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i recently harvested some pheasants. just wanted to know if these yellowish discolouration on the liver is normal and safe to eat. i'm assuming that it's just fat. maybe someone has seen something similar on waterfowl liver. there is also one that looks more pale than others, it came out of a female, the rest were male. please let me know what you think. pics in next comment
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I think I read it right that you ate the liver and not asking if the entire bird is safe to eat because the liver had this discolouration. I never eat the organs and I would be wondering if the entire bird is safe if the liver has something weird about it.
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Think the discoloration is related to the gallbladder. Hopefully you removed it without breaking it. I'm assuming you did since you ate it. Livers contaminated by the bile will taste like crap. Assuming these are game farm birds eh? Did you use a dog? If so pics of the dog would be nice
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We eat a ton of game here at our home. Deer, moose, bear, duck, goose, squirrel, wild turkey, dove, rabbit, grouse, and lots of fish. To name a few... LOL..
Personally, I stay away from ALL organs, especially the liver. I view the liver as a filter of all toxins, not something that interests us. AGAIN, personal opinion/preference.
Discolored anything! No freaking way!
No offense, I personally would not have eaten that, and would certainly not have fed it to anyone else.
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Thanks for your replies. The liver was amazing. We also ate the hearts, they were great as well. Where I come from, we eat organs on regular basis, so it’s not a big deal for me.
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QUOTE (lukasz5 @ Feb 27, 2019 - 04:51 am)
Thanks for your replies. The liver was amazing. We also ate the hearts, they were great as well. Where I come from, we eat organs on regular basis, so it’s not a big deal for me.
More power to you. I just can't bring myself to eating animal guts.
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the discolouration of the liver was an effect that all female animals have due to breeding and having young. a cow liver is yellowish in comparison to bull/heifer/steer liver and this only happens after calving. the same goes with chicken/ goose/duck pigs/ goats etc. everyone has heard of jondis in babies, that gives children the yellowish tinge to their skin. it all happens due to blood transfer from host body to infancy. thus is why when you buy chicken liver or beef liver in stores there is a difference in colouration.. according to provincial and federal meat inspection this is exceptable for human consumption. this is just knowledge from being a meat inspector but as others say to each their own i myself love moose heart and liver cheers
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the discolouration of the liver was an effect that all female animals have due to breeding and having young. a cow liver is yellowish in comparison to bull/heifer/steer liver and this only happens after calving. the same goes with chicken/ goose/duck pigs/ goats etc. everyone has heard of jondis in babies, that gives children the yellowish tinge to their skin. it all happens due to blood transfer from host body to infancy. thus is why when you buy chicken liver or beef liver in stores there is a difference in colouration.. according to provincial and federal meat inspection this is exceptable for human consumption. this is just knowledge from being a meat inspector but as others say to each their own i myself love moose heart and liver cheers
pheasant liver, is it safe to eat?
