tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987154466637348441.post8682989663515124633..comments2023-12-02T00:31:16.990-05:00Comments on Mary's Detroit Photoblog: Education Building at the Detroit ZooMary Stebbins Taitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987154466637348441.post-62473406799790942002008-09-11T14:38:00.000-04:002008-09-11T14:38:00.000-04:00It seems mean to eat soemthing that is tame and fr...It seems mean to eat soemthing that is tame and friendly.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987154466637348441.post-37368618645086167272008-09-11T14:37:00.000-04:002008-09-11T14:37:00.000-04:00Detroit does have pretty awesome architecture!!!! ...Detroit does have pretty awesome architecture!!!! Really cool.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it's a capybara and edible, but I've never eaten one. <BR/><BR/>Here's what Wikipedia has to say: Capybaras are gentle and will usually allow humans to pet and hand-feed them. Capybara skin is tough, and thus in some areas where capybaras are wild, they are hunted for meat and their skin, which is turned into a high-quality leather,[8] while some ranchers hunt them for fear of the competition for grazing. The meat is said to both look and taste like pork.[4] The Capybara meat is dried and salted, then shredded and seasoned.[22] Considered a delicacy, it is often served with rice and plantains.[23] [24]<BR/><BR/>During the Christian celebration of Lent, capybara meat is especially popular as it is claimed that the Catholic church, in a special dispensation, classified the animal as a fish in the 16th century. There are differing accounts of how the dispensation arose. The most cited refers to a group of 16th Century missionaries who made a request which implied that the semi-aquatic capybara might be a fish and also hinted that there would be an issue with starvation if the animal wasn't classified as suitable for lent.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987154466637348441.post-19215119579762076892008-09-11T08:20:00.000-04:002008-09-11T08:20:00.000-04:00What is that animal? I have never seen one like th...What is that animal? I have never seen one like that! Kris seems to suggest that you eat them??????Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317498718218889741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987154466637348441.post-84351341954923518012008-09-11T00:43:00.000-04:002008-09-11T00:43:00.000-04:00Is that a capybara? I’ve always wondered what they...Is that a capybara? I’ve always wondered what they taste like...Kris McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789355638389350528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987154466637348441.post-76872265937737775562008-09-10T23:22:00.000-04:002008-09-10T23:22:00.000-04:00I miss the building in Detroit the good ones such ...I miss the building in Detroit the good ones such awesome architecturegodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034847540651173627noreply@blogger.com