Run, run Rudolph.
Reindeer meat is very popular in Scandinavian countries and among other people living close to the Arctic Circle, according to Niall Edworthy in "The Curious World of Christmas" (Perigee, 2008.)
Smoked roast reindeer is thinly sliced for sandwiches or sauteed as a main dish. Reindeer meatballs also are sold in cans in Alaska. (Insert your favorite Sarah Palin joke here.)
In case you're wondering, reindeer meat, apparently, has a mild gamy flavor.
We'll just take Edworthy's word on it. Eating reindeer, especially this month, just doesn't seem..... right.
2 comments:
My brother lived near the Arctic circle in Russia a couple of years ago. He said they either ate fish or reindeer. Reindeer are like cattle in northern Russia. They do have Reindeer games, hooking up the reindeer to sleds and racing them.
I went to Alaska a couple of years ago and we had reindeer or caribou several times during our stay. It was really good made into breakfast sausages, hot dogs, and other sausage-based products. It tasted like a slightly fatty venison. I'd definately eat it again.
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