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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 2579927, member: 81887"][USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] : Thanks for your thorough discussion of the ostrich coin you showed a while ago. I remember I asked why a Thracian would show an ostrich on a coin, and you have answered about as thoroughly as you can without writing a doctoral dissertation on the topic <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I saw quite a few ostriches when I did a safari in Tanzania in 2015, and can confirm that the other subspecies is far from extinct:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]559842[/ATTACH] </p><p>As for cooking ostrich, I have actually eaten ostrich meat (though not on the safari, this was in a fancy restaurant some years ago). It was cooked like a roast beef, with cornichons, and indeed the meat tasted somewhat like beef (and not like chicken, surprisingly). I still plan on getting my own ostrich coin eventually, it's definitely a conversation starter![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 2579927, member: 81887"][USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] : Thanks for your thorough discussion of the ostrich coin you showed a while ago. I remember I asked why a Thracian would show an ostrich on a coin, and you have answered about as thoroughly as you can without writing a doctoral dissertation on the topic ;) I saw quite a few ostriches when I did a safari in Tanzania in 2015, and can confirm that the other subspecies is far from extinct: [ATTACH=full]559842[/ATTACH] As for cooking ostrich, I have actually eaten ostrich meat (though not on the safari, this was in a fancy restaurant some years ago). It was cooked like a roast beef, with cornichons, and indeed the meat tasted somewhat like beef (and not like chicken, surprisingly). I still plan on getting my own ostrich coin eventually, it's definitely a conversation starter![/QUOTE]
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