If the way to test it was 'people ate it and didn't die' that would be somewhat questionable to Thrawn, but he could not argue with meat augmenting the communal diet here.

"Sadly I do not, or at least no more than the simple fair that the few cooking lessons I've had can show me."

Thrawn nodded to the carcass.

"It will not keep without proper refrigeration, though. I understand that 'smoking' meat can preserve it. Is that the way it is preserved here?"