I mean, aren't Kangaroo like a national symbol of your country?
Also, what does Kangaroo meat taste like?
2012-02-03T15:29:32Z
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2012-02-03T15:33:30Z
215 - It's a serious question. I've always thought roos were like a national symbol in Aus and I was shocked when I found out they eat'em. Same question with the chinese people. dogs,cats and rats are a part of their astrological beliefs so I wonder about these things.
?2012-02-03T15:32:35Z
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That's kinda stereotypical, not all of us do and most of us will probably never try it.
I have tried it but it was cooked in a sausage in a barbeque. I guess it tasted alright but I didn't really like it and it was a tough sort of meat, there is nothing I can compare it to really.
I ate it for the same reason I eat any other meat - I'm hungry, meat has a lot of protein and I wanted to taste it. I love the taste of meat but I don't think I liked kangaroo. I can't remember too much though because this was a couple years ago, if I get the chance to try it again I will.
I didn't really think of it as 'oh no our national symbol', I thought 'ooh yum a barbeque' then the lady gave me a sausage and THEN someone told me it was kangaroo but I'm like 'never tried this before *takes bite*)' lol
Well, the same question could be asked about us. I bet somewhere in Australia, they're saying "why do Americans eat cow meat?" There is no specific reason for why the Australians eat kangaroo, but if you wanted a specific one you'd have to go back many, many years to when Austrians first settled in Australia. There was an abundance, a plethora of kangaroo, probably the most plentiful animal on the continent. A few people ate some of the kangaroo meat, and others picked it up from them and so on. Cows and pigs and other animals were grown years later.
Not a lot of Australians eat Kangaroo meat but it is available in supermarkets as steaks, diced and sausages. It is a really rich tasting meat but there is no fat.