eating emu(the bird)

[Pepsei]

i just saw a report on emu meat... it appears to be a new fad since it is very nutritious and low in cholesterol.
plus the 'red meat' makes it taste like steak.

anyone here actually had emu before? what's it like really?

i might get some for my parents..but it's expensive for the few steaks you can get. i want to know more about anyone's experience with it before i decide.

 

[Jfur]

emu is a sacred bird -- do not anger the Great Feathered One!

 

[woodly6]

There was this place next to where I used to work that sold Ostrich, is that the same thing. I never tried it.

 

[Pepsei]

well... here's the original article from abcnews. they look too cute to eat. (like all young animals i guess)

here's the site mentioned in the article that sells emu... quite expensive for fake steak.

 

[RabidMongoose]

<< There was this place next to where I used to work that sold Ostrich, is that the same thing. I never tried it. >>



No, ostrich isn't the same...I've had an ostrich burger before...I ate it and it pretty much tasted like a normal hamburger.

 

[glen]

It LOOKS a lot like beef, but it is not as good.
Maybe if it had more fat, but that would defeat the purpose.

 

[IGBT]

Large Emu ranch in Northern Calif. Gona try a drum stick one of these days.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Yep I had it. My brother raises them as a hobby. It tastes just like beef and costs twice as much so its not gonna be a mass market thats for sure. They are real easy to keep and cheap to feed so brother just has them for fun basically. He did make $15K selling the fat from 20 or so of them.

I personally wanted to raise buffalo but they are much harder to keep and require big expensive fences plus the cost of the starter animals is high.

 

[yakko]

Just don't accidentaly try eating emo.

 

[Pepsei]

i wonder if you can eat it raw?

sashimi emu
emu tar tar
..etc

 

[TuffGirl]

<< There was this place next to where I used to work that sold Ostrich, is that the same thing. I never tried it. >>


They sell (or used to sell) ostrich burgers at FuddRuckers around where I live. They're supposed to be healthier than beef burgers.

 

[Dually]

Yes, I had a emu burger once. There are lots of emu farms in the US now. Tastes like Turkey.

 

[Random Variable]

I have read that the male emu does all (and I emphasize ALL) of the rearing.

 

[ViperXX]

Did you know a Emu can disembowel you like a Velociraptor. wouldn't get in a pin with a bird that can gut you like a fish.

 

[Random Variable]

<< Did you know a Emu can disembowel you like a Velociraptor. wouldn't get in a pin with a bird that can gut you like a fish. >>


I'd still rather be in a pin of emus than a pin of velociraptors (if velociraptors weren't extinct, that is).

 

[Antisocial Virge]

<< Did you know a Emu can disembowel you like a Velociraptor >>



Never heard that but they can kick like hell. :frown: They don't back up, they just rotate the head and then the body. They can't be hearded I guess either...they will just try running/jumping over you. They also like shiney things and can peck hard if they see somthing they like.

 

[monk3y]

<< emu is a sacred bird -- do not anger the Great Feathered One! >>



LOL, never tried it but being a college student that eats practically EVERYTHING, I'm sure I wouldn't mind trying it.