Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[ozexpat]

That settles it, I need to find some local goat's milk to try.

That way I know what dairy givin critter I need to day dream about

Here is a fun fact.

I have never tried goats milk!

What I have tried is the UHT milk available in the Philippines and Nido powdered milk. Both are disgusting.

I am in it for the cheese, If I like the milk itts a bonus but goat cheese is fabulous.

I am still going to get a River Water Bufallo for milk and Mozzarella.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

I've been wanting to get a goat eventually... then I had some goat cheese this Christmas and it sure cured me. It tasted just like a goat smells

Is that normal? I've never had just goat milk.

Maybe I will scratch the goat and aim for a Jersey cow instead. All wishing at this point anyway

My kiddo is casein intolerant and the other kiddos dont do so well with lactose, so any sort of dairy may become a thing of the past. I absolutely LOVE dairy, as a proper Dutchy should.

A lot of people don't like goat milk/cheese. They find it "gamey". I think it's more "nutty" in flavor profile.

They have miniature cows if you're looking to stay small. *grin* My friends with goats have one. She's adorable. Going to calve any day now.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

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Goat milk makes GREAT fresh Mozzarella, and even better ricotta. And you can feed any leftover whey to the pigs!

 

[ozexpat]

Goat milk makes GREAT fresh Mozzarella, and even better ricotta. And you can feed any leftover whey to the pigs!

while I am sure it makes great mozza, I come from southern Italian roots and it has to be buffalo mozzarella. Goat mozza would be akin to turkey bacon. I will save the goats milk for a myriad of caprine cheeses.

 

[DaveOmak]

Goat mozza would be akin to turkey bacon.

How true.....

 

[Tomtommom]

A lot of people don't like goat milk/cheese. They find it "gamey". I think it's more "nutty" in flavor profile.

They have miniature cows if you're looking to stay small. *grin* My friends with goats have one. She's adorable. Going to calve any day now.

I am a very adventurous eater.. I've had ostrich, squirrel, dove, horse, rabbit, shark, aligator. I've eaten seriously questionable things like raw beef, blood sausage, Dutch herring (cured in it's own bile, YUMMO!), eel. I drank raw cows milk in my youth, roaming around on a dairy farm. Spent countless hours around all sorts of critters.... As an open minded food lover I can tell you.. that cheese was NASTY.

Tasted like dirty goat... I imagine rotting garbage would taste similar. And rotting hay. And their droppings.


A mini Jersey would be fun. Heck, it's just day dreaming at this point.

While I am surrounded by rural land, I do live smack dab in a college town. It's a funny place. We have pre-school to university within walking distance from one another. Someone in my neighborhood has goats, a friend has heard them before.. but her yard butts up to farm land. I used to live two streets over, our apartment complex overlooked a field with horses. The city is ok with my birds, although I had to get rid of my rooster after noise complaints. Dont think they'd like me having a goat or mini cow

Pretty sure I'm pushing my luck with the muscovy.. Just glad I clipped their wings after they flew to the neighbor.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

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I have never had goat cheese like that. I swear most is not. Pinky swear even.

But I'm the kinda girl who thinks blood sausage is the best part of a Full English, LOL! I pretty much only draw the line at things that are either emotionally/culturally taboo (e.g. dog) or that I think are too high up the food chain for me to feel ok eating them (monkeys, dolphins, whales, animals that mourn their dead like hippos and elephants), or stuff that's endangered, cause that's just wrong. If there's something crazy on the menu, I'm pretty likely to order it. I've had everything you mention (except the shark) plus rattle snake, guinea pig, a variety of insects (dated an entomologist in college, his department's parties were kinda gross), buffalo, antelope, and snails.

 

[ozexpat]

I have never had goat cheese like that. I swear most is not. Pinky swear even.

But I'm the kinda girl who thinks blood sausage is the best part of a Full English, LOL! I pretty much only draw the line at things that are either emotionally/culturally taboo (e.g. dog) or that I think are too high up the food chain for me to feel ok eating them (monkeys, dolphins, whales, animals that mourn their dead like hippos and elephants), or stuff that's endangered, cause that's just wrong. If there's something crazy on the menu, I'm pretty likely to order it. I've had everything you mention (except the shark) plus rattle snake, guinea pig, a variety of insects (dated an entomologist in college, his department's parties were kinda gross), buffalo, antelope, and snails.

You would have fun in southern Africa

Mopani worms are a must.

A Thai resto in Santa Monica Airport serves ants and scorpions, Both were good

 

[XxMingirlxX]

You are all much more adventurous eaters than I am.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

You would have fun in southern Africa

Mopani worms are a must.

A Thai resto in Santa Monica Airport serves ants and scorpions, Both were good

It's on my list! I was supposed to go to SA and Kenya for work last year, but the trip got cancelled. Of course when my office mate went, she managed to get a tape worm that only the Mayo Clinic could deal with (and let me tell you, she is NOT an adventurous eater, LOL!). She just has the worst luck with Africa. Three trips, three major illnesses. No one else on her trips got sick! She's not allowed to go anymore.