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[*] posted on 7-23-2007 at 10:32 PM


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Originally posted by Baja Bernie
No one sells cat tacos.


I've only seen it once; but, yes.. they do make cat tacos.

I ate some by accident once. It looks like chicken.

After a long bus ride to Hidalgo del Parral I was very hungry and went to some taco stands just outside the bus station.

They didn't seem to have any meat that I recognized at the taco stands, so I asked, "Que hay?" I got the usual rapid fire cryptic response in return. As there is a different name for almost every conceivable type and cut of meat in Mexico I was a little confused. I was starving, so I pointed to what I thought was chicken.

I ate it; and, it tasted somewhat like chicken; but, had a different consistency and texture. The lady watched me closely as I ate it and laughed after I finished.

I became a little worried and asked her again what it was. She had a special name for it. I asked her to repeat it and she told me some name that started with "S". She realized I still didn't understand and said, "gato" :o I understood that just fine.

At first I was pretty upset about it; but, I paid and left without making a fuss. Now I just look at it as a unique experience. I'm still not sure if it was "house" cat or "wild" cat. In the end it was meat. A cow is sacred in India; but, it is food for many of us in the rest of the world.

I'm a lot more careful about what I order now; but, still eat street food all the time. It can be some of the best food you will ever have. In the end it did not make me sick; but, I'd recommend sticking to the chicken if you can help it.

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