Emu Barbecue Halted at County Animal Shelter

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat ^ | 6/6/06 | MARY CALLAHAN

[freebilly]

I love Sonoma County. It's like living in a sitcom.

[Drango]

LOL....

[freebilly]

That's 6/6/03....

[CholeraJoe]

I've had emu and ostrich. Deeeelicious. Like rare roast beef.

[T Minus Four]

I wonder what wine goes with emu?

[camle]

LOL~! Sounds like PETA (People eating tasty animals) strikes again!

[Joe 6-pack]

You are correct, sir. Emu is excellent fare.

[freebilly]

I would think a nice pinot noir would go with emu.

[Slyfox]

Did it taste like chicken?

[freebilly]

The people over at the Humane Society are completely shocked that people at the animal shelter would eat the emu. The funny thing is the Humane Society is across the street from Willie Bird Turkey which supplies a large segment of the North Bay turkies for Thanksgiving (and Willie Birds are the best....).

[BenLurkin]

Emu is raised to be eaten. It is a farm animal like sheep, pigs, chicken and cows.

These people are idiots!

[HELLRAISER II]

Emu, Ostrich & Rhea's all have a red meat similar to beef except it is like 90% fat free. It amazes me at all the bleeding hearts towards a food animal, there simply a food source just like cattle. I know I've raised them before.

[BenLurkin]

BTW, Emu are NOT petting animals. Those things are big. Come out to the Antelope Valley Fair and you can see them.

They have claws the size of shark's teeth and an angry one could kill a person with a single kick.

[Kenton]

The whole thing is disgusting," Mussen said. "That was a domesticated emu. It could have been part of a petting zoo, and instead it was eaten."

[Adressing Michele Mussen] Oh, really, no kidding? It was domesticated? You do realize that most domesticated livestock is raised to be eaten, not snuggled, don't you?

For anybody who's interested, here's a link to the American Emu Association's "About Emu Meat" page.

[freebilly]

Did it taste like chicken?

It tastes more like horse....

[T Minus Four]

Mmmm, this one sounds tasty:

Roasted Emu Roast
5 to 6 lb. emu roast
2 Tbsp. garlic
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. thyme
2 Tbsp. rosemary
2 Tbsp. basil
2 Tbsp. parsley
¼ cup olive oil
2 cups red wine

Mix dry spices together. Spread half of the spice mixture onto the roast and cover. Marinade for 4-6 hours in the refrigerator. Remove the roast and place into a roasting pan. Preheat oven to 350º F. Re-season roast with remaining spices. Add olive oil and wine. Insert meat thermometer in thickest part of roast and bake for 1½ to 2 hours or until thermometer reaches 160º. Baste every 20-30 minutes with pan juices. Serves 8-10.

[CholeraJoe]

I went to a food fair and one of the restaurants served "Steamship Round Jurassic Park." It was an entire ostrich thigh, slow roasted and served sliced on rolls. I thought I was in paradise.

[BrooklynGOP]

I had a crocodile kebob. It was bad. The meat is very tough.

[T Minus Four]

I'm thinking maybe a zinfandel would be nice...

[CommandoFrank]

Probably 'ThunderBird'