What's the best and worst African tasting game meat?

[tigris115]

I assume anything from a carnivore, especially an apex predator, would be pretty disgusting.

 

[James Cook]

eland was amazing. haven't had the bad one yet.....though still have a few to try

 

[C.W. Richter]

In Namibia, they use the Hartmann's zebra meat as if it's veal....making weinerschnitzel, etc. out of it. It's ok, but not the best imho. lol I think it's a matter of using what they have at hand, in lieu of the real McCoy.

 

[C.W. Richter]

In Namibia, they use the Hartmann's zebra meat as if it's veal....making weinerschnitzel, etc. out of it. It's ok, but not the best imho. lol I think it's a matter of using what they have at hand, in lieu of the real McCoy.

That said, we should honor the fact that they gave up their HUGE beef farms in favor of hunting! We can eat beef once we return home from safari....

 

[C.W. Richter]

You know what I think is really interesting culturally? That the Boers/Afrikaans/English/Germans of southern Africa never acquired the same methods that the Americans peasants did for slow cooking meats. The poor Czech cowboys of Texas invented Texas BBQ (brisket and neck) and the poor blacks of the deep south invented smoked pork ribs and rib tips as a cuisine.

The white africans do not smoke foods, yet the mopane wood is absolutely a magnificent wood for doing "American BBQ". The Africans have some very tough, unpleasant cuts of meat on Giraffe and Buffalo that could also has enough fat to make for excellent 24 hour slow roasts.

Isn't that weird? I say this in response to some of the comments about black wildebeest (never tried it) but I would think that brisket and other fatty, tough cuts would be marvelous when dealt with in American BBQ techniques. Same with warthog that I found tasty but fairly tough...it really needs that 4 hour slow cook at 250F to achieve perfection.

Why do you think this is? Smoke is a preservative as much as vinegar and dry air (Biltong). Have any of you white Africans given American BBQ techniques a try on your rough meat cuts?

I thought the very same (as an American aficionado of BBQ-just had it tonight!)....we must impart our wisdom when in camp! Slow cooking can make any meat taste good. Some are cooked for 12 hrs or more with the proper seasoning!

 

[C.W. Richter]

I thought the very same (as an American aficionado of BBQ-just had it tonight!)....we must impart our wisdom when in camp! Slow cooking can make any meat taste good. Some are cooked for 12 hrs or more with the proper seasoning!

'Would love to try BBQ buffalo ribs and brisket!

 

[MAdcox]

I have never just loved deer meat. I eat it if I kill it, but have to get inventive sometimes to get it all eaten. That said, I enjoyed everything I ate on my first trip to Africa. Had Kudu and Zebra several ways and Springbok, Gemsbok and several others. It was all great. And not just good for game meat. I would order off any menu. May just be because Never was an excellent chef though, have to go back and compare soon.

 

[MAdcox]

I assume anything from a carnivore, especially an apex predator, would be pretty disgusting.

I have been told by several people who have tried it that Mountain Lion is excellent. But I tried Coyote a couple different ways on a dare once and it sucks, even as spiced up, Chile covered jerky.

 

[mrpoindexter]

Best I had was my Cape buffalo. Second best was Oryx. Also, I was very impressed with the Damara Dik Dik.

Least favorite was lion. The longer the uneaten part sat next to me, the more the smell was putting me off until I had the waitress take it away. I think anything that eats rotten meat should be avoided.

 

[Spooksar]

I have been told by several people who have tried it that Mountain Lion is excellent. But I tried Coyote a couple different ways on a dare once and it sucks, even as spiced up, Chile covered jerky.

Mountain loin is very good

 

[JKT]

I would never be able to eat organs like liver and heart. Not my thing at all. Like when I tried heart once, it just tasted like congealed blood. Yuck!

 

[lcq]

I have never just loved deer meat. I eat it if I kill it, but have to get inventive sometimes to get it all eaten. That said, I enjoyed everything I ate on my first trip to Africa. Had Kudu and Zebra several ways and Springbok, Gemsbok and several others. It was all great. And not just good for game meat. I would order off any menu. May just be because Never was an excellent chef though, have to go back and compare soon.

You obviously haven't had the deer where I hunt. Corn and soya fattened and apple sweetened, they don't even taste like real deer. Farmers hate them

 

[Buckdog]

Giraffe tongue is excellent!

 

[MAdcox]

You obviously haven't had the deer where I hunt. Corn and soya fattened and apple sweetened, they don't even taste like real deer. Farmers hate them

No doubt. I am a cattle rancher and know what you feed them makes the beef. Our deer live on acorns and browse, not much agriculture in our area.

 

[lcq]

No doubt. I am a cattle rancher and know what you feed them makes the beef. Our deer live on acorns and browse, not much agriculture in our area.

and they are what they eat. acorns are damned bitter

 

[edward]

I loved Zebra and Eland. But then everything was new to me and everything tasted great. Even these once I got my head around what I was eating.

I think this was Wildebeest

And Impala

God knows what this is but it was good.

with a good african red wine every thing taste great.

 

[lcq]

with a good african red wine every thing taste great.

and a few glasses of Mothers Milk will make anything taste good.

 

[Ryan]

I highly recommend a ZLT, where the tomatoes are fresh and ripe and the zebra is rare and sizzling. Zebra is great, but honestly I loved all the plains game.
Worst was lion my hosts had from nuisance previously taken on their place. Not impressed at all.

 

[GuttormG]

Definitely haven't tasted all African game (very far from!); but everything Claudius and the rest of the PawPrint-team served was delicious!

side note, cat tastes and smells really bad

 

[lcq]

I highly recommend a ZLT, where the tomatoes are fresh and ripe and the zebra is rare and sizzling. Zebra is great, but honestly I loved all the plains game.
Worst was lion my hosts had from nuisance previously taken on their place. Not impressed at all.

My outfitters brother always threatened to feed me lion. Luckily I managed to avoid it