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> In a way, maybe I was hoping for a horrifying crime — something nefarious and real, like the Australian horse and kangaroo meat scandal of 1981. Why is there
by jareklupinski 4y ago
> In a way, maybe I was hoping for a horrifying crime — something nefarious and real, like the Australian horse and kangaroo meat scandal of 1981.
Why is there no wiki article about this?
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/meat-substitution-scandal-1981-stains-white-collar-fourteen-studies https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/meat-sub...
"The 1981 discovery that horsemeat and kangaroo meat were being substituted for beef in meat exported by Australia to the United States..."
- pimlottc 4y agoNot that it excuses the chicanery, but it is worth noting that kangaroo meat is perfectly fine and commonly available in Australian supermarkets.
- jareklupinski 4y agohow is it? I've seen it a few times at those 'exotic food conventions' but never worked up the courage...
- pimlottc 4y agoIf you like venison, you'd probably enjoy it; it's somewhere between that and beef. It's commonly sold as mince, but like venison, it's quite lean, so you may have to adjust recipes a bit if you want to sub it in for ground beef. You can also get it in fillets and cook it like a steak.
- sgtnoodle 4y agoIt's perhaps a bit gamey, but I appreciated having it as an option while I was down-under. I'm allergic to beef, so it's more variety. Well prepared, it's just as good as any other red meat such as lamb.
- MarcScott 4y agoWe had a far more recent one in the UK, that does have a Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_horse_meat_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_horse_meat_scandal
- hummus_bae 4y ago[dead]