity so that future generations can enjoy them.
Of course, if you are a Philistine and believe in that Intelligent Design crap, we can surmise how you are praising the omnipresent one for designing birds so that they can be the centerpiece in any culinary style. Yet, only the Theory of Evolution can account for the fact that modern birds have developed to just the right sizes to fit into ovens. Simply try to imagine if they stayed as velociraptors. Clearly, a velociraptor was not intelligently designed. (There's also the big risk that they might be having YOU for dinner!)
HRO Karl Willem and PA/PR Gromit ask feathered friends how they prefer to be served....Mallard: I like to be shredded and sprinkled with hoisin sauce and wrapped in thin pancake. Pheasant: I'm irresistible slow cooked in a tajine with oranges....
I love rabbit paella. I wonder if Owl meat will be just as scrumptious. Even that striped animal would taste wonderful in sweet and sour sauce....
HRO Karl Willem and PA/PR Gromit marvel at the bird menu. Yum!