I don't know if it's still a thing nowadays but Sea Turtles and Manatee were still eaten in parts of the Caribbean in the 1970s and 80s. Turtle steak tastes great. Manatee is literally sea pork. Growing up in a third world country is a little bit like being a pirate. I hope my parents didn't endangered too many species for the sake of my nutrition.
our grandparents were survivors. I saw a funny looking bird out the barn one winter and asked grandpa what is was: Why that's a prairie chicken , he said. How come I just saw one? Cause thems good eaten and we ate em all!!
Sheogorath shouting cheese randomly is welcome and brings a smile to my face. I came across a pirate themed shop in a recent holiday... it was more pyrite than pirate and even that's a too kind. Edit: coconut and baboon sounds like an interesting meal.
@@evanbecraft8201- it's a reference to toxic sharkfin harvesting operations that remove the upper fin to sell for it's unproven magical properties. The worst part is that they waste the rest of the shark by tossing it back to flounder. It can't swim so it suffocates to death.
whenever someone tells me of an animal or a fish that can't be eaten i always reply: It's not that it can't be eaten, no one has been hungry enough to eat it yet!
There's a Japanese fisherman who posts on youtube, search Masaru fisherman. He will literally eat ANYTHING that he can catch. Sea worms , all kinds of disgusting stuff. Very entertaining.
The Atlatl relies on the spear/arrow being made of green (not dried) hardwoods or softwood. European harpoons were usually made of what they had in abundance, so lots of white oak, ash, chestnut, etc... Which dont work very well with the atlatl once dry, which surprisingly happens very quickly on a ship, or realistically by the time the ship is underway. I do think making smaller harpoons out of yew could work very well, but we'll probably never know, I suppose.
@@indalcecio Not even if you tiller the darts? Then, though, I'd imagine they'd be somewhat more frail and perhaps disposable, at least in the shaft of the dart. You could then perhaps get more from what wood you might have if it didn't involve too much carving if you knew what thickness you needed to start with so that the dart could bend as you need.
@@indalcecioyou can try it if you have enough free time! Type of thing the unemployed friend does at 2pm on a Wednesday (it's me I'm considering trying it)
There used to be a restaurant on the Island of Bimini that made the most delicious dishes. I hope it is still there. I haven't been there since before Covid. I recommend the turtle fritters.
@@GoldandGunpowder I think the idea of "delicious" depends on culure. Pirates mostly ate what Italians would call "bland". I believe it was wrote about at the time. Of course that could be a stuck up aristocrat option. Even still, by modern standards we are too
I'm litterally trying to decide what to eat for dinner as I write this, so yeah I totally agree that staving off hunger is a vital and often overlooked aspect of life.
I love your video all of them ooh is tha Hank Hill I didn't expect that while I was typing what was I typing? Make more videos all the time always please
Green turtles were almost completely fished out by the English. This is where the dish MOCK turtle soup came from..it was invented with pig meat scraps and skins to replace green turtle meat that became illegal to fish due to possible extinction
4:40 Why was cheese not available in the Caribbean? Honest question. Was it not possible to make because of the climate? Edit: 12:20 hah, funny you should mention that. Planning a Pirates of the Spanish Main game is what got me back into pirates in the first place, and what led me to find your channel.
The main reason is because the European breeds of dairy cattle didn't do so well in the high heat, usually getting sick or just massively reducing their efficiency
Fun fact people at one point in history were paid in salt... this is where the term not worth your salt comes from also where the word salary and other similar words come from.
I love when people say that "the (Cat Turtle) meat tastes just like chicken or just like beef" Well then why instead of eating turtles don't I just eat chicken or beef?
What about incense? In ancient times it was worth as much as gold because of how deserate people were to get away from all of the stink of no soap and deodorant. I never hear of anyone discussing whether or not pirates had any use/value for it due to none of them having deodorant with 100 men crowded onto a ship built for 30. Sorry for it being a bit off-topic from the vid.
a aquaintance of mine once boarded a chinese wooden fishing vessel on a smugling patroll of the coast of indonesia. he said the interior was smelling extreamly strong of a mix of fish and incense
Actually animal organs and tongues are actually the most delicious part of the animal, and also, why, just why did they eat cats, the more I learn the more horrified I get, they ate penguins, dolphins, cute birbs, and even cats.
my grandma was a child durning the hunger winter in 1945. she ate cat as well said that unlike dog which was dilicious not even starving could make cat palatable however hunger makes people wat anything cats dogs birds crewmates
Video on the fruit and vegetables eaten by pirates: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TyNkkFVSre8.htmlsi=6opbC5r6hxn7DhlA Pirate food playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLQSjRW7kXy7zULKzQQ7LuSJCEeIlzR1EC&si=4KTJ0djIGynI2YIS
