Nutria?
Apparently the Delmarva Peninsula has a problem with nutria. Whodathunkit?
Nick Carter1, a conservationist known for his nutria recipes throughout the Delmarva Peninsula (which runs down the eastern shore of the Chesapeake through Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia), played chef. The menu, high toned as he could get it, included nutria en hoof de barbecue, medallions de nutria, nutria au vin, and Nick's Smokehouse Nutria.
"We all had a good time," Mr. Carter recalls. "You can do anything with the nutria: chili, stew, barbecue. They taste better than muskrat."
Sadly, he isn't cooking much these days: "There aren't many nutria around anymore." Also, the rodent proved less than a culinary hit. Maybe being better than muskrat just wasn't enough.
Random aside: Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish is a great blog with left- and right-leaning articles that explore the nuances that so many partisans ignore. His general tone is calm and optimistic, but his criticisms of the left and right are sharp and well-reasoned. It's worth a read.
1. No, not that Nick Carter. You think he's been reduced to cookin' varmint already?
Nick Carter1, a conservationist known for his nutria recipes throughout the Delmarva Peninsula (which runs down the eastern shore of the Chesapeake through Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia), played chef. The menu, high toned as he could get it, included nutria en hoof de barbecue, medallions de nutria, nutria au vin, and Nick's Smokehouse Nutria.
"We all had a good time," Mr. Carter recalls. "You can do anything with the nutria: chili, stew, barbecue. They taste better than muskrat."
Sadly, he isn't cooking much these days: "There aren't many nutria around anymore." Also, the rodent proved less than a culinary hit. Maybe being better than muskrat just wasn't enough.
Random aside: Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish is a great blog with left- and right-leaning articles that explore the nuances that so many partisans ignore. His general tone is calm and optimistic, but his criticisms of the left and right are sharp and well-reasoned. It's worth a read.
1. No, not that Nick Carter. You think he's been reduced to cookin' varmint already?