Australians Eat Their Pests

[Aliantha]

witchety grubs cooked over hot coals taste a bit like hard fried egg yolk I think. They were ok, and if I had to eat them I would, but probably not my meal of choice.

yeah, hasn't everyone had roo steak before? I think it's a bit like venison. You have to have it fairly rare or it's very tough.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

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yeah, hasn't everyone had roo steak before? I think it's a bit like venison. You have to have it fairly rare or it's very tough.

Agreed, skippy steaks are good, but tough if over cooked. I've heard they are very low in cholesterol too. As a "mostly but not absolutely" vegetarian, if I had to eat meat it would be 'roo. They aren't farmed at all, so there's no branding, mulesing, feedlotting, antibiotics, pesticides, hormones etc, and they have much less impact on the environment than hard-hoofed cows and sheep. Just munchin' away at the grass one night when ... pow, bullet to the brain.
If you want something really tasty, try crocodile. Looks like fish, tastes like .. well, crocodile.