Kangaroo Tail Soup
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326275)
Rockingham, Australia
August 10, 2019 5:00am CST
In the comments on one of my discussions, I was talking with Jeff (@moffittjc) about kangaroos and I happened to mention kangaroo tail soup. Jeff asked if it was a real dish and I was able to assure him that it was although it is very rare to see kangaroo meat on offer in supermarkets or butchers’ shops.
However, yesterday, in one of the towns we passed through, I saw kangaroo tails in the freezer at the end of the dog food section. Perhaps they are regarded mostly as a pet food.
I did find several recipes using kangaroo tails on Google. To make a soup, you basically use any meat and vegetable soup recipe but substituting pieces of kangaroo tail in place of whatever ever other meat you might use.
The photo shows kangaroo tails in the freezer of the shop.
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@moffittjc (118617)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Aug 19
I don't know why, but seeing that photo of the kangaroo tails makes me a little nauseous. Maybe it's because I can't get out of my mind the fact that they look like giant rat tails. haha
I don't know what would be worse for me, going to Thailand and eating monkey brains, or going to Australian and eating kangaroo tail.
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@GardenGerty (157691)
• United States
11 Aug 19
When my husband lived in Alaska he was given some breaded and fried moose brains. He did not know what it was. It was good, until he knew, then it was not good for him anymore.
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@moffittjc (118617)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Aug 19
@GardenGerty That's funny how if we eat something and we don't know what it is, it will tasted good to us. But the second we find out what it is, we suddenly develop a repulsive response to it! haha
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@JudyEv (326275)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Aug 19
I'll remember when you visit not to offer you any kangaroo tail soup. We'll just have steaks off one. :)
@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
10 Aug 19
Some days I'm rather glad I don't need food to survive. Next thing I know, you're going to be telling me about Lego minifigure soup!
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
10 Aug 19
I think I might have the same sort of objection to eating, as you say, horse meat or guinea pig or any of those animals to which we often respond with "How cute!". Even that doesn't nail it, though, because we (well, the carnivores amongst us) eat lamb and still think that those little animals are 'cute'.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
10 Aug 19
Judy, I have to ask. Do Australian basketball eat this before a game, because it gives them hops?
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
13 Aug 19
@JudyEv i bet that makes the coach hopping mad!
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@Starkinds (32703)
• India
10 Aug 19
I am first time hearing that kangaroo's tail use for a soup
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
11 Aug 19
Having lived over there my Husband did try Kangaroo Tail Soup but was not very taken with it very much.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Aug 19
@JudyEv
He said it was like eating a mixture of pork and beef that sort of taste.
That did not really tell me anything except for the fact that I kept seeing "Skippy" and could not even bear to think of it being anything just "Skippy The Bush Kangaroo".
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@JudyEv (326275)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Aug 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 It's always hard to try to explain what anything tastes like in words. And I do understand about Skippy.
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@wolfgirl569 (95910)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Aug 19
I had never heard of eating the tails. I had heard they were sometimes used for meat.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
10 Aug 19
no doubt such'd be nutritious, but i jest don't think i could eat such. o'er the past century though, 't seems many 've forgone the use 'f e'ery part 'f a critter they kill - wasteful 't best.
bein' 100% vegan jest keeps lookin' 'n soundin' better'n better!1 person likes this
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
13 Aug 19
@JudyEv i'd prolly need to 'gree with ya, ms. judy. i tried that cashew "cheese" 'n 'twas purty disgustin', lol. they called 't "artisan", i called 't blah :)
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@JudyEv (326275)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Aug 19
@crazyhorseladycx Some foods become fashionable but I do wonder how folks can enjoy them.
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@JudyEv (326275)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Aug 19
I agree. It's just a matter of what you're used to and what your culture deems acceptable.
@JudyEv (326275)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Aug 19
I have eaten kangaroo steaks and the soup although I haven't had the soup for a long time. The meat has quite a strong flavour. The best I can do is to say it tastes quite 'gamey' although I haven't tasted game too often either. But often others say it tastes a gamey taste so I'm happy to go along with them. It's not a meat I would choose if more common meats were available.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Aug 19
That is weird. But there is an overpopulation of roos so why not make practical use of those exterminated.
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@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
14 Aug 19
Kangaroo tail soup? It surprise me. I don't like to try it
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@kobesbuddy (74840)
• East Tawas, Michigan
14 Aug 19
They do the same thing in the US, with horse meat being considered dog food:(
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@kobesbuddy (74840)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Aug 19
@JudyEv No different than ox-tail soup, some people travel for miles to enjoy this specialty:)
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@JudyEv (326275)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 19
@Hannihar If you type 'kangaroo' or 'kangaroos' into the search box, my discussions about kangaroos should come up. They are marsupials and have some interesting features. If conditions aren't good, they can put off having their babies until times are better. And they can make two different kinds of milk for their yearling joey and their brand new baby joey. So they are pretty smart.
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