Aren't they like rodents >.<
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Taken from Yahoo! News:
Russians Hungry for Australia's Kangaroos
AP Associated Press
CANBERRA, Australia - Russians are among the world's greatest lovers of kangaroos — particularly in sausages.
Russia is the biggest export market for the meat and offal of Australia's beloved national symbol, spending $11 million on the gamey flesh in 2004, according to trade department economist Tim Harcourt said.
"Australia can't produce enough kangaroo meat," Russian importer Igor Dorokhov told Australian Associated Press.
"We need 100 containers per month; Australia can only produce 25," he added.
Dorokhov, who runs I.D. Game Meats, said kangaroo was becoming popular as a cheap, red sausage meat among the eight million residents of Russia's remote far east.
Gregory Klumov, a Moscow-based Australian trade official, said the scarcity of protein in the east was one explanation for the marsupial's popularity in the region.
"Their threshold for 'Oh, I'm not going to eat kangaroo; they're such fluffy and nice animals,' I guess, is much lower because there is not much choice," Klumov said.
Up till now I still can't bring myself to eat Kangaroos coz I find them really disgusting
especially when you find Kangaroo poo around your campus grounds all the time -
'roo meat is GOOD..
it tastes really rich and strong when done rare
seriously...
i had it about 11 years ago at "The Keg" in melbourne.. not even sure if it's still there.. but it was that good -
i didnt know kangaroo can be eaten, let alone exported by australia.
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well i guess w russian economy.. u buy wat u can afford
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I look at a 'roo and I think about their poo
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Kangeroos can be eaten? But they are cute hopping creatures.. why are they compared to rodents?
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They are pests...kinda like possumsOriginally posted by dragg:i didnt know kangaroo can be eaten, let alone exported by australia.
i always thought it is a protected animal there.
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look at their faces
some 'roos are endangered.. but the big ones, like the reds and greys are so plentiful they're pests
Originally posted by DriftingGuy:Kangeroos can be eaten? But they are cute hopping creatures.. why are they compared to rodents? -
"who called me a rodent?" -
so the russians are actually doing the aussies a favour.Originally posted by the Bear:look at their faces
some 'roos are endangered.. but the big ones, like the reds and greys are so plentiful they're pests -
Have u petted one before? Or are they aggressive towards humans??Originally posted by the Bear:look at their faces
some 'roos are endangered.. but the big ones, like the reds and greys are so plentiful they're pests -
i'm hungry
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Maybe they should do us a favor by eating rats
There seem to be lots of rats in Woodlands. Wonder what is the Ministry of Environment doing -
in the 3 years i was in australia, the only ones i saw were spread over their interstate highway in a bloody messOriginally posted by DriftingGuy:Have u petted one before? Or are they aggressive towards humans??
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i live near the beach and there are about 17 big fat cats that live amongst the rock formation (wind-breaker) at the beach. every evening a lady will come and feed these cats. i was curious so i went to talk to her. she said she has been doing that for years and guess what she feeds those cats? yup, kangaroo meat! she cooks the meat for the cats everyday~
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Yeah.. I heard about the kangeroo infestation problem.. the country's national animal (is it the koala or the kangeroo) became a pest.. and aussies shoot them on sight?Originally posted by the Bear:in the 3 years i was in australia, the only ones i saw were spread over their interstate highway in a bloody mess -
nah.. they cull them sometimes...
but their national animals.. 'roos and emus.. coz they can't walk backwards
strange but true..Originally posted by DriftingGuy:Yeah.. I heard about the kangeroo infestation problem.. the country's national animal (is it the koala or the kangeroo) became a pest.. and aussies shoot them on sight? -
Wow..I should jump over the ditch and have a nice medium rare roo steak. Probably the most exotic meat I ever taken was whale meat. Kangaroo would probably taste the same..yum yum
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whale?
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WhaleOriginally posted by alexkusu:Wow..I should jump over the ditch and have a nice medium rare roo steak. Probably the most exotic meat I ever taken was whale meat. Kangaroo would probably taste the same..yum yum 
Wahhhhhh !!!!! I protest!!!!!! They are endangered enough already and with the Japanese inventing excuses to eat them I don't think we need to join in that bandwagon 
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err...it was a gift from a japanese friend...its caned whale meatOriginally posted by the Bear:whale?
why were you eating whale? -
Isnt mink whales pests? Im just doing my bit to for planet earthOriginally posted by elindra:Whale Wahhhhhh !!!!! I protest!!!!!! They are endangered enough already and with the Japanese inventing excuses to eat them I don't think we need to join in that bandwagon Waste not, want not -
Canned....might be imitation whale meat....which is really dolphin meat but who can bring themselves to eat dolphin tooOriginally posted by alexkusu:err...it was a gift from a japanese friend...its caned whale meat
Bad Bad Alex
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Coles sells them as steaks, fillets, and sausages. They gave a name for the sausages I forgot what was it, think it was kanga bunga.
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Well, my friend went to this remote fishing village that still hunts whales and bought it frm thre. The cans that are sold in jp supermarkets are more likely to contain dolphin meatOriginally posted by elindra:Canned....might be imitation whale meat....which is really dolphin meat but who can bring themselves to eat dolphin too