Horse and other meats

richlevy · 02-10-2007, 08:23 AM

I ran into this article in Time. It really does bring up the point that it's silly to discriminate on which of our fellow mammals we decide to eat.

So far my biggest turn off of the big 3 meats (beef,lamb,pork) was some goat at an Indian restaurant and some venison. I've never tried rabbit, either. I did once have a bisonburger.

I understand goat consumption in the US is on the rise, at least in part because it is a popular meat in almost every other part of the world.

Has anyone tried any red meats other than BLP?

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Thursday, Feb. 08, 2007
Horse — It's What's for Dinner

By Joel Stein

I was moved by the volume of tributes to Barbaro upon his passing: front-page articles, thousands of cards from fans, a college scholarship in his name. Then I found out Barbaro was a horse.
Here's what they do with dead horses in the rest of the world: they eat them. But in our country the thought of eating horse is so taboo that the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was just reintroduced in Congress--although there are even fewer horses eaten than flags burned. Despite our reputation, it turns out we are actually a nation that thinks like a 14-year-old girl.

Pie · 02-10-2007, 08:30 AM

Ah, I forgot to vote for goat. I've had goat, venison, elk, bison, antelope, rattlesnake, ostrich, moose... I think that's about it.

Clodfobble · 02-10-2007, 08:39 AM

Does shark count as an "other meat?" I've had that too.

Undertoad · 02-10-2007, 08:43 AM

A really good venison steak is a great thing. I've only et farmed.

I've had rattlesnake and also bear. There used to be a restaurant round here that enjoyed serving such things, but it's gone.

lumberjim · 02-10-2007, 08:45 AM

LOL@ BEAVER

glatt · 02-10-2007, 08:47 AM

Visited New Zealand years ago. In addition to the millions of sheep everywhere, you would occasionally see a field witha VERY tall fence. In that field were hundreds of beautiful deer. Had delicious venison there.

richlevy · 02-10-2007, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Pie

Ah, I forgot to vote for goat. I've had goat, venison, elk, bison, antelope, rattlesnake, ostrich, moose... I think that's about it.

I think I had ostrich once. I didn't include it for lack of room and because I decided to stick to mammals.

BTW, New Zealand and Australia are host to a lot of unusual mammals. Over in the US some people eat bears. Do any Aussies or Kiwis eat koalas, platypuses, etc?

Perry Winkle · 02-10-2007, 09:00 AM

alligator is amazing

glatt · 02-10-2007, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

I didn't include it for lack of room and because I decided to stick to mammals.

Smart move. Once you open it up to non-mammals, the list gets long.
Lots of sea foods out there.

Also, rattlesnake, frog, snails, ostrich to name a few for me.

DucksNuts · 02-11-2007, 02:06 AM

Koala would taste like shyte I'm tipping, considering they only eat eucalyptus leaves.

When they pee on your car, it reeks, so i cant imagine their meat being particularly tasty.

Platypus - not bloody likely!! They are hard enough to find as it is!!

I have heard of Wombat stew, never tasted it though. Since the buggers can flip a car, or tear the undercarriage out if you hit them, I would suggest a REALLY slow cooked stew.

I've had crocodile, ostrich, emu, snake, stingray, eel but never beaver

Urbane Guerrilla · 02-11-2007, 02:53 AM

Yeah, beavertail stew rather ran out of popularity about the time in the nineteenth century that the US frontier ran low on beavers. The fashion for hats of beaver fur felt has been attributed directly to Beau Brummel; we can blame him.

I've had ostrich burger -- the effect is that of beefy bird. Rattlesnake too, which comes off like some sort of landlocked fish. Rabbit tastes like mammalian chicken -- yet another other white meat. It runs to toughness and should be tamed by long braising or simmering type recipes. And frog legs -- aquatic chicken, with very un-chicken anatomy to the slender bones. Escargot -- proteinaceous garlic butter, most unctuous. Another one for shark, but I've quit eating shark and indeed am slow to eat ocean fish any more.

Oh, yes, and Prairie Oysters, which taste exactly like... fried thingies.

There's rumor of the Abos eating stewed koala solely as a cure for colds, the creature itself not presenting much more hunting challenge than the porcupine, which was reserved as food during famine by the Amerindians, to be eaten only when hunger was greater than embarrassment at walking up to the slow-moving creatures to knock them in the head with a big stick.

limey · 02-11-2007, 01:17 PM

Wild boar

!

Pie · 02-11-2007, 02:06 PM

Yep, I also forgot wild boar. Very tasty.
A friend of ours has Meatfest every year. It's... interesting. (His site seems to crash FF tho. Not cool.)

Crimson Ghost · 02-11-2007, 02:31 PM

Remember -

3 lbs. venison to 1 lbs. 80% lean ground beef.
Keeps the venison moist while cooking it.

Shawnee123 · 02-11-2007, 03:32 PM

Bobcat Goldthwait: They keep saying "it tastes just like chicken. It tastes just like chicken" so buy a f*cking chicken, it's the cheapest f*cking meat you can buy.

View Poll Results: Other Meats I have eaten
Rabbit	27	64.29%
Goat	24	57.14%
Elk	15	35.71%
Bison	30	71.43%
Kangaroo	10	23.81%
Horse	7	16.67%
Elephant	0	0%
Venison	36	85.71%
Beaver	3	7.14%
Squirrel	13	30.95%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

02-10-2007, 08:30 AM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Ah, I forgot to vote for goat. I've had goat, venison, elk, bison, antelope, rattlesnake, ostrich, moose... I think that's about it. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

02-10-2007, 08:45 AM	#5
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02-11-2007, 02:53 AM	#11
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Yeah, beavertail stew rather ran out of popularity about the time in the nineteenth century that the US frontier ran low on beavers. The fashion for hats of beaver fur felt has been attributed directly to Beau Brummel; we can blame him. I've had ostrich burger -- the effect is that of beefy bird. Rattlesnake too, which comes off like some sort of landlocked fish. Rabbit tastes like mammalian chicken -- yet another other white meat. It runs to toughness and should be tamed by long braising or simmering type recipes. And frog legs -- aquatic chicken, with very un-chicken anatomy to the slender bones. Escargot -- proteinaceous garlic butter, most unctuous. Another one for shark, but I've quit eating shark and indeed am slow to eat ocean fish any more. Oh, yes, and Prairie Oysters, which taste exactly like... fried thingies. There's rumor of the Abos eating stewed koala solely as a cure for colds, the creature itself not presenting much more hunting challenge than the porcupine, which was reserved as food during famine by the Amerindians, to be eaten only when hunger was greater than embarrassment at walking up to the slow-moving creatures to knock them in the head with a big stick. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

02-11-2007, 01:17 PM	#12
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02-10-2007, 08:39 AM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Does shark count as an "other meat?" I've had that too.

02-10-2007, 08:43 AM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	A really good venison steak is a great thing. I've only et farmed. I've had rattlesnake and also bear. There used to be a restaurant round here that enjoyed serving such things, but it's gone.

02-10-2007, 08:47 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Visited New Zealand years ago. In addition to the millions of sheep everywhere, you would occasionally see a field witha VERY tall fence. In that field were hundreds of beautiful deer. Had delicious venison there.

02-10-2007, 09:00 AM	#8
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	alligator is amazing

02-11-2007, 02:06 AM	#10
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Koala would taste like shyte I'm tipping, considering they only eat eucalyptus leaves. When they pee on your car, it reeks, so i cant imagine their meat being particularly tasty. Platypus - not bloody likely!! They are hard enough to find as it is!! I have heard of Wombat stew, never tasted it though. Since the buggers can flip a car, or tear the undercarriage out if you hit them, I would suggest a REALLY slow cooked stew. I've had crocodile, ostrich, emu, snake, stingray, eel but never beaver

02-11-2007, 02:06 PM	#13
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Yep, I also forgot wild boar. Very tasty. A friend of ours has Meatfest every year. It's... interesting. (His site seems to crash FF tho. Not cool.) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

02-11-2007, 02:31 PM	#14
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Remember - 3 lbs. venison to 1 lbs. 80% lean ground beef. Keeps the venison moist while cooking it. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

02-11-2007, 03:32 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Bobcat Goldthwait: They keep saying "it tastes just like chicken. It tastes just like chicken" so buy a fcking chicken, it's the cheapest fcking meat you can buy. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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