BEST OF ORLANDO® READERS' CHOICE NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN!

12 pets you can eat (with instructions!)

By Orlando Weekly Staff on Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 7:20 pm

In this week's issue we ran a story about backyard chickens and what happens to them when their egg-laying days are over. This gallery illustrates other pets that you can eat, as well as recipes for cookin' 'em up! And yes, a cow can be a pet – just ask any farm girl.

Tags:

Scroll down to view images

Recipe: Coq au vinvia

Recipe: Coq au vin
via

Recipe: Creole Turtle Soup
via

Recipe: Creole Turtle Soup
via

Recipe: Cuban Style Roast Suckling Pig
via

Recipe: Cuban Style Roast Suckling Pig
via

Recipe: Roasted Duck with Chinese Steamed Buns
via

Recipe: Roasted Duck with Chinese Steamed Buns
via

Recipe: Slow cooker goat curry
via

Recipe: Slow cooker goat curry
via

Recipe: Braised squirrel with bacon, mushrooms and pinot noir
via

Recipe: Braised squirrel with bacon, mushrooms and pinot noir
via

Recipe: Rabbit braised in Belgian ale
via

Recipe: Rabbit braised in Belgian ale
via

Recipe: Spicy stewed beef with creamy cheddar grits
How much meat you get from an entire cow
via

Recipe: Spicy stewed beef with creamy cheddar grits
How much meat you get from an entire cow
via

Recipe: Philipino fried rattlesnake
via

Recipe: Philipino fried rattlesnake
via

Recipe: Crunchy alligator bites
via

Recipe: Crunchy alligator bites
via

Recipe: Frog soup
via

Recipe: Frog soup
via

The Curbside Chef food truck has an aquaponic setup in their backyard where they raise fish to serve to their customers.
via

The Curbside Chef food truck has an aquaponic setup in their backyard where they raise fish to serve to their customers.
via