observer Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Tried a rabbit from the butcher - bit too many bones though. But the interesting thing was, I asked the butcher where he got the rabbits from, and he said from China (supposedly the best are from China); which made me wonder, why we can't produce our own rabbits on rabbit farms? Then, talking to someone else; he told me there was a "rabbit farm" in S/Warrington, but it got vandalised by the Animal Rights nutters - seems we can't win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Tried a rabbit from the butcher - bit too many bones though. But the interesting thing was, I asked the butcher where he got the rabbits from, and he said from China (supposedly the best are from China); which made me wonder, why we can't produce our own rabbits on rabbit farms? Then, talking to someone else; he told me there was a "rabbit farm" in S/Warrington, but it got vandalised by the Animal Rights nutters - seems we can't win! Obs, If its the Rabbit farm I`m thinking of, I believe it was vandalised by animal rights activists because it bred Rabbits for testing and experimental purposes. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 O.K. thanx for the info - so it might have been worth them breeding for eating instead?! Can't really understand why they import the bunnys from China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 My mum had a pet rabbit when she was a child and when she came home from school one day it wasn't there. She asked her parents where it was and she soon found it.... it was being served up for tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middlec Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 O.K. thanx for the info - so it might have been worth them breeding for eating instead?! Can't really understand why they import the bunnys from China? I cannot remember the name of it now, but there was a rabbit farm on Warrington Road near Thelwall Viaduct on the way to Lymm. It was quite a few years ago, but I thought they bred rabbits for their white fur, and it closed because the market collapsed when people went against buying coats made of "real" fur. However, the countryside is well populated with wild rabbits that are suitable for eating, but no-one hunts them nowadays like they did many years ago (few folk are allowed to hunt with guns anymore....thankfully) So, if you want to try eating rabbit (they can be delicuous if braised in a stew) then you have to buy one that's been bred for that purpose, and those are likely to be imported, at a price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I cannot remember the name of it now, but there was a rabbit farm on Warrington Road near Thelwall Viaduct on the way to Lymm. It was quite a few years ago, but I thought they bred rabbits for their white fur, and it closed because the market collapsed when people went against buying coats made of "real" fur. However, the countryside is well populated with wild rabbits that are suitable for eating, but no-one hunts them nowadays like they did many years ago (few folk are allowed to hunt with guns anymore....thankfully) So, if you want to try eating rabbit (they can be delicuous if braised in a stew) then you have to buy one that's been bred for that purpose, and those are likely to be imported, at a price! See post 2. obs, go snare your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Not too sure on that point M; wild game has less fat than domestic breeds, so presumably is healthier to eat; unless of course, the Chinese rabbits make their own way here, rather than hoping on a plane?! So Diz, was your G/Ma a "bunny boiler"?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I've had Cheshire rabbits from Warrington Market. Also had hare from there - which taste wise is an entirely different kettle of fish (as it were ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 One should try the Hump back rabbits --a lot more tastier and they stop the crust falling into the stew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Long long time ago I used to like a rabbit stew momma made. These days I cannot bear thinking about eating rabbit and find it repulsive. The butchers here have cages of rabbits stacked up by their shops and, when I see them, the thoughts of eating them sickens me because they are the type of rabbits kept as pets in the uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 But originally they would have been kept as food for the pot, same as guinea pigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 you ever eaten a guinea pig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 not to my knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artie Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Very tasty Sid only thing wrong -they make you constipated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 I'm sure that's just a load of shy t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 I thought they were all riddled with mixie. Gazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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