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The Tribune would like to remind you that we live in a state where, sometimes, people hunt and eat raccoons. It's forms the basis of their story today regarding the "word-of-mouth raccoon meat market" in Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri, and how people across the state are turning their appetites to the critters. Can't say as we blame them; raccoon is pretty tasty as a stew meat.
To be fair, it's largely word-of-mouth if you live an insular life within the city limits. Trappers - our brother-in-law engages in this practice every winter in Wisconsin to the consternation of our mother - can fetch a pretty price for skinned raccoon carcasses. With an estimated raccoon population of 2.5 million in Illinois, that's a lot of walking Daniel Boone hats walking around for hunters.
Taking the theme one step further, Tribune reporters Monica Eng and Megan Twohey brought a raccoon to moto for chef Homaru Cantu to prepare. What Cantu and his sous chef Chris Jones came up with, a scale model representation of a roadkill scene, defies description. You just have to see it for yourself.
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My Aunt Murk use to cook it in the winter with gravy, yum! This was the same women who taught me how to make gumbo
That's not the first time Homaru has cooked raccoon - LTHer Cathy2 brought a raccoon to Moto in 2005 for an LTH dinner.
That's not the first time Homaru has cooked raccoon - LTHer Cathy2 brought a raccoon to Moto in 2005 for an LTH dinner.
No one inferred it was his first, Wes
Hi this is reporter Monica Eng
We wanted to say in the story and video that this adventure was inspired by Cathy2's LTH raccoon venture at Moto but it got trimmed for space sadly. The new video that's up at http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/dining/chi-racoon_tasting_18jan18,1,2192992.story?coll=chi_mezz
has the chefs talking about the dish and me enjoying it.
We couldnt say in a family newspaper that the chefs put elements on the plate meant to represent the raccoon's brain, intestines and the eventual maggots. But that's what they were supposed to be. You read it here first.
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Monica