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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Beth Knights

Would you eat a possum? ‘Ecologically, it’s all very much above board’

The possum bao at Dark Mofo
‘Delightfully innocuous … so why do I feel odd about eating it?’ … the possum bao at Dark Mofo. Photograph: Dearna Bond

It’s the longest night of the year and I’m uncomfortably close to a lot of strangers, queueing to eat something I’m not used to seeing on a menu – brushtail possum.

Dark Mofo, Tasmania’s midwinter art, music and food festival, has always dished up a side serve of discomfort, and this year’s Winter Feast is no exception.

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