Guess what was on the grill yesterday
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
October 31, 2016 6:55am CST
I bet most of you are going to say steak, and probably rib eye steak....right?
That would be partially correct....it was a rib eye steak, but not a beef rib eye. This is something we picked up at the butcher shop a few weeks ago. We saw it in the display case and it was something my husband wanted to try. What was it?
A Bison rib eye steak. I'll start off by stating that the meat was extremely tender. I could literally cut it with a butter knife without any effort. Unfortunately, tender isn't the only reason a steak is good or bad. In the case of bison, I didn't like the flavor at all. I ate three bites, figuring that was a being generous. It definitely has a 'wild' flavor. My husband loved it...but I think he finished it partly due to the cost of that steak, it wasn't cheap.
The butcher had an elk sirloin steak and next trip there we might try that. I think I would marinate it, which is what I should have done to the bison.
Have you tried any 'wild' meats?
Photo is mine.
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@Juliaacv (56180)
• Canada
31 Oct 16
Wild game is tricky to prepare so that you don't notice that wild tang to it.
My husband has attended many wild game charity events and has tasted lots of different meats, and I have tried a couple.
These meats all need to be properly marinated and usually cooked very slowly.
My husband has tried turtle soup, venison, bear roast, quail, pheasant, elk, rabbit, just to mention a few.
And then there is the long list of fish......
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@Juliaacv (56180)
• Canada
31 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill The most that I will dive into wild game is eating a hot dog!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
@Juliaacv I wouldn't eat a hot dog if I was starving!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
My husband was a life long hunter of deer and pheasant so I have tried both and hated both. I had rabbit as a kid and I liked it.
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
31 Oct 16
The bison we buy here is domesticated and really I don't taste any wild flavour. I don't buy it as it is usually more expensive. I should check though, beef has gotten so expensive.
I like wild moose when my husband hunts. Deer is okay but not my favourite.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
At this butcher shop we pay about $20 for a beef rib eye - the bison was $26. Not sure where the bison came from, certainly not around here.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
31 Oct 16
I have eaten fowl, pheasent and other birds. I have also eaten frogs but prefer chicken legs.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
@JamesHxstatic Frog legs tastes like chicken?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
Pheasant didn't turn me on at all. I can eat raw fish/seafood but I won't eat frog legs.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill Tastes like chicken
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@LeaPea2417 (40026)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Oct 16
Years ago, I tried Venison and it was pretty good. Then, shortly thereafter, I tried "Grouse". It is a bird that has a wild forest woodsy taste. I didn't hate it but I probably would not want to eat it again.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
Grouse is probably similar to pheasant. I guess I like store bought meats/poultry better than wild.
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@MissNikki (5234)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
31 Oct 16
No, I haven't tried any because I am a vegetarian, but I bet my meat eating boyfriend would have loved this!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
Is that the kind of meat he goes for?
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@MissNikki (5234)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
1 Nov 16
@AbbyGreenhill No but he would like to try it
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
31 Oct 16
I have tried bison before and didn't care for it. I have also had deer and moose. They all have that wild flavor which I am not fond of. I haven't had elk but I am thinking it would be similar to moose.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
I think they probably all taste similar. The regular rib eye we got at that butcher had super good flavor, the stuff we get in the grocery stores around here has no flavor at all.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
31 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill Yes it seems to be that way for some reason. The meat you get from the butcher is always better.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
@Happy2BeMe Yes it sure is and there is only one butcher within an hour (hour and 10 mins.) from us.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
31 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill Lamb for me is delicious . I was able to taste a grilled lamb in an eat all you can posh restaurant . 
So , i guess if you consider the taste of lamb not good , then i know i will surely like a bison . 
So , i guess if you consider the taste of lamb not good , then i know i will surely like a bison . @AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
Lamb is awful it stinks...no this wasn't that bad.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
31 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill No I have never tried it and have no intention of trying it in future.I had tried Rabbit,but I did not like it either.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
I had rabbit when I was a kid, it was ok - or my memory says it was ok LOL
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@yukimori (10193)
• United States
31 Oct 16
I really like bison, although it's ridiculously expensive in my area and I've never seen anything but ground bison for sale. I've found that it works really well in place of ground beef in my chili recipe... much better than the organic turkey we tried last time. I don't feel that it's terribly gamey, but that could just be the difference between the cuts and/or the way the bison were raised. There's a particular brand of organic meats (Open Nature from Safeway) that I refuse to buy now because their beef and their turkey are ridiculously gamey tasting. The turkey I bought last time was so strongly gamey that it completely overwhelmed the chili I put it in.
I was reading a bit on how to eliminate that gaminess and apparently some hunters soak their meat in milk to make the flavor milder. I think I'd rather just stick with good ol' ground beef... although I'll admit elk is darn good. 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
I remember my husband trying the 'soak in milk' thing on venison and it didn't make much difference. This steak was a few ounces short of a pound and it was over $26. Grocery stores sell ground bison, I don't buy ground meats - we take an eye round and grind it then we know what's in it.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
31 Oct 16
so far a few things, and liked it all, bison, duck, ostrich, hmmm what else
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
I guess I have a more discriminating pallet LOL Duck is a little too greasy for me. I have however eaten live shrimp.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
@Jessicalynnt I think a lot of foods are slimy LOL.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
31 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill I have a feeling different prep styles might make a difference, frog I thought was slimey... Gator was often good
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
31 Oct 16
no I'm not very adventurous as far as trying the different meat is concerned..., but ... when I was in Louisiana, I had some crocodile meat... and it was very tough... but I do not know if that was down to the poor skills of the cook ... or, if it's a tough meat... but it tasted a bit like chicken...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
Crocodile is very common and becoming more so - in this modern age you can buy anything online.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Nov 16
My husband has in the past cooked wild game. Not a favorite of mine either. Tough and the smell of the meat cooking turns my stomach. When I was young and very pregnant he cooked wild duck in our apartment and I had to leave after tossing my cookies...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Nov 16
I guess that was the last time he cooked wild anything in your kitchen LOL. The bison was grilled outside so I'm not sure if it had a smell while being cooked.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Nov 16
@PainsOnSlate My first husband and I were young and broke and living in Hawaii and our Japanese landlord who worked at Dole used to leave us fresh pineapples at the door daily. I think I'd take the pineapples over duck
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Nov 16
@AbbyGreenhill Back then we were young and broke, our friends would leave food on our porch ( hunters and fishers). I loved the fish but he never cooked a wild duck in our house again
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Nov 16
Yes I do enjoy wild meat. But if there were no cows then it would not be wild meat, just steak.
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@rajeshrockstar (546)
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31 Oct 16
In india, we not eat bison . Any way I want to try that.
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@suziecat7 (3349)
• Asheville, North Carolina
31 Oct 16
I no longer eat meat but years ago I think I tried it all.
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Nov 16
When I was with my ex he would cut up deer and elk that his brother and father shot and we would get part of the meat. I have also had sausage made from it. Very tasty. We used to have a farm here that sold bison/beef meat. I never tried it. I don't mind the stuff if it isn't real gamey. I have had it made into finger steaks too and it was good. I think marinating is the way to go.
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Nov 16
@AbbyGreenhill ....Yes, that's one reason it was so good for jerky and sausage. The peppers and such or came the gamey flavor and it was delicious.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Nov 16
It needs something to 'mask' the gamey flavor. A good marinade will kill that taste.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Nov 16
I am willing to try something once, but if it doesn't sit right with me that would be the last time.
@Fleura (34957)
• United Kingdom
31 Oct 16
I have had bison before, although it was farmed. It was like tasty beef. It's also lower in fat so meant to be better for you.
I eat venison quite often, I've also had wild boar (though only as sausages, not an actual piece of meat), kangaroo, ostrich, alligator, reindeer, grouse, partridge, quails, duck, pheasant; I like all those kind of things.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Oct 16
You have a better stomach than me if you can ate those things...some of them the tought of eating the turns me in knots.
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@jennyjoy (1957)
• Bangalore, India
1 Nov 16
I like the "wild" meats to stay in the wild .Years ago we had wild boar meat.It was mild and had no fat at all.
