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Eating reindeer meat
- matt_the_bass 9y agoI would love to have access to deer meats in the us.
- ska 9y agoDepending on what state, you may have several options for this.
- freedomben 9y agoOptions beyond hunting for it yourself? I know in Alaska it's pretty illegal to sell game such as moose. Are there states where you can legally sell/buy game?
- ska 9y agoYes, there are but they tend to be ranched. For an example in Texas http://www.brokenarrowranch.com/Shop/ http://www.brokenarrowranch.com/Shop/ This seems to have a recent list of online places: https://www.thespruce.com/best-places-to-buy-wild-game-meats-1666078 https://www.thespruce.com/best-places-to-buy-wild-game-meats... There are lots of constraints on commercial sale of game meats, I don’t think you are going to find hunters selling small quantities, if I recall correctly this is illegal to avoid impact on wild populations.
- matt_the_bass 9y agoI've never seen it for sale in RI where I live. I only have access to it via hunting.
- chrisseaton 9y ago> I would love to have access to deer meats in the us. I thought a lot of people in the US were into hunting deer? Don't they sell the venison on? We have a lot of deer in the UK and venison is easy to find and common in restaurants.
- pi-rat 9y agoActually had reindeer roast with mashed root vegetables and lingonberry for Christmas Day dinner today - highly recommended :)
- Jackalopiate 9y agoThat sounds delicious. Ikea really turned me on to lingonberry
- arnon 9y agoI've had reindeer in Iceland. A bit gamey, but not bad.
- BaronVonSteuben 9y agoThat's interesting. It's never felt gamey to me, but maybe because it's domesticated and farmed.
- freedomben 9y agoHere in Alaska there is a lot of farmed reindeer as well. My kids love going to see the reindeer farm in Palmer every year.
- keitmo 9y agoExactly my experience in Alaska. Just a bit gamey, but I would definitely try it again.
- pi-rat 9y agoGameyness can partially be controlled using anti-oxidants during cooking (rose-mary, mustard, etc) - so it’s a bit up to the chef :)
- rasjani 9y agoAtleast in Finland, reindeer meat doesn’t taste the same as it used to due to change of food they are fed now.
- executesorder66 9y agoDoes it taste better or worse now? Or just different?
- rasjani 9y agoI haven’t eaten meat for a long time so I can’t say much about better or worse but my understanding and what buddies are saying is that it’s not as good as it used to be. Not bad but it’s not the same taste anymore.
- stevekemp 9y agoThat's interesting to me, as somebody who's moved to Finland recently. Presumably it tastes "worse" ? (I had some today, I thought it was delicious.)
- rasjani 9y agoAs in other reply, afaik it doesn’t taste the same as it used to. Some people might say it’s worse but I think it’s more about what people where used to.
- teilo 9y agoI imagine this is similar to the taste difference between corn-fed and (strictly) grass-fed cattle.
- rasjani 9y agoI’d assume thats that’s the case as fodder (afaik) plays a big role in their diet nowadays.
- jowiar 9y agoAte it on a recent trip to Finland. Absolutely delicious — probably closer to bison than deer from a culinary perspective.
- freedomben 9y agoYes, definitely reminiscent of bison. Although if I was told it was beef I might believe it. Although reindeer sausage could easily pass for pig sausage, other than it is leaner and has a much better texture IMHO. It's often spiced differently and I like it much better. Man this is making me hungry.
- petre 9y agoIt doesn't have the pig taste and it's less fatter. Maybe it could pass as pig mixed with >60% beef or horse.
- freedomben 9y agoIn Alaska (where I live), reindeer meat is extremely common. You can go to most diners and get reindeer sausage. It really is excellent, and good for you. I would love to see reindeer spread. Not only would it be great for our small villages, but I think it's a healthier alternative. Win-win
- xyzzyz 9y agoEveryone wins, except reindeer themselves, I suppose.
- Mikeb85 9y agoConsidering they're raised for meat it won't affect the survival of the species if we eat them.
- solarengineer 9y agoThere is the moral angle, though. Given that there are today alternatives to slaughtering animals, should we continue to slaughter them just because our society and laws permit such slaughter and murder? Is it moral to get away with saying "Hey, I don't slaughter them, I only eat what the supermarket sells"? This is the nature of questions us ex-meat-eaters and non-meat-eaters have.
- freedomben 9y agoI don't disagree with this, in fact I've thought about it quite a bit myself in the past. I currently do eat meat, but I try to limit to only ethically treated sources. Some interesting questions I was asked at one point (not a troll): is it moral to eat plants? Why is slaughtering them any more moral than slaughtering animals? If you say that plants don't feel pain, how do you know (Science is constantly advancing and completely turning over something we used to think we know)? Another (inflammatory) question I was asked, if killing animals is wrong because they are living creatures capable of feeling pain, doesn't that make killing unborn fetuses wrong? We know they feel pain. Not necessarily expecting an answer, but those are questions I've been pondering for some time. Figured I'd share in case there are any philosophy nerds out there like me.
- pyreal 9y agoHere in Eastern Canada, we call them caribou and they are regularly hunted as food. Though, moose is by far the most popular game meat. Almost everyone gets a moose hunting license in the (mostly) rural areas.
- Mikeb85 9y agoAnd here in western Canada, there are plenty of ranches which raise caribou, and it's very popular in higher end restaurants. In my opinion caribou is far tastier than moose, however I could definitely see moose being a more thrilling hunt.