Why do people hate eating goat meat?
Whatever the reason,
everyone has some foods they just cannot or will not eat such as snails,
anchovies or pigs feet. Food preferences
are nothing new because different cultures eat different foods due to food
availability or particular taste. Before goat meat was found on the menu at
every trendy restaurant, it was on the plate of African and Middle Eastern
families for centuries.
Some people equate
goat meat to eating sweet bread. Goat meat inspires a particular gag like
reflex in people just from the idea of eating the meat. There is usually no
issue on the texture of goat meat because the texture is similar to the texture
of beef but with less fat.
Most issues with
eating goat meat come from the smell. Some people think goat meat smells
disgusting and has absolutely no place in the kitchen, some people have never
tried goat meat and because of the strong gamey scent will never overcome their
olfactory senses and taste goat meat.
Nevertheless, for
most people in North America goats are kept more as pets than as food. We would
like to believe that our taste buds are more developed and our food world is
unlimited. However, most people eat the
same thing every day. When you go to a restaurant you have a favorite meal you
order, each time you go you tell yourself I'm not going to order the same thing
today but you wind up doing so.
But for some people, it's a matter of expense since goat meat is not a cheap cut of meat. In North America,
chicken rules the supermarket. Chicken is extremely affordable and has been a
part of America's diet for centuries with as many recipes as there are people
in America. People are used to eating chicken so that's the reason why they eat
a lot of chicken people, are not used to eating goat, therefore goat meat is
not a popular meat.
And that is a shame
because goat meat is not your grandmother's goat meat, the goat industry has
evolved producing mild-flavored goat meat. When slow-cooked or pan-fried goat
meat is tender. So when you hear the word goat, don’t think of the old Billy
goat absent-mindedly chewing on a tin can with a long white beard or you will never fall in
love with the most widely eaten and versatile red meat in the world, goat.
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Don't hate goat meat, make tender pan-fried curry goat fillets tonight
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Goat meat is the most
popular red meat in the world.
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Goat meat is a red meat
low in fat and is used in any recipe using red meat.
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Goat meat is used for
frying, stewing, sautéing or in any of dish as a substitute for beef.
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Goat meat is very lean
with very low-fat content and is healthier red meat.
Ingredients
½ pound goat fillets cut into 1
inch strips
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground turmeric powder
1 teaspoon ground garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground curry powder
½ cup fresh coriander leaves
Ghee for frying
Directions
Fill a pan with ghee to come just
1/8-inch up the side of a 12-inch cast iron skillet or heavy frying pan. Mix
all ingredients in a large bowl. Sauté goat meat and spices in ghee about 3
minutes. Remove from heat serve.
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