Can you imagine how good Smurfs must taste when Gargamel can't decide whether to eat them or turn them into gold?

I'd say what I think of as 'gamey' applies pretty equally to elk, deer, rabbit and squirrel (at various strengths), all of which I have eaten more than once. So I'm not sure that's true.

Don’t they sell Smurf ice cream in your country?

They do not. Not that I have seen, anyway.

He must have eaten at least one to find out how good they are, right?

Tastes like chicken

I think it's either Gargamel or Gurgelhals, depending if it's newer or from the comic books

Maybe cooking them is also a massive hassle?

He had a cauldron, sure, but I imagine preparing Smurf meat is meticulous with their tiny bones. Maybe turning them into gold was less of a hassle.

Cookery or alchemy, my point remains the same. I just think it’s possible that there is more involved in the calculus than we’re aware of.

„Šmoulové“ in Czech

There was a Robot Chicken sketch addressing this

Thanks, I'll have to find that

Myeahh I'll take gold.

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They are suspiciously labelled vegetarian, not vegan. And contain: beeswax

I don't get it ... Gargamel created Smurfette, right? So he's capable of making Smurfs. Why the fuck doesn't he make his own god damn Smurfs to eat and turn into gold? Is he stupid?

I mean yes, he is stupid. But I don't know that's why he doesn't make more Smurfs.

That explains it. My vegan friends love bees but consider it ethical enough to eat their products as they have an apiary at home.