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On 10/8/2005, "Richard van Oorschot" <rvanoorschot@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >It's strange, the kind of attraction this has on people/me. I'm immediately= =20 >curious and Need To Have it, even though after having kangaroo and crocodile= =20 >steaks (not quite common but around in a lot of rather seedy restaurants in= =20 >.nl) I find that it's not that special, especially compared to what a decent= =20 >chef can do with 'normal' ingredients.=20 Crocodile (and other reptiles that I've eaten) is kinda odd. Weird oily, spongey texture but not much flavour. Interesting novelty, but not really worth returning to. It's quite commonly available in Australia, particularly in Thai restaurants (of which Australia probably has more than people). Kangaroo has barely any fat so if it's overcooked, it turns into boot leather. Cooked well (still bloody in the middle, to my taste) it's delicious. Close-grained, quiet gamey. There's a pub in the Rocks area of Sydney that serves gourmet pizzas.=20 You can get a kangaroo or emu pizza. Or you can make a special order for the Coat of Arms pizza. Both of Australia's national animals on one pizza. Brilliant! > we went to a 'game' type restaurant where they served Agouti=20 A rodent? Interesting. I take it they're vegetarian in normal circumstances? It's funny: we don't eat many land-based carnivores. For good reason.=20 I was tempted to try dog in Vietnam, but couldn't convince the people I was travelling with. The one time we were stuck in a tiny town where the only things on offer were beef or dog noodle soup, I wasn't feeling very adventurous. Maybe next time...There's stuff above here
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