Ostrich

[Fastpedaller]

Anyone tried Ostrich burgers? I was drawn to them in Waitrose last week and I have to say they were very tasty!
I thought I'd seen Ostrich or Kangaroo in Lidl, although an online search didn't confirm. During my online searching I saw a butcher who will sell all manner of 'exotic' meats, including horse, Zebra, Bison, Squirrel (I kid ye not). Lovely bit of squirrel Jackie (for any Friday Night Dinner fans)

 

[markemark]

Whenever I think about such things I just bury my head in the sand......


Yeah, I know it's an urban myth.

 

[matticus]

I thought I'd seen Ostrich or Kangaroo in Lidl

I think you should know that they are very different species - not all "exotics" are the same.
(Well, apart from squirrel and bison - the shared ancestry there is plain to see ... )

 

[Fastpedaller]

I think you should know that they are very different species - not all "exotics" are the same.
(Well, apart from squirrel and bison - the shared ancestry there is plain to see ... )

As long as it doesn't jump off the shelf it's ok to eat!

 

[Jameshow]

Anyone tried Ostrich burgers? I was drawn to them in Waitrose last week and I have to say they were very tasty!
I thought I'd seen Ostrich or Kangaroo in Lidl, although an online search didn't confirm. During my online searching I saw a butcher who will sell all manner of 'exotic' meats, including horse, Zebra, Bison, Squirrel (I kid ye not). Lovely bit of squirrel Jackie (for any Friday Night Dinner fans)

It's Wilson....my dogs ate my keys....🤣🤣🤣

 

[raleighnut]

Anyone tried Ostrich burgers? I was drawn to them in Waitrose last week and I have to say they were very tasty!
I thought I'd seen Ostrich or Kangaroo in Lidl, although an online search didn't confirm. During my online searching I saw a butcher who will sell all manner of 'exotic' meats, including horse, Zebra, Bison, Squirrel (I kid ye not). Lovely bit of squirrel Jackie (for any Friday Night Dinner fans)

The American 'grey' Squirrel was introduced to Britain as it is larger and has more meat on it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

There was Ostrich steaks in ALDI this morning, when I took my mother shopping

 

[mustang1]

Yes, at one of those exquisite events. I thought it was a tad dry and prefer beef or chicken burgers.

 

[MichaelW2]

Boy's Own adventurer Bruce Parry in his Amazon journey noted that fishermen were using crocodile meat ( which liked) as bait to catch catfish(which he disliked). Madness... madness!

 

[ianrauk]

There's a burger joint in Hamburg that I've visited a few times. Exclusively sell's Ostrich burgers. Pretty popular it is too.

 

[a.twiddler]

On a visit to Florida many years ago we were offered alligator steaks which we rather unadventurously declined. Should have tried them I suppose but they were such enormous portions. It's always better to be biting the alligator than the other way round, I think.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

Never had ostrich burgers but has as ostrich dish in a Chinese restaurant in Manchester in around 2002. It was very nice and quite a lean meat.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

On a visit to Florida many years ago we were offered alligator steaks which we rather unadventurously declined. Should have tried them I suppose but they were such enormous portions. It's always better to be biting the alligator than the other way round, I think.

Old Orleans that used to be in the Printworks in Manchester did a Croc and Turf option on the menu and whilst on holiday in one of the Caribbean islands I had a boiled crocodile egg.

 

[Bobario]

Anyone tried Ostrich burgers? I was drawn to them in Waitrose last week and I have to say they were very tasty!
I thought I'd seen Ostrich or Kangaroo in Lidl, although an online search didn't confirm. During my online searching I saw a butcher who will sell all manner of 'exotic' meats, including horse, Zebra, Bison, Squirrel (I kid ye not). Lovely bit of squirrel Jackie (for any Friday Night Dinner fans)

I've tried the Ostrich burgers that Lidl sometimes do. They were alright, a bit like beef burgers to be honest. At one time there was a restaurant near me called Jabula that sold all kinds of exotic stuff like Kudu, Zebra and Springbok. I didn't fancy any of it. The only other exotic foods I've tried are Wild Boar (In Tuscany) and Venison.

 

[Profpointy]

Pound of whalemeat please. And can I have the head for the cat?