Would you eat kangaroo?

[lederhosen]

Just curious about how others (both Australians and non-) feel about 'roo on the menu.

[Poll #1044252]

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[velvetink.livejournal.com]

Have eaten it in the past due to family culture but basically am a vegetarian who sometimes eats seafood.

[hpapillon.livejournal.com]

Just put in front of me right this minute, no, I would not try it. I have some guilt over still eating meat at all (not that it stops me, which makes me more guilty) and will tend to consider any new kind of meat carefully. I simply don't know enough about kangaroo to know if eating it is acceptable by my standards. How smart are they? Are there plenty of them to go around? Is the practice of kangaroo farming problematic? I dunno. If I were given a whole bunch of arguments why it's 'okay' to eat them, I might try it.

I'm not particularly emotionally attached to them - I saw Dot and the Kangaroo when I was very little, but it wasn't a favorite. :)

[alchemon.livejournal.com]

Where's the "I prefer eating Kangaroo over traditional red meats" option? :P

What I do have a beef (sorry for the pun) with, is that unless I go to a butcher that cuts their own 'roo, you can't buy it diced or in stir-fry strips. This would make it a lot easier when I make 'Roo Rendang or when stir-fried. :D

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

We actually ate it frequently for a short while when there was a big substitution scam going on at the local abbatoirs (seventies).

We couldn't figure out why the minced 'beef' was not cooking in ways we expected. The kangalonis were quite odd. Then all was revealed!

I'd eat it again, if not for the cost.

[chaos-crafter.livejournal.com]

You are missing an option...
"OMG Yeah! Best Meat Evah!"

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

Actually I would probably try it if served---the only reason it's different from venison is that it's unique to a specific geographical area, and there are enough species in trouble from us as it is.

[cheshire-bitten.livejournal.com]

Accually it's the only red meet I eat, I don't eat a lot of meat and when I do I want to to be ethical/sastainable and I think Kangaroo is one of the few meats in Aus I don't have a problem eatting.

[shadow-5tails.livejournal.com]

I think you needed a "if you do eat it, why?" question on this poll. It's become apparent in the comments that a lot of people have given this thought, and knowing my reasons for eating it encompass the flipside of five of your six "red meat, but not 'roo" options, it'd be interesting to see what others' thoughts on the matter were.

I think we have another Skippy roast in the freezer. I think I know what I'm cooking on the weekend...

[michiexile]

The only reason I haven't tried 'roo is a financial one. I'm in Europe, so transport gets extremely expensive, and so the meat is hard to come by, and in the end MUCH more expensive than everything else.

That said, I have had opportunity of sorts; there is one pub in Jena that specializes in "weird meat" - they serve Kangaroo, Ostrich, Antelope, etc. Alas, they are expensive and way off my normal paths, so while I know it's there, I have never been there.

Antelope I ate once at another exotic-themed pub. It tasted very spice in an not entirely pleasant way.

[xenex.livejournal.com]

All the time. We only buy Kangaroo mince now. We also use 'roo steaks in stews and stir-fries.

It's cheaper and it tastes better. What's not to love?

[remus-shepherd.livejournal.com]

When I visited Australia I tried both kangaroo and alligator. The gator was merely edible, and I wouldn't bother eating it again just because it didn't appeal. But the 'roo was *delicious*. Lean, tender meat...yum. I'd definitely eat it again.

For the record, I tend to partition the world of edible animals into 'us' and 'them' -- I do not eat 'us' (but I would have sex with 'us'), but I will eat 'them'. Dogs, horses, and dolphin are us; Cows, chickens, and kangaroos are them.

[quatranoctal.livejournal.com]

Just tonight I enjoyed a rather unique dish - the Real Aussie Man's Shepherd's Pie. It involved taking last night's chilli con carne del canguro, topping with mashed potato and cheese, and whacking into the oven. Delicious, and a darn sight cheaper than it would have been with equivalent quality lean beef.

[mr-figgy.livejournal.com]

I ate it because I just can't resist reynardo-prepared foods.

[wingedkami.livejournal.com]

I'd eat kangaroo in preference to beef if I lived in Australia and could get it. Having eaten the stuff I'm amazed how little of it there is in supermarkets. It tastes wonderful, and I'm a firm believer in making good use of any animal that has to be culled.

I really wish our ancestors had been a bit less clueless when colonising the place.