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

[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.

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Well, these days, kangaroo can be more like beef in Australia - you can eat a variety of different cuts, or get ground meat.

It's probably rather impractical for other countries, but it's quite sustainable in terms of the Australian ecology, so they're trying to promote it. Of course, they have to get past the dependance on beef and lamb for starters...