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eating emu(the bird)

Pepsei

Pepsei

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


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


<< 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.
 
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.
 


<< 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).
 


<< 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.
 


<< 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.
 
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