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Common ancestery birds and reptiles question

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 3:27 pm
by cubeus19
One of the things I've heard and most of you all here have to from people who love to try anything that is edible is that if they try eating meat from for instance frogs, turtles, lizards and even snakes they always say the same thing, they taste like chicken. I was wondering does that indicate that birds like chicken did evolve from reptiles? Or is that mainly is misnomer?

Re: Common ancestery birds and reptiles question

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 3:31 pm
by Ivellious
I'm fairly certain that phrase is just a phrase, nothing more...I wouldn't think anyone would use that as evidence for inter-relatedness between reptiles and birds (regardless of the fact that I do think they are related through evolution).

Re: Common ancestery birds and reptiles question

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 5:09 pm
by cubeus19
Anyone else?

Re: Common ancestery birds and reptiles question

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 5:14 pm
by Danieltwotwenty
I have eaten plenty of reptiles etc.. and it does not taste like chicken.

Re: Common ancestery birds and reptiles question

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 5:34 pm
by RickD
I had chicken at a Chinese restaurant, that didn't taste like chicken. What does that mean? Meow!

Re: Common ancestery birds and reptiles question

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 5:36 pm
by cubeus19
Danieltwotwenty wrote:I have eaten plenty of reptiles etc.. and it does not taste like chicken.

Interesting Dan, what kind have you eaten in the past? My dad has tried froglegs (which aren't really reptile) and my grandmother has eaten turtle.

Re: Common ancestery birds and reptiles question

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 7:24 pm
by Danieltwotwenty
Turtle, Crocodile, Goanna ammm that's all I can think of at the moment. Emu is a Bird but tastes nothing like chicken also ostrich too is a bird but doesn't taste like chicken.

Re: Common ancestery birds and reptiles question

Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 9:08 pm
by sandy_mcd
Frog legs, alligator (these two fairly similar, more rubbery than chicken), ostrich (red meat), turtle (also not like chicken).