Easter is just around the corner, and the Easter Bunny is in full force this year delivering colored eggs to children. While it would be easy to debate just how a rabbit hiding eggs became the spokesperson for Christ's rebirth, there is a much more interesting angle on the holiday this year.
According to a recent article on www.good.is.com, rabbits are fast becoming the new chicken. Supporters of using rabbits as a food source state that rabbits reproduce much more quickly, and quietly, than chickens. Anyone unlucky enough to have a rooster next door would agree with this.
Chefs interviewed for the blog post agreed that rabbit has a similar flavor to chicken, there is little to no game taste in those that were bred in captivity. They are also easier to feed and care for, requiring less space than chickens and happily surviving off of table scraps rather than actual bird feed.
While the majority of city dwellers would shudder in disgust at the thought of eating such an adorably fluffy animal usually considered a pet, historically, rabbits were used as a food source. The practice lost popularity during the 1950s when packaged foods were the "in" food, but in the depression, rabbits kept many a family alive.
Considering that typing rabbit in Google will first suggest breeds and then recipes rather than anything relating to pets, perhaps this trend really is catching on in the US. European countries have had no concerns with eating rabbit, many five star restaurants serve the herbivore as a delicacy and recipes vary greatly from one kitchen to the next.
Students at Green River Community College (GRCC) are used to seeing a selection of squirrels hanging out near trash cans and the elusive "Giant Bunny" is a favorite treat for anyone walking between the Science Center and Science Math Technology buildings, but would they be willing to fry up some rabbit stew?
Well, after interviewing fifteen random students, the overwhelming response was a resounding, "NO!" followed by "gross…yuck…people eat those!?" and several more repulsed terms that won't be mentioned in case children read this article.
So, for this year at least, furry bunnies are safe on campus at GRCC, but maybe by next year there will be some serious concerns for Little Bunny Foo Foo and Peter Rabbit.
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