“With all the twisty, turny roads up here in the mountains, there’s a lot of roadkill,” she told msnbc.com.
Fortunately for the squeamish, the festival doesn’t require that the dishes on display be made with actual roadkill. According to the official rules, “most of the judges would prefer that it didn’t.” Instead, dishes must be based on any animal commonly found by the side of the road.
As a result, competitors have served up everything from local casualties — raccoons, possum and deer — to more exotic fender fare, including armadillo, alligator and buffalo.
Please someone hire me to go cover next year’s West Virginia road-kill cook off. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Tedquarters 