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Wild Game Meats - How Do They Taste?

by Jim Hofman

More and more consumers are learning about unique wild game meats and enjoying their low fat, low cholesterol health benefits, and easy-to-prepare convenience. Wild game meats like buffalo meat, elk meat, alligator meat, caribou meat and several others are now available via online shipment, and their popularity is surging.

The biggest question most people have about wild game meats, other than “where can I buy them”, is how do wild game meats taste. Having developed one of the leading online resource sites for wild game meats, we’ve tasted literally dozens of wild game meats in various recipes. Let’s take a closer look at six popular wild game meats and how they taste.

First, buffalo (bison) meat. Bison is, of course, very similar to beef but without all the fat and calories. Buffalo meat is somewhat dense and benefits from slow, lower heat cooking. Buffalo steaks and buffalo burgers taste just like regular beef, but slightly sweeter. You’ll definitely notice the leanness too.

Alligator meat has been a staple of Florida menus for years, with good reason. Alligator meat tastes great! It’s usually served as tenders or nuggets, but is also available to consumers as steaks. With a taste similar to veal, alligator meat is a white meat with roughly the same consistency as chicken breast but denser in flavor and somewhat more chewy, but not tough.

Elk meat is extremely low in fat and benefits from cooking at a low heat level. The taste is similar to venison, somewhat sweet and quite pleasant. Elk is available as burgers, steaks, and roasts. Elk is a dark meat, usually a deep amber color. We prepared an elk roast, cooking it just as we would a pork roast, to a medium rare.

Pheasant meat is typically prepared in the same manner as any poultry, like chicken or turkey. Pheasant meat is very mild and lean, with a taste reminiscent of cornish hen.

Ostrich is usually available as burgers, but other cuts are becoming increasingly available as well. Ostrich is extremely lean, leaner even than buffalo meat. An ostrich burger seemed to us like a very lean ground sirloin burger, albeit without the fat and cholesterol levels. Ostrich is best cooked to medium rare.

Rattlesnake: If you’ve ever spent time in the southwestern U.S., you’ve likely seen rattlesnake on the menu, usually as rattlesnake chili. Rattlesnake meat is quite popular in states like Arizona and Texas, and can be prepared several ways, including nuggets or marinated as part of an appetizer or salad. Rattlesnake meat has a slightly chewy texture and is a white meat, similar to chicken breast although interestingly, lower in fat than chicken breast.

You shouldn’t be intimidated of wild game meats at all. These meats available to consumers have been raised under specific state regulated conditions and are intended for individual consumers. In addition to their savory taste and healthy qualities, wild game meats are easy to prepare and increasingly available via online shipment.

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Wild Game Meats like buffalo meat, elk meat, alligator meat, and rattlesnake meat are increasing in popularity due to their pleasing taste and lower choleterol. Visit us for more information and Wild Game Meats recipes!