Horse. The other red meat!

stretchman · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:45 pm

Apparently we are allowed to eat horse now in WA. http://fw.farmonline.com.au/news/state/ ... 81128.aspx

I am surprised that we were restricted in the first place. OK, I am not the squeamish type and will give any animal a chew at least once but really if someone wants to eat horse, dog, cat whatever go for it.

earthbound · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:56 pm

I wouldn't mind trying a bit of horse, I'm sure it's eaten in plenty of countries.

Can't go past a bit of goat, so under rated and underutilized here in Australia.

Axl · **Posted:** Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:38 am

We've had goat a few times, I found that it has been quite tough, but it could have been the cut too.

Lord Viykor · **Posted:** Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:44 am

There is a horse abattoir at Caboolture north from me. All their meat went to the European market for human consumption.

Have to try and get more goat, we have a local butcher that sells it at times.

earthbound · **Posted:** Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:25 pm

It would be nice to have a butcher close by that likes to experiment with different meats, kangaroo is fairly common place now, what about a few croc steaks, some camel horse..?

Lord Viykor · **Posted:** Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:17 pm

Another butcher not far from me is Jack Purcell Meats I haven't got around to visiting them.

http://www.jackpurcellmeats.com.au/retail.asp

From their site

Quote:

Jack Purcell Meats hosts an extensive range of Gourmet Delight Meat Dishes for fine dining, Stir Frys, Kebabs along with a diverse range of Game and Poultry such as Crocodile, Buffalo, Venison, Kangaroo and Ostrich. Quail, Spatchcocks, Turkeys, Ducks and Chickens are also available.

I really should pay them a visit.

Simo · **Posted:** Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:40 pm

earthbound wrote:

It would be nice to have a butcher close by that likes to experiment with different meats, kangaroo is fairly common place now, what about a few croc steaks, some camel horse..?

Croc is very average :yuck:

but I would frequently buy emu if it was stocked at my butcher

pistolknight · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:15 am

Guy in Broome has been turned of Croc :help:

Yeh croc they reckon tastes like chicken, I don't think it tastes like any chicken on this planet, but emu is nice, some native friends up north use to cook up some now and then, roo makes me :fart:

real bad, and same friends cooked a wicked bungarra, I will try most things once, but for some reason horse doesn't seem that appealing :dunno:

dufflight · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:17 am

Goanna tasted like salted chicken.

Big_Dave · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:51 pm

I eat Roo and Croc quite regularly.

It's all in the way you cook it with both of them. Many people say they dont like it, but have just cooked it wrong.

Roo - Has to be cooked Medium or under, any more and it's ruined, tough as a boot! I refuse to cook it Well Done.

Croc - Has to be cooked the same was you cook Fish. Shallow oil, High Heat, Quickly as possible!

It is so easy to over do these meats, and they are terrible if cooked for too long. My missus said she hated fish, I asked "How long did your mum used to cook it for?", "about 45 mins" she said and I said "You Dont hate fish you just havent tried it cooked properly". She now loves fish! :thumb:

Jaymie · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:43 pm

Dave, have you found that croc tastes like what the croc was fed? like chook if that's what they were fed or like fish...

Lord Viykor · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:57 am

They're discussing eating horse meat on another forum I frequent, they crack me up with these comments.

- Horse meat gives me the trots!
- I have to nag my wife before she cooks horse!
- I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

dufflight · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:13 am

What about the other red meats. Cat & dog. :hello:

Big_Dave · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:35 am

Jaymie wrote:

Dave, have you found that croc tastes like what the croc was fed? like chook if that's what they were fed or like fish...

I cant really compare the two because all the croc meat is farmed, so they're diet is mostly chicken.
And because we arent allowed to hunt wild crocs, I cant compare the two. It would be interesting though.

It's hard to put a taste to it because it's like nothing you've had before, it's a very white meat and looks alot like chicken.
I reckon it could taste like a cross between Chicken and Fish, but leaning more to the Fish side. Dunno, it's a hard one! :confused:

earthbound · **Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:45 am

Wouldn't mind trying a whale steak to see what the fuss is about...

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