kangaroo farming

[seldear]

Time for the curious questions again!

Would you eat kangaroo?

Why?/Why not?

If you've eaten kangaroo meat before, what did you think?

Comments

[venom69.livejournal.com]

I've had it.

I thought it tasted like bland steak and needed salt. (This is not just the salt addict in me saying it, the meat really was bland.) It wasn't bad, but I did feel a bit shit to consider I was eating Skippy.

Yeah, I can't eat bacon either!

[hwcarnage.livejournal.com]

Haven't had it but I would try it :)

There is a stall (selling meats of the world) that comes to the international festival every year and I always miss it!

[stef94.livejournal.com]

I've had it, tourist that I am, but like venom69 I found it to taste a lot blander than I expected.
I expected it to taste stronger. Game meat in Europe tastes stronger than farmed meat, so it could be that the Skippy I ate was farmed. I don't know.

I like ostrich better ;-)

[marag.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't, because it's not kosher :)

That aside, yeah, I'd probably eat it. I've eaten deer (Bambi!) after all.

[slm76.livejournal.com]

Living in a different continent one doesn't really have the opportunity to eat much kangeroo. However, you can still eat buffalo, bison, crocodile, etc.

I sampled kangeroo back in 1990 when I was in Alice Springs. The daytrip was about the aboriginal culture. The roo was caught and cooked in a traditional method and then we all got to sample it. I don't recall much about it but I don't think I wanted to be sick over it. Actually, the thought of the witchity grubs made me feel far worse.

Would I eat it again if it was on the menu? Probably not. Mainly because I try to limit how many species I eat.

Looking back now, that daytrip now seems more exploitative than anything else.

[ishara.livejournal.com]

Among other things, I've eaten kangaroo, crocodile, emu, and camel also venison (deer) and chevon (goat) - yeah I have no more problem eating Bambi than I do Skippy ;)

Kangaroo steak is yummy, but the flavour and texture really depends on the cut of meat you get, and it's best when seasoned to bring out the natural flavours.
Crocodile is... okay, it sorta tastes like beef but with a texture halfway between chicken and fish,that's a bad description, but in anycase, I really like it. I didn't like emu, but that could just be because i had it in greasy sausages. Camel was okay, but nothing to write home about.

If you're ever in Melbourne during the summer, we should totally go to the Vic night market (Wednesday nights during the summer) and go to the Aussie BBQ place - has all of the above and more. Yummmmmmmy!

From an environmental point of view, Kangaroo meat is actually better for the land here in Australia - kangaroos don't destroy the land like cattle and sheep do, so yeah, the Kangaroo farming industry has my complete support.

[saramund.livejournal.com]

as you know, we eat it. It's one of Chris' favourite meats. Great marinated in a bourbon/bbq style sauce and it HAs to be cooked rare.

I wasn't a fan of it - too strong a flavour for me - but I have NO problem with people eating it.