Helped a friend move his "lady friend" to her new house a few weeks back. She sent me a thank you and a nice $25 gift certificate to a new upper class restaurant. So tonight we are going to dinner (too damn hot to cook at home 99 here in Portage). They have Ostrich steaks on the menu, I never have tried it before. What does it compare to?

IIRC ostrich is a very lean red meat. Think of a lean filet mignon.

-Rob

I don't know how it taste's but I once had a pair of Ostrich shoes, and they sure were comfortable.

Very lean, can be stringy like flank steak. I love it and always order it if on the menu.

A Friend of mine raised them, nasty beasts when their breeding. Taste great. Go for it.

Buffalo lean?

Tastes a lot like condor ................... The Cap'n

IIRC it has a strong taste, but very good.

rofl.....

endangered bird LOL

Very very lean. You want it as rare as possible, lest it dry out and get tough.

Good Eating, but I hate to take my eyes off a lion while I field dress one.




P.S. Always try something new.

P.P.S. In terms of restaurant menu items etc.

So gamier than spotted owl??

Fudruckers has an ostritch burger that is interesting. To me it was a little livery in flavour which was tamed with a heavy squirt of Ketchup. Tasty none the less. I eat a little on the exotic side since I eat out alot when out of town. Do it and live a little!!! Kinda like that two legged bird meat on the meat wagon!OOOOHhh nasty!!!!Enjoyyyyyyyy.

Yes and order some suds for good measure.

Don't swallow the bones...

I suppose if I was in a life raft and hadn't eaten in a few days I might try it.

If I said it tasted like chicken would you eat it?

IIIIIIts chicken for everone!!!

Leaner than Buffalo...looks like pink chicken......

My buddy was moving his to his brothers place a few years ago...one wouldn't go on the trailer...so he closed on it...bird started to "flair" (wings out, agressive stance) so he closed on it and grabbed it around the neck (they can't kick you from close in). He's hanging on the beasts neck with both arms wrapped around and hears a "Crack"....bird drops to the ground.... wave bye bye to $500

Booohooo waaaaa! Did it go on the grill?


Chicken fried steak anyone?

Only if you lied to me and you told me it was chicken.

Well....... they were out of Ostrich guess we will have to back.

Yeah, I like em with spotted owl confit.....

Go for it again, a great taste! I agree, rare is the best, sliced on the diagonal.

I gotta set of boots made outta them.....we have a ranch up the road near the Chumash Reservation/Casino that sells burgers on the side and they sell retail all over the world.....eggs, skin, meat, feathers......

Mean nasty buggers.....the line is they taste like lean chicken.....

I'm sure the Cap'n did not mean the condor... probably confused it with another flyer from his youth... the Pterodactyl

Sooooooooo, what DID you order then?

Yeah, a lot like bald eagle ...................... The Cap'n

Too bad the restaruant was out of it the other night. Since I imagine ostrich is expensive, we can try to whip up some ostrich-fried chicken at your BBQ this saturday?

Tangent - even though I've been living in Indiana for 15 years now, I still don't understand the meaning/difference of something that is "steak fried", "chicken fried", "pork fried", etc. Can someone explain this to me please? Is this just the type of lard used in the frying process? Thanks!

Chicken

Its not CHICKEN its reeeaallll small ostrich

I had an Emu sandwich onetime in Arizona. It was really good. I guess Ostrich is like Emu since they look kinda alike being big skinny birds and all. Go for it and tell us how it goes!
Konrad

During a trip to Sydney, AU I had Kangaroo steaks one night. I thought it tasted like venison steaks.