Foods we never used to appreciate

[NavyDiver]

Riding Sydney to Melbourne in the middle of winter was a bit chilly. My fist bike a Honda Vt 250 range of 250ish required a few stops[thumbsupbig] Tuck stops and servos served lamb shanks for a single $1[thumbsupbig]

At the butcher today they are $9 each raw!!!

A little Venison chatter - Butcher thought it was tough and to much game like flavor! I mentioned I have seen some murdered BBQ steaks and chops[thumbsupbig]

He is a NT boy and another unappreciated food 'Roo' tail's came up. Apparently sold by the truck load where he did his butchering apprenticeship. If you have had a good tail curry or casserole you would know what I mean about unappreciated top flight tucker[thumbsupbig]

Had a bad cook and you might never try it again of course[biggrin]

Stuff people fed to dogs only now gourmet and costing $$$$$ makes me chuckle. I still almost hold the line with Brussel Sprouts

Roo tail stew (https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/roo-tail-stew) By Adam Liaw who cooks, laughs, and explores culture with some of Australia's most beloved in The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.
Unless you know a hunter getting hold of some items is still a bit tricky of course [biggrin]

I have made one like this Kangaroo tail bourguignon with mashed potato | Kangaroo recipes | SBS Food (https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/kangaroo-tail-bourguignon-mashed-potato)

https://www.sbs.com.au/food/sites/sbs.com.au.food/files/styles/full/public/kangaroo-tail-bourg.jpg?itok=L36rlMxU&mtime=1505270516

[p38arover]

I love lamb shanks.

Brussel sprouts?

My wife once told me that once when she cooked them and said they’d been tossed in butter, I replied that they’d better if they were tossed out. I still won’t eat them. Not a fan of broccoli, either.

[Slunnie]

We used to buy lambshanks to give to the dog. Times change.

[p38arover]

We never bought lamb shanks for the dog!

[Tins]

Mum told me that her butcher would chuck in a couple of shanks, free, for Spot.

[Xtreme]

Talk about lamb shanks for the dog.................... my grandson often feeds his dog a whole leg of lamb. :thumbsup:

I might add that he works on a sheep farm with about 20,000 sheep, a few of which have to be 'put down' occassionally.

[Xtreme]

Lamb backstraps used to be one of my favourites when I could afford them. I've seen them recently at around $75/kilo.

The same butcher sells Darling Downs Wagu for $199/kilo - witnessed a guy buy a 250gm portion once ................ that's $50 for a meal and he still had to cook it himself. :no2:

[RANDLOVER]

I usually get the rosemary marinated lamb shanks from Woolies or Aldi, which also do rosemary and another flavour, burgundy or bourguignon IIRC and they are definitely found in the frozen food section not the pet food section.

[Tins]

Bloody flathead is $60 a kilo. Flathead! Used to be called the rats of the sea. Fish co-op at San Remo used to throw 'em to the pelicans to keep 'em off the "proper" fish.

Still, the way the WEF is going I think I'll start farming grasshoppers. Gunna be a quid in those soon.

[DieselLSE]

...I think I'll start farming grasshoppers.
Bit tricky to herd into pens, however...

[JDNSW]

Lamb shanks have been one of my favourite foods* since before I started school. These days I can only afford them every few months! On the other hand, I regularly eat brussell sprouts, and have at least tolerated them for most of my life.

*for about a decade, my father and his brother went together into the Homebush abattoir every Thursday morning early, bought a hoggett at wholesale price, and took it home, before cutting it in two down the backbone with a hacksaw to split it between the two families.

[Tins]

Brussel sprouts, along with the other brassicas, are extremely good for your liver, and can definitely help reduce liver fattiness that leads to cirrhosis. They are also rich in vitamin K.
Something else I have learned to tolerate is good organic sauerkraut, which has all the goodness of cabbage, with the added advantage of being fermented, making it far better than fermented milk, such as yoghurt or that stuff in tiny bottles.

[Tins]

Bit tricky to herd into pens, however...

Nah, gunna train a Chihuahua as a hopper dog.

[Tins]

I used to buy hind shanks. Beautiful when slow cooked. These days I'm wondering if you can slow cook wool. It's about the only bit of the bloody sheep I can afford.

[Slunnie]

Brussel sprouts, along with the other brassicas, are extremely good for your liver, and can definitely help reduce liver fattiness that leads to cirrhosis. They are also rich in vitamin K.

Hmmm, so there is actually something Brussel Sprouts are good for. Fatty liver and after eating rat poison.

[Tins]

Good for lowering LDL cholesterol too, S.