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Unusual Meat
Richie Freebird
02-04-2014
What is the most unusual meat you've sampled? I tried a zebra steak last summer (with delicious consequences) but other than that, nothing really that out of the ordinary. I do fancy trying all kinds of crazy meats though. Python has got me particularly curious, and according to this site it can be ordered in the UK! http://www.exoticmeats.co.uk/snake-meat.html

Bit on the expensive side mind, but I think it would be worth my money just to say I'd had it. Has anyone ever used sites like this for the delivery of crazy meat? The delivery tab makes it look a bit of a pain for a working man like me, but some of the descriptions of the meats (bison for instance http://www.exoticmeats.co.uk/bison-meat.html) have got me dying to hand my money over!

So, what are your experiences with unusual meats?
degsyhufc
02-04-2014
Probably ostrich but that probably isn't classed as ususual these days as you can get it in supermarkets.

I didn't think that much of it but I guess it would take several attempts to cook it properly.
I've cooked thousands of steaks over the years and have got methods to cook them how I like them but i've only had two ostrich steaks.
Auld Snody
02-04-2014
Lidl is selling moose steaks and kangeroo steaks
Pumping Iron
02-04-2014
Probably frog fallopian tubes.
degsyhufc
02-04-2014
Originally Posted by Auld Snody:
“Lidl is selling moose steaks and kangeroo steaks”

I got the ostrich from LIDL. I think i've also tried the kangaroo.

I was meant to get the reindeer steaks for christmas but never got around to it. May see if they have the moose in stock.
epicurian
02-04-2014
When I was a girl we had family friends who would make regular hunting and fishing trips to Alaska. One year he shot a moose and had it butchered and sent home. We ended up eating it in many forms, the best being marinated and barbecued on skewers, the worst was in some sort of strange casserole type thing that still makes me shudder.
Toby LaRhone
02-04-2014
A nearby gourmet Indian restaurant has ostrich as a starter and it's farmed locally.
I've tried it and I've also had kangaroo and crocodile - all in the UK.
In Ecuador I had a roast guinea pig simply gutted and served up intact - teeth, nose, ears, claws, the lot.
I was sat next to a veggie at the time.
Jambo_c
03-04-2014
I often wonder about sites like that too, the only thing that puts me off is that I'm not sure about the freshness or quality, but then again unless you're big game hunting some of it is going to be hard to get fresh.

I'd quite literally try anything apart from human. I seriously don't get people who are funny about eating different animals and those people who moan and won't eat things because they're are "cute" just need a good slap.
Pumping Iron
03-04-2014
Originally Posted by Jambo_c:
“I often wonder about sites like that too, the only thing that puts me off is that I'm not sure about the freshness or quality, but then again unless you're big game hunting some of it is going to be hard to get fresh.

I'd quite literally try anything apart from human. I seriously don't get people who are funny about eating different animals and those people who moan and won't eat things because they're are "cute" just need a good slap.”

Same here, I would try any food at least once.
Toby LaRhone
03-04-2014
There is a large and very busy fishmongers in our city centre.
In the last two years they've also offered a small variety of (frozen) "exotic" meats such as zebra and crocodile.
degsyhufc
03-04-2014
Originally Posted by Jambo_c:
“I often wonder about sites like that too, the only thing that puts me off is that I'm not sure about the freshness or quality, but then again unless you're big game hunting some of it is going to be hard to get fresh.”

How fresh do you expect it?
Usually meats of this type will be hung for several weeks and then vac packed. Possibly even wet aged so is 'fresh' when delivered.
Jambo_c
03-04-2014
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“How fresh do you expect it?
Usually meats of this type will be hung for several weeks and then vac packed. Possibly even wet aged so is 'fresh' when delivered.”

Yes, I know, I was meaning more in terms of it being frozen, although it's the quality that bothers me more than freshness I guess. I suppose it's just a matter of finding a good, reputable firm to buy from. Some of it is quite expensive and if I'm spending a lot of money on meat I want it to be good stuff.
daisiesfan
03-04-2014
In Australia I had kangaroo and emu. Wasn't keen on the emu, but Kangaroo meat is delicious and I had it a few times. Think I'll be paying a visit to Lidl if they sell it.
walterwhite
03-04-2014
I've had alligator, but then that's not that unusual any more.
jazzyjazzy
04-04-2014
My Husband will eat anything.
In Thailand he ate lots of different insects and the soup was Ox Intestine which was "washed and turned by hand"
In India it was Beef Brains,
In Oz we went to a restaurant where the buffet had all local meats - ostrich, snake, emu, crocodile and camel.
Deep fried frogs in Malaysia which had been chopped in 4 pieces so he decided to do a jigsaw on his plate and put them back together.
But his worst was Dog when we were in Vietnam.

I am veggie and have never tasted any of them.
Pumping Iron
04-04-2014
Originally Posted by jazzyjazzy:
“My Husband will eat anything.
In Thailand he ate lots of different insects and the soup was Ox Intestine which was "washed and turned by hand"
In India it was Beef Brains,
In Oz we went to a restaurant where the buffet had all local meats - ostrich, snake, emu, crocodile and camel.
Deep fried frogs in Malaysia which had been chopped in 4 pieces so he decided to do a jigsaw on his plate and put them back together.
But his worst was Dog when we were in Vietnam.

I am veggie and have never tasted any of them.”

I think I would get on well with your husband
jazzyjazzy
05-04-2014
Originally Posted by Pumping Iron:
“I think I would get on well with your husband ”


Glad somebody will - everybody else turns up their nose at what he eats.
When we were in Vietnam a Vietnamese couple we were friendly with could not believe he ate the dog but were happy the husband had someone else to go to the restaurant with.
orangebird
05-04-2014
I live in the middle east, but I don't eat camel - it's the same as eating horse/dog etc to me. These animals were not bred/introduced into our lives for food, and to consume them just encourages it all the more. Animal welfare is important to me. And I'm damn sure that the countries that eat such things as dog and horse aren't too fussed on rearing freeerange/organic meat.....
Revenga
05-04-2014
I agree with the OP that zebra is absolutely delicious. Ate far too much of it in Namibia. Yum.

Aside from that I've had crocodile, snake, but probably the most unusual is giraffe, also in Namibia. I'm not sure how ethical that is; probably not very, but it was served to me so ... :/
Jambo_c
07-04-2014
Originally Posted by jazzyjazzy:
“My Husband will eat anything.
In Thailand he ate lots of different insects and the soup was Ox Intestine which was "washed and turned by hand"
In India it was Beef Brains,
In Oz we went to a restaurant where the buffet had all local meats - ostrich, snake, emu, crocodile and camel.
Deep fried frogs in Malaysia which had been chopped in 4 pieces so he decided to do a jigsaw on his plate and put them back together.
But his worst was Dog when we were in Vietnam.

I am veggie and have never tasted any of them.”

I'd have loved to try all that.

Why is dog "worst"? You make it out like they're in the wrong for eating dog, who are we to say that our culture is correct and they're not? As long as something is properly cooked and not going to kill me/make me ill then I'll eat it. Meat is meat, what it was when it was alive is completely irrelevant.
Piazza
07-04-2014
I had a llama burger last year and it was delicious.

I've also had alligator, which was pretty good too.

I had shark a few years ago in India, but I'm not sure that's considered very exotic now. I had some from the fishmonger more recently, and it was OK, but not nearly as nice as I remembered it - didn't really taste of much.
platelet
08-04-2014
I've used these guys a couple of times https://www.alternativemeats.co.uk/

They do weekend deliveries (though the charge is a bit steep)

Most of the food is frozen, delivered in a polystyrene box and kept frozen in transit.

Bison / Buffalo I really like – akin to very good quality beef that requires very little in the way of cooking, Camel has been the biggest waste of time – really not impressed. Their mutton, goat and diced rabbit are (whilst a little pricey) my favourites, not because they're the least exotic, simply because they taste so good,

Though in respect to Orangebird's concerns their camel comes from Australia where they were released into the wild once steam trains took over. They became feral, breeding rapidly and presenting a control problem. Their large herds are now managed much the way we manage herds of deer in the UK. Doesn't make it taste any better mind
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