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[zeke]

I never said they were lighter. They are stronger, and so taste kinda fucked up to me.

No doubt. I like them both but some times the flavour is too much and I'm just not into it all.

 

[MindzEye]

I’ve tried all of those except quail & moose. Agreed that they’re all delicious.

Quail is outstanding. It slots in somewhere between pasture raised chicken (like hutterite/mennonite chicken) and duck for being "gamey".

Moose is good but preparation is super important because they're such fucking mountains of actual working muscle. Everything on them is pretty tough and needs to be prepped properly. I've made sheppards pie out of ground moose sirloin and it was great. You just have to work around the fact that they're lean as hell.

There are few things better than a nice cut of lamb cooked to perfection. And if you like chicken or beef, I don’t see what’s not to like about duck, rabbit, bison, elk or venison.

I would grant venison as an acquired taste that is a step outside of the Cow-Bison-Elk family that are all very, very similar in texture and flavour. I'd put venison in a grouping with moose really. I use them pretty much interchangeably when I get my hands on them. Cow-Bison-Elk can be butchered and cooked basically the same, you're looking for the preparation of the same cuts.

I’ve tried gator too and it wasn’t bad, though hard to properly judge since it was a pretty tiny amount we shared among the table at a restaurant in Toronto.

I want to give it a go for the novelty more than anything. It seems like it's mostly served deep fried from what I can tell, so I'm not expecting culinary wonder from it.

 

[hockeylover]

Who the heck prepared these dishes you've tried? I'd recommend trying again with a competent cook/Chef.

So much this.

 

[CH1]

I know there's a place in Montreal that does exotics, the name is escaping me right now.

This joint serves a lot of wild game (elk, deer, moose)

http://www.sauvagine-montreal.com/en/

 

[zeke]

That's the other thing. I like meat to be really, really lean. I send back corned beef sandwiches when it's full of fat. I tell them to try to make it as close to zero fat as they possibly can. So, yeah, a lot of these other meats are very fatty, and I don't even eat beef fatty, always going for the filet over anything else.

Fat is where the flavour is though.

 

[Habsy]

That sounds great, actually. I've had tongue several times before. I think the three popular animal choices are fine, and safe.

Technically fish aren't animals so you're down to two.

 

[Preston]

Do you like your steaks well done, @LeafOfFaith?

 

[MindzEye]

If done right, there is no better cut of meat for me.

I can fuck with tacos lengua, but that's about it. I have a pretty adventurous palette for a canadian, but I'm soft by mexican standards. Sin ojo, corazon, lengua, callos para mi, gracias.

 

[hockeylover]

I'm also not really a lamb fan. I keep giving it a shot especially in places where it's tradition and prepared well (definitely tried it in Greece) and it's just not my thing. So I get that part.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Who the heck prepared these dishes you've tried? I'd recommend trying again with a competent cook/Chef.

Chefs at some of the best restaurants in North America.

 

[MindzEye]

Do you like your steaks well done, @LeafOfFaith?

Con catsup

 

[zeke]

Fyi steak joints cheat and just put butter (I.e. fat) all over the steak when they cook it even when you order the lean cuts.

 

[Habsy]

Chefs at some of the best restaurants in North America.

Hmmm.

Palate is everything then.

 

[Habsy]

Fyi steak joints cheat and just put butter (I.e. fat) all over the steak when they cook it even when you order the lean cuts.

Common practice yes but the top joints don't.

 

[Preston]

I can **** with tacos lengua, but that's about it. I have a pretty adventurous palette for a canadian, but I'm soft by mexican standards. Sin ojo, corazon, lengua, callos para mi, gracias.

 

[UWHabs]

A well-prepared Lamb is the best of the meats.

 

[Habsy]

I'm also not really a lamb fan. I keep giving it a shot especially in places where it's tradition and prepared well (definitely tried it in Greece) and it's just not my thing. So I get that part.

I bet I could change your mind. I've had many say that then tried my lamb and loved it.

 

[CH1]

Would be no fun travelling with LOF in Southern Japan.

Won't even mention the meats I tried there.

 

[MindzEye]

A well-prepared Lamb is the best of the meats.

It would be my last meal if I had the ability to choose

 

[Habsy]

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