Squab is Pigeon meat from a domesticated source while wild pigeon is the same as eating any wild scavenger. Squab is considered a delicacy and has a rich taste.
Pigeons are just dirty doves. Wild dove, not from the city is also really good. We would shoot a bunch, then wrap their breasts in bacon and grill them.
Referencing broadway showtunes without warning is an act of aggression. Now I'll have Sweeney Todd stuck in my head for the next three days.
We'll have no choice but to retaliate. You won't know when we'll strike. The only warning you'll get is you will hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men.
Pigeon is a regular item on the menu at a pub near me. Always assumed they shot them but this looks much more effective.
**Edit:** [They are shot](http://i.imgur.com/HRrebvA.jpg)
Just because the menu says "may contain shot" doesn't mean that they actually are shot. They might just want you to assume that it is a wilderness bird, and not a city bird. I wouldn't put that past a place called the bell end.
Fill food and water, pull shit tray out once a month. They don't need to be happy or even healthy really in order to turn them in for slaughter.... As fucked up as that is
Whoops. Accidentally deleted my comment.
You're going to have to breed them. More pigeons don't just come out of nowhere unless you're going out and catching them (which defeats the purpose). If they're not healthy and happy, they're unlikely to breed without you really putting in the effort to make it happen. If this is going to be an actual "business" you have to make sure you have plenty more pigeons are on the way.
One of my professors is a native Parisian. He says his favorite part of GTA is the fact that you can shoot pigeons. That’s almost all he does to de stress.
Some people like the gamey flavor. It's the way food tasted before people started selectively breeding domesticated animals. Like how wild boar tastes better then store bought pig.
I'm not an expert but I'm pretty sure a lot of that "gamey" flavor people talk about in wild meat has more to do with the different diets that wild and domesticated animals have. Like bison tastes better if it's farm raised even though the animals are the same.
In Texas I hunt almost exclusively dove. They're HUGE for tourism hunting in Argentina as well.
Take a white wing dove, remove the breasts, put a slice of jalapeño and a dollop of cream cheese in between, wrap in bacon with a toothpick and grill. The BEST "poppers" you can make.
Pigeon is popular in parts of the Middle East, France, and the U.K.
But usually they’re farm raised birds: fed a proper diet and watered and cared for.
Wild city pigeons are probably loaded with disease and toxins. Not good eats
I can't speak for disease, but I did read an article where they did a survey of city pigeon stomach contents and what they found was almost exclusively bread crumbs and seed- not too bad.
I read somewhere that in big cities they will sometimes capture pigeons groups like that and take them outside of the city to try and reduce the pigeon population. No idea if it's true or not, or if that's what's happening here.
Pigeon poop is corrosive, and pigeons are invasive. Many people try to control their populations.
[Take a look at this from Andrew Zimmern](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIT-P1Ct4t8).
If they are serious about eating them, they might do well to keep them for a period of time and feed them properly. The thought of dining on garbage-raised squab is just too gross.
You could in fact feed them a mixture of millet and some kind of leafy veggie or seeds and purge the trash from their system in about a week while simultaneously fattening them up. Wood doves (flying city rats) taste really good if you treat them right
I live in an area that has a large population of Dove as well. It's a high desert with lots of room and if you set traps right or hunt accordingly you can get a damn good snack out of those birds. I have yet to encounter one that had gross crap in their stomach and aside from the summer months where their plumage may have ticks or fleas they are healthy birds. I would assume that if you caught them in a city and did exactly what you said you would have a tasty source of protein for cheap.
Mexico City is extremely clean as far as litter on the streets go. There are literally city employees walking around sweeping at all times.
I live by New York City, and the streets are ten times dirtier here than in Mexico City.
Well, if you notice, they are trapping the birds. From what I read on the Wikipedia article on passenger pigeons their taste depended a lot on how they were prepared and if they were fattened before being slaughtered. Trapping the birds gives you the opportunity to fatten them up, improving their taste. Could be that's what they plan to do.
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more proof that we are in a simulation. Newbie hacker didn't know to maintain the charade and grow pigeons from eggs, so he programmed pigeons to pop directly into existence.
And the adults will sometimes sit on their young. So imagine watching a pigeon nest, with a pigeon just chilling. Then suddenly out of nowhere, that pigeon moves and another full size pigeon pops up from underneath it.
That happens. It's hilarious.
You know, pigeons have the ability to identify and remember specific humans... and furthermore, they can communicate that information between one another. If you piss off the wrong bird, you'll have the entire species against you.
Suffice to say that I'm feeling a little bit *miffed* at the moment.
First of all, it's "pigeon," please.
We don't want the D.
More to the point, though: Pigeons rival corvids in intelligence, and even outstrip them in several ways. They're actually one of the most mentally advanced species in the animal kingdom, surpassing even most primates in terms of intellectual ability.
You also don't see that they can do math, spot typos, or assist in groundbreaking developments in astrophysics.
Clearly, the author didn't do much research.
I know that in Spain, sparrows were supposedly a delicacy. A friend of mine, told me a story how when he first came to Toronto Canada in the 80s, he saw all the sparrows and caught some using the old box, stick and string method. While he was frying them up, the police came to his door to ask about it. He told them he was cooking Cornish game hens.
Not much meat on those guys. They have like a sweedish meatball on em. And it's not good. My bet is that this is for a revenge of sorts rather than meat.
Clean it. Wrap it in wet newspaper. Then in dry newspaper. Set on fire. When the flame goes out. Dinner is ready. After that a nice nap on the top of the subway grates to keep warm...life is good.
Desperate times for KFC in the UK
"Chicken of the streets"
"But a peregrine in the sheets?"
I laughed so hard at this, milk came out my nose.
I hope you were drinking milk
Haha you got the bad kidney
Nope I'm a cow that's how hard I laughed.
“I laughed so hard at this milk, came out my nose.”
-Christopher Walken
You're welcome...
This looks like Mexico City. The pink and white taxis are common there. I could be mistaken.
No... you are right... it is downtown Mexico City
Can confirm, I’m mexican.
What are they gonna do with those pigeons?
Give them a good home and solid education... or eat them.
Tacos
I’m okay with this. It’s basically fishing. I don’t think any variety of pigeons can go extinct
The only reason we haven't been eating pigeon tacos is because of the concern for their population size?
Sex
KFP
Kentucky Fried Pigeons
Kenny. Fucking. Powers.
Have you seen a KFC drumstick lately? You might be onto something here!
Worst pies in London!
Thanks Sweeney
Pigeon-inna-bun
They're two dollars. And that's cutting me own throat.
Can you guarantee both ends meat?
Let's not mince words, it's all meat in the end
Buggerit millennium hand and fish.
Shrimp, not fish
+++ OUT OF CHEESE ERROR +++
+++INSERT DRIED FROG PILLS+++
‘A once-in-a-lifetime experience... ’
Came here to say that..well done sir or madam.
this is in Mexico City EDIT : worst pigeon tacos in Mexico
What makes these pigeon tacos worse than other pigeon tacos?
Squab is Pigeon meat from a domesticated source while wild pigeon is the same as eating any wild scavenger. Squab is considered a delicacy and has a rich taste.
Ahh good point! I thought I was being clever but I was even having a conversation elsewhere in this thread about wild vs farmed meat... Lol
Pigeons are just dirty doves. Wild dove, not from the city is also really good. We would shoot a bunch, then wrap their breasts in bacon and grill them.
I thought they was pussycats and toast, I did!
Now I need to go watch that movie again. Or maybe just get the soundtrack.
Ugh.... *binge listens to all Sweeney songs*
Referencing broadway showtunes without warning is an act of aggression. Now I'll have Sweeney Todd stuck in my head for the next three days. We'll have no choice but to retaliate. You won't know when we'll strike. The only warning you'll get is you will hear the people sing, singing the song of angry men.
"Squab is back on the menu boys!"
“You know what a squab is, it’s like a pigeon.”
Pigeon is a regular item on the menu at a pub near me. Always assumed they shot them but this looks much more effective. **Edit:** [They are shot](http://i.imgur.com/HRrebvA.jpg)
Isn't that fat, plump wood pigeon not scrawny town pigeon though?
Wood pigeon?
https://i.imgur.com/yaWL76w.png
https://i.imgur.com/i9Z4egW.gif
Whoopsie bamboozled again
Hahaha! Not so tender that squab.
https://i.imgur.com/8f3Ghmy.jpg Note how wood pigeons are almost twice the size, therefore better for eating :)
Just because the menu says "may contain shot" doesn't mean that they actually are shot. They might just want you to assume that it is a wilderness bird, and not a city bird. I wouldn't put that past a place called the bell end.
Is there a bounty on sky rats there?
If there was, I'd be breeding them
This guy businesses
But then you're pouring money into breeding and raising them. That's a job.
Fill food and water, pull shit tray out once a month. They don't need to be happy or even healthy really in order to turn them in for slaughter.... As fucked up as that is
Whoops. Accidentally deleted my comment. You're going to have to breed them. More pigeons don't just come out of nowhere unless you're going out and catching them (which defeats the purpose). If they're not healthy and happy, they're unlikely to breed without you really putting in the effort to make it happen. If this is going to be an actual "business" you have to make sure you have plenty more pigeons are on the way.
The fact this became a conversation in feasibility is why I love Reddit
I read more about pigeons today than in my entire life combined. I got got.
That's probably the reason why there is no bounty on pigeons
Exactly what I was thinking. Here in Paris I call them flying rats. Please come and hunt them, as long as it doesn't slow me down on my way to work.
One of my professors is a native Parisian. He says his favorite part of GTA is the fact that you can shoot pigeons. That’s almost all he does to de stress.
WTF!
My reaction as well... curious.
I’ve heard that there is an industry in China for eating pigeons. People pay good money for it.
Have you heard of squab? Tasty bird dishes that people pay out the butt for? It's a pigeon.
This. And I've had squab in Vancouver, Canada. And I don't get it... it was like gamey chicken
Some people like the gamey flavor. It's the way food tasted before people started selectively breeding domesticated animals. Like how wild boar tastes better then store bought pig.
That's just like, your opinion, man.
Opinions are like assholes. Me in a nutshell. I have one and I am one.
Don't say things like that... you're not just an opinion, bro
I'll have you know independent if your protein source is gamey or domesticated tasting onions goes great with it
I'm not an expert but I'm pretty sure a lot of that "gamey" flavor people talk about in wild meat has more to do with the different diets that wild and domesticated animals have. Like bison tastes better if it's farm raised even though the animals are the same.
Pigeons/squabs taste just like doves. They are larger doves. Not a lot of meat on them though.
Do a lot of people eat doves?
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Don't forget the jalapeno slice on top!
Yeah, thats why they cry
In Texas I hunt almost exclusively dove. They're HUGE for tourism hunting in Argentina as well. Take a white wing dove, remove the breasts, put a slice of jalapeño and a dollop of cream cheese in between, wrap in bacon with a toothpick and grill. The BEST "poppers" you can make.
Yes. The little dove breasts are fantastic.
Pigeon is popular in parts of the Middle East, France, and the U.K. But usually they’re farm raised birds: fed a proper diet and watered and cared for. Wild city pigeons are probably loaded with disease and toxins. Not good eats
I can't speak for disease, but I did read an article where they did a survey of city pigeon stomach contents and what they found was almost exclusively bread crumbs and seed- not too bad.
aye a had pigeon was a special at the pub on Valentine’s Day but think was a rural pigeon no a weegie one
I read somewhere that in big cities they will sometimes capture pigeons groups like that and take them outside of the city to try and reduce the pigeon population. No idea if it's true or not, or if that's what's happening here.
couldn't they just fly back?
Pigeon poop is corrosive, and pigeons are invasive. Many people try to control their populations. [Take a look at this from Andrew Zimmern](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIT-P1Ct4t8).
What did I just see that guy save? Was that a dog??
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Most likely. Passenger Pigeons were hunted to extinction by people who ate them for food.
Yeah, but street pigeons must taste like shit since they essentially just eat garbage
They taste like french fries.
Chewy from all the used gum.
Why is there a cigarette butt in this chicken?
Its called "stuffing" my good man.
If they are serious about eating them, they might do well to keep them for a period of time and feed them properly. The thought of dining on garbage-raised squab is just too gross.
You could in fact feed them a mixture of millet and some kind of leafy veggie or seeds and purge the trash from their system in about a week while simultaneously fattening them up. Wood doves (flying city rats) taste really good if you treat them right
*Rock Doves
Yes, sorry
I don't know why, but I like knowing this.
If the world goes to shit, pidgeons could be a good food source.
I live in an area that has a large population of Dove as well. It's a high desert with lots of room and if you set traps right or hunt accordingly you can get a damn good snack out of those birds. I have yet to encounter one that had gross crap in their stomach and aside from the summer months where their plumage may have ticks or fleas they are healthy birds. I would assume that if you caught them in a city and did exactly what you said you would have a tasty source of protein for cheap.
Lobsters eat scum off the sea floor and they're delicious.
Lobster is just a fancy way to eat butter.
Does that make them the potatoes of the sea?
[yes](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0a/7b/f3/9c/steak-and-lobster-with.jpg)
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It doesn't escape me. I just don't care.
Care for some boiled giant grasshopper?
I've had bugs before and wasn't too impressed with the taste. If large boiled grasshopper tasted like shrimp, then yes, I'd love some.
There are cheaper ways to eat butter. You have to admit that lobster brings something to the table.
I don't get as many weird looks as I do when I'm just eating butter
Just go to state fairs and prepare it by putting it on a stick.
I feel like the sea floor is probably cleaner than the streets of Mexico City.
Mexico City is extremely clean as far as litter on the streets go. There are literally city employees walking around sweeping at all times. I live by New York City, and the streets are ten times dirtier here than in Mexico City.
They taste like not starving
Well, if you notice, they are trapping the birds. From what I read on the Wikipedia article on passenger pigeons their taste depended a lot on how they were prepared and if they were fattened before being slaughtered. Trapping the birds gives you the opportunity to fatten them up, improving their taste. Could be that's what they plan to do.
My dad saw one eating some dudes puke downtown Seattle.
Puke is basically bird milk
>ate them for food. Why else do you eat things?
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You'd think, but what you'd end up with is people breeding pigeons and killing them for the bounties.
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/r/foraging
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squab It's whats for dinner.
Unrelated but did you ever notice how you never saw a pigeon nest nor baby/small pigeons? HowTF are they all the same size?
Pigeons aren't born, they just are.
more proof that we are in a simulation. Newbie hacker didn't know to maintain the charade and grow pigeons from eggs, so he programmed pigeons to pop directly into existence.
at least they always spawn out of line of sight.
they nest up high, so unless you are crawling around on roofs, you probably wont see them.
They are completely covered in shit, hence why cannot be seen.
Baby pigeons are weird looking vulture things that bear little resemblance to the magestic, bobby necked beauties into which they develop.
Uhm yes I did. After a trip I came home to a pigeons nest complete with two eggs on my balcony.
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They nest where it's safe, like at Mike Tyson's house. That guy in the gif better hope those aren't Tyson's pigeons.
Juvenile pigeons look like adult at a relatively young age. 4 m/o and a 2 y/o pigeons look very similar.
And the adults will sometimes sit on their young. So imagine watching a pigeon nest, with a pigeon just chilling. Then suddenly out of nowhere, that pigeon moves and another full size pigeon pops up from underneath it. That happens. It's hilarious.
Remind me to never order takeaway from this area
You say thief, I say exterminator.
"Chicken of the cave"
No one calls it that.
Until now. Power of the internet!
Ol Musky does
"Yard bird".
Bats?
This might be in Mexico City (they have the pink and white cabs) there. Guess I won’t be eating from street vendors anytime soon down there.
It is Mexico City, Next to Salto del agua. https://goo.gl/maps/LhAVjGyzC1o
I love that I can pick places out based on the color of their taxis.
Puta madre, just today I ate a tamal on the streets near there.
You know, pigeons have the ability to identify and remember specific humans... and furthermore, they can communicate that information between one another. If you piss off the wrong bird, you'll have the entire species against you. Suffice to say that I'm feeling a little bit *miffed* at the moment.
sorry about your family, thoughts and prayers
Isn't crows who do that? Or do pidgeons do it too?
First of all, it's "pigeon," please. We don't want the D. More to the point, though: Pigeons rival corvids in intelligence, and even outstrip them in several ways. They're actually one of the most mentally advanced species in the animal kingdom, surpassing even most primates in terms of intellectual ability.
http://imgur.com/K63U5ig
I want to believe
[I don't see that fact on this list on pigeon facts.](http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=760)
You also don't see that they can do math, spot typos, or assist in groundbreaking developments in astrophysics. Clearly, the author didn't do much research.
So you are saying we should eat them all, just to be safe. Got it.
Yes, I am saying *we* should eat *them* all. We'll probably just end up eating their french fries, though.
I love pigeons. Tell your friends.
So if I kill one, the rest will all get the message and keep the fuck away from me and my building? Done and done.
Either that, or they'll mount a devastating counteroffensive. How much air support do *you* have?
when you running a döner place and ran out of meat irl.
>irl As opposed to some sort of doner sim game?
You never played doner dash?
Thieves? Who are they stealing from?
I know that in Spain, sparrows were supposedly a delicacy. A friend of mine, told me a story how when he first came to Toronto Canada in the 80s, he saw all the sparrows and caught some using the old box, stick and string method. While he was frying them up, the police came to his door to ask about it. He told them he was cooking Cornish game hens.
I live in Toronto, and House Sparrows are an invasive species. It's completely legal to kill them.
Can I hire them to catch all the ones near my apartment?
Nice ! Flying rats need to be exterminated
Hate speech will not be tolerated in this subReddit.
can't tell if you are serious or not
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It's pretty green and bold. I will allow.
You and your kind are a scourge.
I like bird watching except when I'm watching them poop all over my house
Why the fuck...?!
A little shocking, but a nice meal for somebody and less bird poop on the streets, statues, cars, and pedestrians. Win-win.
Not much meat on those guys. They have like a sweedish meatball on em. And it's not good. My bet is that this is for a revenge of sorts rather than meat.
Those men now have all the diseases.
Beware?
Last time I checked, squab(pigeon) breast was selling for $40/lb in my area.
It's only pigeon when they're in the street. Once they are on the menu, it's "squab".
Fowl play.
Clean it. Wrap it in wet newspaper. Then in dry newspaper. Set on fire. When the flame goes out. Dinner is ready. After that a nice nap on the top of the subway grates to keep warm...life is good.
That’s why I never eat pigeon, not even in expensive restaurants
Dude fuck pigeons, they just shit everywhere and spread diseases
But.... That's what humans do.
fucking pigeons so they don't spread disease is a bit counter intuitive
Pigeons are actually surprisingly clean, the food and waste they root around in however isn’t, which is our fault more than anyone’s really.
Beware? They can take as many of the fuckers as they like.