Why does monster meat have hair inside of it?

[marrowbuster]

Multiple character quotes mention monster meat being full of hair which indeed would make it pretty unpalatable, and the hairs are still there even after the meat is cooked. But I’m not sure what biological or evolutionary purpose this would serve; if it were to deter predators then it wouldn’t explain why spiders, hounds, pigs, and Bearger readily eat it. It doesn’t make much sense for hair to grow inward into muscle tissue, and when it does, well, you have an ingrown hair that freakin’ hurts to pull out.

Furthermore, when hair in real life is burnt it tends to shrivel up and become dry, flaky, and brittle, since hair is made of keratin which readily falls apart in the presence of high temperature, and wouldn’t this apply to monster meat hair too?

The only thing that comes to mind is that maybe these are simply intracellular keratin filaments on steroids, but I’m still unsure what purpose these would serve, though it would make sense why it turns pigs into werepigs (which kind of look like wild boars or warthogs tbh).

[Tranoze]

29 minutes ago, marrowbuster said:

Multiple character quotes mention monster meat being full of hair

Nah only willow say it full of hair for the raw version, and noone saying anything about "Hair inside monster meat" rather than that, pieces of raw monster meat does have hair outside.


Monster meat feature is poisonous, not hairy.

[marrowbuster]

1 hour ago, Tranoze said:

Nah only willow say it full of hair for the raw version, and noone saying anything about "Hair inside monster meat" rather than that, pieces of raw monster meat does have hair outside.


Monster meat feature is poisonous, not hairy.

Oh damn you're right, I massively misremembered things since I just got done with my third year of college and am sooo tired lol.

Well I do wonder what kind of poison is in it, because if it's a protein, which is quite likely due to Wickerbottom mentioning it still being "a little bit poisonous" when cooked, implying some of the toxin was neutralised by heat, then I would surmise that a potential Monster Brisket would be relatively safe to consume due to the recommended internal temp of 91 degrees Celsius being enough to denature most proteins and inhibit any adverse functionality. Maybe soak it in vinegar or coat in salt to diminish the "weird aftertaste" Walter mentions, provided it means it's super gamey or something.

More lore on the topic would be welcome lol.

[D_Good_Fellow]

7 hours ago, marrowbuster said:

Well I do wonder what kind of poison is in it, because if it's a protein, which is quite likely due to Wickerbottom mentioning it still being "a little bit poisonous" when cooked, implying some of the toxin was neutralised by heat, then I would surmise that a potential Monster Brisket would be relatively safe to consume due to the recommended internal temp of 91 degrees Celsius being enough to denature most proteins and inhibit any adverse functionality. Maybe soak it in vinegar or coat in salt to diminish the "weird aftertaste" Walter mentions, provided it means it's super gamey or something.

I mean this is why it can be safely used in recipes, right? Like just cooking the meat over the fire until it's seared doesn't make it completely safe to eat, but whatever the character does to it when I throw in three berries creates perfectly good meatballs. My interpretation has always been that monster meat can be safely eaten if prepared properly, but it takes a whole cooking setup and some effort to do it.

[GenomeSquirrel]

3 hours ago, D_Good_Fellow said:

I mean this is why it can be safely used in recipes, right? Like just cooking the meat over the fire until it's seared doesn't make it completely safe to eat, but whatever the character does to it when I throw in three berries creates perfectly good meatballs. My interpretation has always been that monster meat can be safely eaten if prepared properly, but it takes a whole cooking setup and some effort to do it.

Just add 3 deathcaps and you’re fine …

[MostMerryTomcat]

"Why does monster meat have hair inside of it?"

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[bloopah]

3 hours ago, GenomeSquirrel said:

Just add 3 deathcaps and you’re fine …

Wickerbottom and other characters do say that heat alters the Mushroom Caps' chemical properties, so perhaps deathmeat+3 deathcaps+fire=safe-to-eat balls of meat?

[marrowbuster]

2 hours ago, MostMerryTomcat said:

"Why does monster meat have hair inside of it?"

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god tier edit omg

8 hours ago, D_Good_Fellow said:

I mean this is why it can be safely used in recipes, right? Like just cooking the meat over the fire until it's seared doesn't make it completely safe to eat, but whatever the character does to it when I throw in three berries creates perfectly good meatballs. My interpretation has always been that monster meat can be safely eaten if prepared properly, but it takes a whole cooking setup and some effort to do it.

This actually makes perfect sense and explains quite a lot ngl. 

[GenomeSquirrel]

5 hours ago, bloopah said:

Wickerbottom and other characters do say that heat alters the Mushroom Caps' chemical properties, so perhaps deathmeat+3 deathcaps+fire=safe-to-eat balls of meat?

In real life, not a chance; in game, sure snack on them

[finn from human]

Idk if it answers the question but I wanna note that raw monster meat is supposed to look like a chunk of dead spider, hence the three big legs coming off of it

[marrowbuster]

8 hours ago, bloopah said:

Wickerbottom and other characters do say that heat alters the Mushroom Caps' chemical properties, so perhaps deathmeat+3 deathcaps+fire=safe-to-eat balls of meat?

Depends on if the toxins degrade with heat, but some don't, which is why grilling pufferfish won't neutralise the tetrodotoxin in its skin and organs and if you are to eat it as sashimi, you ONLY do so if prepared by a licenced Japanese chef who's gone through years of rigorous coaching, even the stuff that's farm raised to not have the toxin.

[bloopah]

5 hours ago, GenomeSquirrel said:

In real life, not a chance; in game, sure snack on them

2 hours ago, marrowbuster said:

Depends on if the toxins degrade with heat, but some don't, which is why grilling pufferfish won't neutralise the tetrodotoxin in its skin and organs and if you are to eat it as sashimi, you ONLY do so if prepared by a licenced Japanese chef who's gone through years of rigorous coaching, even the stuff that's farm raised to not have the toxin.

I thought we were talking about a game here

[D_Good_Fellow]

6 hours ago, marrowbuster said:

Depends on if the toxins degrade with heat, but some don't, which is why grilling pufferfish won't neutralise the tetrodotoxin in its skin and organs and if you are to eat it as sashimi, you ONLY do so if prepared by a licenced Japanese chef who's gone through years of rigorous coaching, even the stuff that's farm raised to not have the toxin.

I think this is the difference between making meaty stew and monster lasagna.

[_zwb]

5 hours ago, bloopah said:

I thought we were talking about a game here

"Just don't think about it and it'll make sense" - Maxwell

[SomebodyRandom]

On 6/9/2023 at 2:29 AM, marrowbuster said:

Well I do wonder what kind of poison is in it,

Honestly, I don't think poison is the full story. WX is able to completely neutralize any poison or venom, yet still takes damage to monster meat. Meanwhile, Wormwood who is still vulnerable to poison is completely fine when eating monster meat.

[Tranoze]

42 minutes ago, SomebodyRandom said:

Honestly, I don't think poison is the full story. WX is able to completely neutralize any poison or venom, yet still takes damage to monster meat.

Consider acid is cannon now, as acid rain exist in cave, maybe monster meat have very low PH (acid), so they can corrode wx's metal.
Cooking them with berries/fruit/veggies does include more water/liquid, make meatball somewhat neutralize the acid.

Cooking them directly in fire doesnt reduce ph level, but high heat allow acid to react with more type of material, forming salt, and deal less damage to players by cooking them.

Drying them vaporize acid, also help in reduce acid level.