Simba... It's what's for dinner.
 

So it seems that eating lion meat is now becoming trendy. Would you try eating it? Saw this video from Inside Edition:

http://www.insideedition.com/videos/...-meat-on-menus

Let the comments commence...

I'd try it.

Im allergic to cats, so I doubt Ill ever try a big one.

This is like eating a cat....no thank you.

Yeah I'd probably try it.

Would be interesting

If offered, I'd try it.

How many lions have eaten humans over the course of our history? It's only fair. I'd try it, can't say if I'd like it or not. If "you are what you eat" has any truth, you could do far worse than Lion.

I probably wouldn't eat it.

I don't think I would. Can't imagine eating any kind of cat.

I try not to make a habit of eating other apex predators. They tend to have a larger build up of all the nasty stuff we put on our plants and feed to our herbivores.

I would taste it.

I'd give it a try, why not? Was at the Luxor in Vegas for Cinco de Mayo last month and the Mexican restaurant in there was offering "extreme tacos" for the day real cheap. I thought it was just a fun name for regular tacos. No no- my meat options for these tacos were lamb brain, pig stomach, or cow tongue. eeeew! Since that's what we came there for I decided to be daring and try an order so I went with the pig stomach. For some reason it sounded the least gross of the 3 lol.

Tongue's pretty good, actually. As is heart and liver.

I'd steer clear of neural tissues. That way can lead to Spongiform Encephalopathy

Um, maybe? I'm the more into insects dishes kind.

I wouldn't go outta my way to try it.

I agree with that, one equivalent situation with seafood, is avoiding swordfish and shark meat because of the toxins (i.e. mercury) found in the world's oceans.

For me, eating any meat has to be cooked well done. Some people forget why there was a reason our prehistoric ancestors cooked our meat... to avoid being infected with parasitic organisms and worms. (That store vendor eating the raw lion meat in that video.... ugh ***shudder in disbelief***).

:lol: Looks like Mufasa needs to incorporate that information into his "Circle of Life" speech in the movie now.
"You see Simba, the antelope eat the grass, and we eat the antelope, then the humans eat us. That could be a circle within itself, but eventually us or the humans will get the last bite, and we become the grass again." :lol:

It's Mufasa, my precious...

Thanks :P Shark Blade... :lol:

As a cat-lover, I would have to say- NO. Not sure if I'd mind bear or wolf, but anything feline? Heck, no! I LOVES me kitties, even the big ones!

i'd try it in a heartbeat. i love trying different types of food. the only things i won't touch are most organs, especially brain, testicles, eyes, and kidney. i've had liver, stomach (tripe served in pho), and heart before, but didn't much care for them. i've had alligator, ostrich, ostrich egg, buffalo, deer, elk, shark, squid, octopus, eel, various types of sushi/sashimi, and roasted crickets (they taste like sunflower seeds!). one of the next things I want to try is frogs legs. I've heard they are tasty!

Depending on where I get them from, frog legs are good.

Now as far as lion goes...idk. I might try it, but I'd never have the opportunity really.

Nope, I love cats.

I would at least give it a try. Not if said lion had eaten humans before, though. That would make me feel pretty uncomfortable.

I am a cat person too, but lions have never been animals I've particularly cared about, so it wouldn't bother me much.

Outside of the common mammals and birds(pork, cow, duck, chicken, turkey) I've tried rabbit, reindeer, moose, whale and deer meat. None of them have impressed me, to be honest.

Aren't they endangered?

^^ this.
I'd rather eat rabbits. Hell I should have a rabbit farm. Sell the cutest ones and eat the not so cute ones. I won't feel guilty about it because I can re-do the process in about a year.
Lions? not so much