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Eat More Goat
Say what you will, we don't eat enough goat. Nope.
You simply do not get enough goat in your daily diet and that's (oh, please don't let me do this) that's baaaaaaahd.
(Oh, I did it. I am sooo sorry). You see, it turns out that goat meat, once reserved for starving shepherds in the
third world, is working is way into the American diet. Don't believe me?Read this article in the LA Times.
Now I should state up front that I have tried goat several times, and have always found it quite delicious. So I suspect that any aversion people have towards it is mostly a culturally biased one. I've had goat tacos, goat curry, and goat meat sliced right off the spit. Yummy. This cultural aversion does seem to be changing. According to the Goat Meat Association (yes, there is such a thing), goat meat imports to the U.S. have jumped about 140% over the last seven years. Californians, it seems, are some of the biggest consumers of the stuff. So, keep your eye out for goat, and give it a try. In fact, you might even...take...your (no...resist urge...don't do it...) take...your...kids. (aggghh, too late. oh well).
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Willy Mar 8th 2006 10:58AM
When I lived in Zambia, eating goat was a real treat. I always preferred it to beef or even chicken! It's tender, relatively less fatty, and has a real nice flavor. I was so used to eating goat, in fact, that when I returned to the States, I was surprised that I couldn't find goat meat at the grocery store.