North American wild animals run everywhere, do Americans eat game? -Food Squad

With the outbreak of the epidemic, "game" became a high-frequency word

Over the night, bats and pangolins were frequently exposed on the dining table.

Seriously, these wild animals believe that most people do not see

Sometimes it ’s really hard to understand who is eating?

To say that various wild animals appear in our sight

After I arrived in the United States

Every time a deer ran across a country road

All flashed in my mindHuge repair fees

Once a raccoon appeared at the door

The first response was:Run!!!

And countless headlines

AboutAsian carp floodsReport of

AboutWild boar herd invadingNews

🙂 And now when I meet on the road, I think 🙂

These are actually "walking game"

Since American game is everywhere

Why have you rarely seen or thought about turning them into a dish?

Why have I never seen it in a supermarket?

Meat selection on restaurant menu

Also monotonic to basicallyCow / pig / chicken / fishThese four

So American tastes are so boring?

Yes, it's so boring because ...

Game purchase channels are limited

In the United States, there are very few channels to buy game, because merchants want game to enter the market,No one has the strength to pass the five levelsIt is very likely that the approval has not yet been approved, and the game tastes changed first. Generally, businesses cannot afford such frustration.

First of all, The United States does not allow live animals to enter the market, All game must be sent to a qualified slaughterhouse certified by the state government for slaughter.

In California, for example, the slaughterhouse must go throughCalifornia Department of Food and Agriculture Certification(California Department of Food and Agriculture, CDFA for short) orUSDA Certified(United States Department of Agriculture, USDA for short).

thenAfter the slaughter, this kind of meat has to go through because there is a risk of eating game meat.Federal Meat Quarantine Act(Federal Meat Inspection Act),Federal Poultry Quarantine Act(Federal Poultry Inspection Act), andFDARelevant regulations for safety certification.

have to be aware of is,Exotic Meats is FDA certifiedThese meats include: bison, rabbit, prey, elk, moose, etc.The USDA label that we commonly see in supermarkets is the pig / beef / mutton we usually eat.

It can be seen that the United States' attitude towards game is very strict.

With this set of operations, there is little game left, and the general public is not a little curious.Maybe I do n’t know that “game” exists, Fewer people eat naturally.

On the one hand, the supply side is small, and on the other hand, the demand side has no desire.

American eating habits

As for the game, most foreign countries can't eat it.Of course Bell’s adventure survival recipe is not taken into consideration...

Earlier, we said that American wild boars and carps are flooding, and Americans do not catch a cold. Not to mentionChinese likeGiblets series, including chicken gizzards, chicken hearts, pork liver, pork hearts, and miscellaneous sheepWait, Americans are really unacceptable. They think these are "heavy tastes", and even think that eating these is a symbol of "poor", not to mention any game.

Let's take a look at the netizen?

"Usually, Americans think that animal gut is like an uncultivated wasteland compared to normal meat. It has a heavy and pungent taste and is poorly sold. Animal gut often appears on the table of the poor, not as a symbol. Quality and wealth. "

"Animal offal is really beyond my limit. I will never eat it again in my life. This is a disgusting memory of my childhood."

"Pork belly is disgusting, and the fat intestines are disgusting. The food made by these internal organs is so disgusting. I will never eat it."

另外.Claws, pheasant, pig brainThis kind of food is simply another kind of delicious fairy. It is also on the black list of Americans.

"Oh my God, neck and kidneys! I ’m a vegetarian. I ’ve been vegetarian for many years, so it ’s impossible to eat entrails, although I admit that I like bacon sandwiches. I also do n’t eat chicken legs, but maybe I can eat toad . "

I have to say that the Chinese appetite is really good, this big brother even smiled helplessly, saying,"Dear China, you have the ability to chew all kinds of food, but it doesn't mean you have to eat everything.".

Harmful, when I saw this kind of "disgusting" remarks about our internal organs, I was kind of angry, and felt that foreigners didn't understand life, so they didn't take it orally.

Now look at the nightmare bat soup exposed on the Internet, and I don't even feel offended!

and alsoIn the past few years, the eating habits of the United States have become more and more healthy, and more and more vegetarians have emerged.The market for vegetarianism is also growing,The most direct manifestation is that many burger brands launched last year.Artificial meat burger.

Burger King launches artificial meat burger

McDonald's launches artificial meat burger

Can't afford it! Fine for eating game

It is one thing to love or not to eat game, and it is another to fail.

If Americans want to eat game without formal channels, it is also operational.There are generally two ways to obtain game in private, hunting or driving to kill wild animals.(Roadkill), does it sound simple and rude?

In fact, there are still many thresholds. Let's talk about the following categories.

Game Game One: Hunting

In the United States, a country where guns are legal, hunting has become one of the leisure activities of many families. Note that in American hunting culture,Hunting is a recreational hunting, not for marketing huntingAt this hunting starting point, many illegal game businesses have been eliminated.

In addition, having a gun does not mean hunting, you need to register firstHunter Safety Course, Learn to get a certificate, then apply for a hunting license, andHunting permits are subdivided according to the target species, Such as fishing, small animals (squirrel, pheasant), or large animals (deer, antelope).

Once you have a certificate, you can still do it if you want to.There are also seasons and regionsEach season and each hunting area has a strict upper limit on the number of hunting for different species. After the hunting, you must report it. If you go to the illegal hunting area, you will not report the endangered species.If you are caught, you will be fined, your hunting license will be revoked, and you will be jailed..

Game Game Two: Roadkill

If hunting is too strange for the Chinese, thenKilling small animals on the road, I believe many people have seen it before, even if they have not experienced it. Xiao Bian is from the big rural Michigan, driving into the deer is really tiresome! I do n’t know if the foodies have similar thrilling experiences?

In Michigan and many states in the United States, you hit a "game" by driving.within 24 hours, Apply to the government (Michigan is the Department of Natural Resources, which varies by state)Roadkill salvage permit, After the government approves the species, it can be taken home and stewed!

PS Only rural roads are allowed, but high-speed ca n’t be parked ~

The California governor has proposed that the future (expected to be implemented in 2022) will also allow Californians to eat "road kill" animals,but!The California bill has n’t passed yet, it ’s still illegal., If the people of California pick up or eat "road kill" animals will face$ 1000 fine, even 6 months in prison.

But being fined can be trivial,Game game is actually very easy to spoil and be pollutedEating bad bodies is more than worth it, which is why there are often small animal corpses on the side of rural roads, but no one is willing to collect corpses.

Game III: Facebook / Instagram (Illegal has been banned)

FB and Instagram were also the hardest hit areas for illegal game salesHowever, it has basically been banned because FB has received a large number of reports of poor management of the platform as early as 2018.

In order to prevent illegal transactions on the platform, FB specially developed algorithms,Automatically identify and delete related information through machine learningAnd pictures of animal cruelty, and called on the public and civil society to actively report posts that illegally sell game, FB aims to ban 2020% of online animal smuggling by 80.

来源:abcnews

Cherish life and stay away from game

Regardless of whether game is everywhere, it is not easy to eat. After experiencing atypical pneumonia in 03, and this year's new coronavirus,We all know the need for "no-mouth" and the importance of living in harmony with nature.

Many wild animals carry deadly viruses, not to mention that we know them nowBats and civetsJust sayCommon deer and elk in the U.S.These two types of deer have experienced a severe Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) between the herds in recent years. These infected deer are generally manifested as thin, uncoordinated, aggressive, and will eventually die. .

Although the virus is only transmitted between animals and will not be transmitted to humans, the CDC of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has repeatedly emphasized that if you hunt deer in places where the CWD deer is inhabited, do not eat it. The greatest possibility for humans is:Man eats infected deer.

To this end, the CDC has issued a series of rules and regulations to regulateHunterCode of conduct,To reduce the likelihood of infection, such as:

Deer that looks sick cannot be hunted or eaten

Must be tested before consumption to rule out the possibility of CWD

....

In general the measures are:Let you hunt, let you eat, but want to eat that mouthful of meat, must go through layers of approval.

Source: CDC

Even so, game will flow into the market in the United States.

Wild American sold at Hawaiian supermarket in Los AngelesArmadillo, the real team reported it before

Chinatown in San Francisco has also been found selling pangolins

来源:North American Chinese e website www.huaren.us, copyright belongs to the original author

The virus knows no borders. It is hoped that all these diners will control their mouths before these businesses and individuals are sanctioned by law.

Never feel that humans are at the top of the food chain and can do whatever they want.Man and nature also pay attention to karmaI only hope that this time, human beings can really eat a glutton, grow a wisdom, and stop repeating the same mistakes.

At the same time, I sincerely hope that those patients who have suffered innocently from this time will be able to recover at an early date. In the future, they will no longer have to bear the mistakes of "unintentional" intercourse in the future.

References:

https://ucanr.edu/sites/grown_in_marin/files/83682.pdf

https://brokenarrowranch.com/blogs/wild-and-pure/wild-game-meat-inspection-some-surprising-requirements

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-30/despite-new-california-law-illegal-to-collect-roadkill

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-american-meat-eating-habits-have-changed-2015-12

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-facebook-instagram-wildlife-black-market-20190712-story.html

Written By | Agnes, Crayfish

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No commercial interests are involved. For transmission and reference purposes only.

Does not constitute a recommendation for any behavior.

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