On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 23:35:06 +0200, Ian Hoare > said:

] Salut/Hi Emery Davis,
]
] le/on Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:01:46 +0200, tu disais/you said:-
]
]
] >Your goaty predjudice aside, Ian, the key seems to be to eat "kid" rather than
] >"goat", just as most prefer "lamb" to "mutton."
]
] Prejudices, Emery? PREJUDICES? As you will have seen from the WIDE variety
] of goat dishes to which I referred, I was meticulous in my _refusal_ to be
] prejudiced. After all, x million west indians can't be wrong. Well, having
] tasted a catholic selection of West Indian goat dishes, I have to say that x
] million West Indians CAN be wrong. I rate it last in the "meats I have
[snip rant]

With tongue still firmly planted in cheek, I will merely point out that your
logic is flawlessly inductive.

] >Last year I was served a rack of kid, simply roasted with potatoes. It was
] >excellent, a bit gamey, but then I like that.
]
] I love gamey meat, in fact I nearly drove off the road a couple of days ago,
] trying to run down Mrs Hare and son, on the way up to St Bonnet Elvert. She
] took to the hills, with my car in hot pursuit. It was only Jacquie's
] pointing out that we had all our meals planned for the next three weeks that
] reprieved them. So I have no probs at all with gamey meat. But I'm afraid I
] still find kid a paler version of goat with the added disadvantage of a
] gloppy texture. (don't take all this TOO seriously. Emery, I just enjoy a
] good rant from time to time).
]

One of those drivers, eh? Last year I stopped by at a friends house, in the courtyard
the dogs were riddling something mysterious, which on inspection turned out to be
a boar's foot. Inside, the diningroom table had been converted with a huge board
to a butchery for the animal. It was not even hunting season -- not that you're allowed
to do your own butchery anyway -- so I asked; it turned out to be road kill. Apparently
Benoit had stopped at an accident, seen the beast that caused it not unduly damaged,
and promptly absconded with the goods. I was shocked of course, but not so much
that I was unwilling to put a few kilos of stew meat in the freezer. It was good, too!

As for gloppy texture, my experience may be more limited, but it doesn't agree with
that. (Not to worry about the rant, it adds a little spice to the discussion )

] > In fact that evening I had brought a northern Rhone syrah which my hosts saw fit to open, with good effect as
] >I recall.
]
] Kid rotie in fact. No frenchman ever serves a goat Rotie at it's full 20 yo
] glory. (s******).
]

S****** indeed. In fact I can't recall whether it was a CR or Hermitage that I brought,
more's the pity!

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