 Poster: A snowHead
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Walking through the Alps yesterday, my sister asked me whether marmottes were/are eaten? I had no idea. I've not seen any marmotte saucisson. What's the answer?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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pam w, I would guess that they're at least as tasty as guinea pigs...which some folks find very tasty...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hasn't Paddington Bear recently ditched marmalade for it ?
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Jerry, 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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They used to be trapped for food, fur and their fat, which was thought to be good for rheumatism. Don't think they are any more though.
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There is a guy round here who hunts Marmottes. Not sure if its for food though.
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Sun 21-10-07 9:46; edited 1 time in total
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Love it, especially thinly spread on hot toast, yummy 
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I find it's usually one of those quite good fun 'cruisy' runs...
oh, you meant the animals and not the piste(s)
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I love my cute furry whistling marmotte!
(OK, I admit it, I can be very kitsch at times... )
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I seen puffin on a menu in Iceland. No I did not.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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saw loads of em this summer and they didnt seem too worried about us humans, might be protected?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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jbob, puffin is a delicacy in Iceland and the Faroes - people catch them by leaning off cliffs with big nets, 
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Isn't there a rule that every French ski resort has to have a run called Marmotte?
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You know it makes sense.
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I understood that you could eat any mammal with the exception of polar bear.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Chalky, you can eat polar bear provided you avoid the liver, which contains lethal amounts of vitamin A, apparently.
You have to catch one and subdue it first though.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I have heard stories of marmot stew being served in mountain huts. I reckon it would be quite nice - a bit like rabbit?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In mongolia they love 'em...tasty, tasty, very very tasty.....
For those above who seem very keen (perhaps a little too keen) I have copied the recipe for you..How you catch them is not at all clear..
Marmot Boodog
With the opening of a marmot-hunting season, Marmot Boodog becomes a very popular and fun outdoor activity for Mongolians, especially men. Marmot hunting and boodog cooking is a prerogative of men. A freshly killed marmot is separated from intestines and cleaned. Then, a prepared marmot is filled with preheated hot stones and tightly sealed. The marmot meat is cooked by the heat of stones from inside. Additional heating is provided by open fire or gas burner. The same amount of precaution as described above must be used for handling the marmot cooking process. When done, the marmot meat is very tender and tastes like wild duck according to some foreigners.
Ingredients (5 servings):
1 medium marmot
Salt
Cooking gear:
From small to medium sized smooth stones
Firewood
Cooking time:
Approximately 1.5 hours
Clean the marmot, separate the intestines and slightly remove hair from the skin. Rub the inside with salt, fill up with hot stones and seal tightly. Additionally, roast the marmot on slow open fire or with a gas burner. Usually, Mongolians do not use seasonings in order to keep the specific taste of marmot meat. When the cooking is done, the stones are pulled out, rolled in hands, the meat is cut into pieces and served hot.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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In mongolia they love 'em...tasty, tasty, very very tasty.....
For those above who seem very keen (perhaps a little too keen) I have copied the recipe for you..How you catch them is not at all clear..
Marmot Boodog
With the opening of a marmot-hunting season, Marmot Boodog becomes a very popular and fun outdoor activity for Mongolians, especially men. Marmot hunting and boodog cooking is a prerogative of men. A freshly killed marmot is separated from intestines and cleaned. Then, a prepared marmot is filled with preheated hot stones and tightly sealed. The marmot meat is cooked by the heat of stones from inside. Additional heating is provided by open fire or gas burner. The same amount of precaution as described above must be used for handling the marmot cooking process. When done, the marmot meat is very tender and tastes like wild duck according to some foreigners.
Ingredients (5 servings):
1 medium marmot
Salt
Cooking gear:
From small to medium sized smooth stones
Firewood
Cooking time:
Approximately 1.5 hours
Clean the marmot, separate the intestines and slightly remove hair from the skin. Rub the inside with salt, fill up with hot stones and seal tightly. Additionally, roast the marmot on slow open fire or with a gas burner. Usually, Mongolians do not use seasonings in order to keep the specific taste of marmot meat. When the cooking is done, the stones are pulled out, rolled in hands, the meat is cut into pieces and served hot. |
The last line of this gag usually reads "all that remains is to discard the meat and eat the stones"
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I don't think I could bring myself to eat the above recipe, purely because I know that the asian marmot was responsible for the black death. An alpine marmot might just get it though... 
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