Tasty.

[User00056]

But. As far as im aware. The breed usually captive reared for food production is Red. So would this be a true assumption that the majority of Venison you see in supermarkets is Red?

I would say so. I know a great deal of it is sourced from Highland Game, which I imagine sees a larger percentage of red deer carcasses than other species?

And as @VSS mentions above, so many people who think they don't like venison have no doubt been put off by a poor experience with (quite frankly) bad product from either domestic or imported sources. I have several customers who now buy venison from me regularly following a chat about how they don't like venison.

 

[Stephenbuck2489]

I predominantly shoot roe, so naturally that's what we eat most of. I also shoot the occasional sika and red though, and out me these three I have to say I prefer roe, with sika a close second. I don't really rate red deer venison all that highly, if I'm being truthful

Reading this. Along with others. It becomes apparent that Red is always lower down the list of wild deer.

But. As far as im aware. The breed usually captive reared for food production is Red. So would this be a true assumption that the majority of Venison you see in supermarkets is Red

Yes.
And it often means that people's first ever experience of eating venison is not the best.
Which is why those of us who sell venison from other species often have to put a bit of effort into educating potential customers to the difference in order to encourage them to try it.

(That's not to say there isn't some really good quality red deer venison out there. There is. But all the imported stuff is also red. And that's the bulk of what's on the supermarket shelves).

Thanks for this reply..
This is exactly the point i was thinking.
If the overall concencus among (regular) venison consumers on here , is that red is lower ranked than others.. My thinking was that people with little understanding in a supermarket have been put off by a bad experience.
Just out of curiosity, in a butchers shop where say there is a variety of venison on offer say for instance Roe,Red, Fallow.
Does he label them by breed, or solely venison??

 

[weblyish]

I know 3 butchers in posh North London which sell venison. They buy it in as joints not whole carcasses and definitely not in fur. None of them even know which species let alone label it.


But the primrose hill mummies seem to keep buying it at 45/kg

 

[Klenchblaize]

Fillet from any will do just fine IMHO. The rest you can can mince and use for school dinners!
K

 

[User00056]

Fillet from any will do just fine IMHO

We were at an awards dinner in St Andrews last year, and Highland Game supplied the venison loin. Prepared by the executive chef of the Old Course Hotel, I was expecting something quite special. What we got was a tough, liverish, bitter chunk of inedible leather.

Game dealers? You can shove 'em