What's your favourite meat that isn't chicken, beef, pork, or lamb?
A nice roasted duck gets my mouth leaking like an old galvanized pipe that you didn't realize was rotting from the inside out
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Salmon. It might actually be my favourite overall. Delicious.
MANFLESH
Good ol long pig
Nothing like a mouth full of manflesh
Lord of the rings
Deer meat.
Sorry for delete prev. comment. Did a typo and reacted stupidly.Someone wrote beans so you're ok
Bison/buffalo burgers are delicious.
+1. It's like beef but leaner and more flavorful.
Elk is fantastic. Elk chops with a sweet demiglas is chefs kiss
Quail is pretty good.
As a 10 year vegan, the meats I miss the most are gator tail and venison
What's gator like? Chicken?
I had gator recently that was a plain fillet and not a fried nugget or something like that. I thought it was like a cross between chicken and a meaty fish. It tasted like chicken, but there was a slight sponginess and the way it pulled apart reminded me of fish
Sponginess is a great word for it! I wanted to describe it as kind of fluffy, but that felt not quite right
It's been so long that my description might not be reliable, but I remember it as a slightly fishy, gamey chicken, but much softer and juicier than other game meats
Gardein's "ultimate" plant based chick'n nuggets already taste kind of fishy IMO, and I've found that soaking them in dill pickle juice before cooking makes them taste a lot like I remember gator tail being like
The gator I had was fried and it was like darker-than-dark-meat chicken.
Duck. 🦆
I like duck if it's done properly, but eat kangaroo more often.
Kangaroo has to be done right. A good kangaroo roast can be better than lamb or pork.
Horse! It's actually probably just my favourite meat in general even including the others
I imagine horse is a lot like beef as Tesco got away with using horse meat in ready meals for who knows how long.
Hah that one was funny :3
It definitely tastes distinctly different.. or at least from what I had, I assume tesco meals don't taste much of anything in general tho
Generic salty brown mush haha. But seriously I’ve never had it so am intrigued.
It's a very lean smooth meat.. it's like.. not as gamey as something as beef, but still with that distinct red meat taste. It's rather interesting :3
Then I shall keep my eyes open for it and surprise the family one day.
Im not even sure what places sell it tbh :3.. I know some countries eat it regularly, but every time I had it was cause I live in the middle of nowhere and a farmer gave me some
Ostrich. Easily the best game meat. It’s incredible.
Tofu is tried and true and super versatile.
Learning to cook seitan feels like a veritable lifehack the first time you experience turning 2 cups of gluten powder into a massive bounty of sandwich slices.
Things like Beyond (ideally their avocado-oil versions) are a bit too pricy, but a nice change of pace when they go on sale. They're good for those random burger cravings. Same story with those breaded Gardein patties.
Soy curls are a miracle.
I added tofu to my rotating protein list and it’s been a great addition. I regret not eating it sooner.
Stingray
I'll eat one them mufuggas for my boy Steve
Turkey
mine is bork. it is a secret third meat that is neither beef nor pork.
rabbit
Probably venison and/or wild boar (if you don’t count the latter as pork). My partner’s parents are hunters and they’ve given us some excellent boar steaks and self made game sausages before.
Venison is great but the markup is insane. In Scotland deer are hunted to stop them from destroying entire forests and the meat is sold to restaurants at a loss just so that it's used for something. Then those restaurants inflate the price massively because it's "exotic"
It’s not as bad here in Germany but knowing hunters does pay off.
beyond beef 😝
Fish.
What kind?
Catch of the day is my favourite.
Crab. Always looked forward to the few days a month my family have crab.
Caught a few but my partner is disgusted at the idea of eating them. Shame as it was really easy.
Duck is amazing, either Chinese style (Peking Duck) or French style (Canard à l'orange)
I have had delicious roasted duck with wild blackberry sauce that was also delicious. To answer OP, that, venison, quail have been mentioned here and are delicious. I'm also fond of tiramisu and coffee.
Venison probably. Boar is also good.
On poultry, I'd go turkey over duck. Not keen on goose, too fatty.
I don't think I've ever had "good" turkey so I would put it at the bottom of my poultry, goose is definitely fatty but I consider it like the wagyu of poultry. Duck is in the middle but still more decadent than chicken. Squab is near the top as well.
Tofu
That's not meat.
It's okay if you don't eat meat, and it's okay to just say that; I'm just more annoyed at the whole trend of "meat substitutes" when you can just... not eat meat.
Tofu is an awesome ingredient, used in an incredible variety of dishes. To reduce it to something it isn't trying to be is such a waste of a good ingredient.
I know all the ways tofu can be used. But it is a great meat substitute as well and what is wrong with that? I don’t understand the hate against meat substitutes. Especially when it’s not one of those ultra processed foods, which tofu clearly isn’t.
Yes there are A LOT of great meals without any meat-like ingredients but sometimes it’s just a nice addition. I like to make vegan Paella with smoked tofu cubes for example or bolognese with crumbled tofu. It’s all a substitute.
There's nothing wrong with meat substitutes. Vegans don't take issue with the taste and textures of foods, we take issue with where those foods come from and how they're acquired. Mock meats are a great way to help people ease their transition into a better lifestyle until get more accustomed to more plant-forward meals, as well as being a panacea for people who have food sensitivity issues.
I eat meat and I eat tofu. It’s great having a revolving list of protein to choose from.
Moose can be pretty good, but I think I would have to say Turkey
Bro forgot coastal cities
You missed all the great seafood!
My top 3 instant guaranteed to get my mouth watering foods are:
Vietnamese clay pot catfish (braised & caramelized)
Boiling Crab shrimps (Cajun-Asian seafood chain)
Hunan steamed fish (with salted chilis)
Forgot to mention blackened salmon! Perfectly cooked. I like mine with beurre blanc sauce😁
beans
Buffalo is so fucking good
Maybe an unpopular one... but while I was in Iceland I had foal. You can get it at any grocery market there. It's without question the best meat I've ever had.
Moose
Alligator
It's best if ground up, like sausage or burgers.
Interesting, I've only had filets and fried nuggets. How's the taste and texture of ground alligator?
The salmon seasons on the US West coast have been essentially non-existent for a couple of years. The Abalone season has been suspended for over 5 years. Both of those meats are absolutely amazing, especially when you prepare and eat them the day you caught them. I miss those two the most.
Venison, lobster, scallops, crab, and shrampies!
Salmon
Nile Tilapia.
Also a type of duck we in my region of Brazil call "marreco", the name in English seems to be Teal or Garganey.
Frog. Frog legs are so good
Oligarchs and their bootlickers
Venison is great.
raw salmon
Isn't that how you get salmonella?
Only if you eat it under your umbrella
yea. stay inside your house just to be sure
Duck but gator tail is a close second.
Duck
Ostrich and reindeer are both very good
Deer, Grouper, Tuna, Duck
Camel 🐪
What is camel comparable to?
Lamb and beef but leaner.
Mmmmmm
Cariboo. Elk is a close second.
I love children. But I could never eat a whole one.
Just freeze whatever you can't finish in one go.
Rattle snake is pretty good from what I can remember. Like chicken, but... different
Stringy, sinewy, tough, but good at absorbing whatever sauce you put on it
Got to thinking, it's kinda like shrimp, but taste kinda like chicken. It's been like 15 years.
I must have gotten some dehydrated roadkill snake jerky when I tried it
Mine was from one my dad killed in our yard. We then cooked it over bonfire that evening.
That's badass
probably catfish
There are other meats?
Long pork /s
Hotdog!
Mostly racoon from what I'm led to believe.
Yak
Bacon
Black beans. It is my favorite meat substitute for most recipes
Does veal count? Technically beef but also not beef