A friend for dinner

[sy247]

I had a friend over for dinner last night. I had previously cooked a venison casserole which he enjoyed.

Last night I pan fried a roe buck loin and served with a reduction made from the pan juices, beef stock, port and red current jelly. Served with asparagus, spinach and mashed potato.

He said it was the best piece of meat he had ever eaten. What a nice compliment and great that people appreciate the taste of wild, healthy, ethically sourced meat.

 

[FISH BOY]

Good show

I gave a roe haunch to a colleague at work who loved it (posted a thread called Too rare?)

Hasn't stopped talking about it and now everyone wants one...

 

[Richiepolecat]

I had a friend over for dinner last night. I had previously cooked a venison casserole which he enjoyed.

Last night I pan fried a roe buck loin and served with a reduction made from the pan juices, beef stock, port and red current jelly. Served with asparagus, spinach and mashed potato.

He said it was the best piece of meat he had ever eaten. What a nice compliment and great that people appreciate the taste of wild, healthy, ethically sourced meat.

I am sceptical it was the best meat he has ever tasted....

I will await my invite to confirm....

 

[sy247]

I am sceptical it was the best meat he has ever tasted....

I will await my invite to confirm....

 

[sy247]

Getting people to eat more venison really promotes stalking in a positive light.

Good show

I gave a roe haunch to a colleague at work who loved it (posted a thread called Too rare?)

Hasn't stopped talking about it and now everyone wants one...

 

[FISH BOY]

Getting people to eat more venison really promotes stalking in a positive light.

Agreed, colleagues are slowy changing their perceptions from Bambi killer, to a more open view of habitat management while providing a quality meat.

I would also say attitudes have changed now that they understand that its not just the shooting of a fine animal but the process and the care involved to get it to the table.

 

[reloader54]

Agreed, colleagues are slowy changing their perceptions from Bambi killer, to a more open view of habitat management while providing a quality meat.

I would also say attitudes have changed now that they understand that its not just the shooting of a fine animal but the process and the care involved to get it to the table.

do you find men more likely to try it? I had a guy from work who I offered a haunch to try brought it back within the hour claiming his wife and daughter wouldn't even let him in the house with it.?? my missus simply said,, "more for us then,bye"

 

[FISH BOY]

do you find men more likely to try it? I had a guy from work who I offered a haunch to try brought it back within the hour claiming his wife and daughter wouldn't even let him in the house with it.?? my missus simply said,, "more for us then,bye"

Yes - only men have shown any interest.

 

[Pine Marten]

Yes - only men have shown any interest.

That's because they see a trap: they may be asked to do the cooking! In the PM house it's clear: if I kill it, I look after it all the way to the plate... And everyone is delighted, friends and family and guests!

 

[sy247]

I think it depends. My friends wife has requested some and another friends wife likes game and would definitely eat venison. My girlfriend generally does the skinning and the butchering. She is much better than I am at it. She recently posted a picture on Facebook of her skinning a deer which caused a bit of a stir. We had a good laugh about it.

 

[sauer]

And of course it’s not just venison

Rabbit
Pigeon
Pheasant etc etc etc


What ****es me off is the folk who openly declare disgust or dislike at what we do but first to wolf it down their neck when put in front of them .

Preaching to the converted on here I know

But there is still a huge swath of folk who don’t give a toss where meat comes from , what’s been done to it & how’s it lived the ONLY concern is what ££££ go no to cost them

Paul

 

[sy247]

I actually want to start a business selling wild meat, starting with venison and expanding into rabbit, hare, pigeon, partridge etc. Unfortunately the amount of capital required and ongoing costs to satisfy all the hoops that I would have to jump through are making me question whether there is a business there. I know there are a few companies doing it so I haven't completely written it off yet. Need to do some detailed planning and forecasting to determine whether it is viable. Looks like I will be staying in IT for the immediate future!

 

[Richiepolecat]

Yes - only men have shown any interest.

Recently it's been the girls in the office than have been more interested, used to be the guys...

 

[robinjames]

speaking as a woman I'd say both sexes can be funny about game, or indeed any type of meat that isn't ready prepared in a little tray, or god forbid actually looks like it might have once been an animal!

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Thinking about it, sorry Robin, mostly women in my experience are squeamish about game. Think Disney has a lot to do with it. And as for the conversations about animals coming from tesco in a plastic bag, I dispair. I know it's an animal but I choose not to think about it. Sigh.
Conversely, is that correct spelling, the women who are keen have no hesitation and when I offer bunnies in the jacket they are usually quite happy to get stuck in, whereas the men ..............
so this proves sod all.

 

[Woodsmoke]

I find it's not just game. An increasing number of people these days just seem to have a weird approach to food overall. My friends wife is a case in point. She'll eat all the processed sh*te under the sun, but when they came to a BBQ at my house a couple of years ago she turned her nose up at practically everything. It was an insult that's not been forgotten, nor forgiven

 

[robinjames]

Doesn't help when supermarkets like Sainsbury's are bringing out "Touch Free" packaging for people who don't want to touch meat when cooking it - I also despair!

 

[robinjames]

whilst at the same time banging on about their green plastic reducing credentials!