[shaggy eel]

,,, a few years back the Aussies shipped kangaroo meat to the US as "beef". It was discovered and their export industry took a hit for quite a while. I haven't tried kangaroo but I fully intend to and know it's on sale here in New Zealand. Obviously, it's a red meat and not too far off what beef is like, in my estimation.

[jedi150]

They taste similar to Deer meat.

[gwynapnudd]

Kangaroo is excellent meat and is both expensive and popular in Europe. Reason - fear of Mad Cow disease, BSE, or CJD. Germany was the first country to allow them to be domesticated. I think you get 40 lbs of edible meat in 6 months with roos.

[Big Bunyip]

Thanks for the ping, shag.

When I was a nipper, we thought roo meat was good only for feeding to the dogs. But about a month ago, the little woman and I were dining at an Oz restaurant, a joint called Eight Mile Creek, in fashionable SoHo here in Gotham, and they had it on the menu.

The wife's verdict: It tastes like venison -- which makes a pleasant change from everything else, which always tastes like chicken.