Who has eaten goat?
Steingarten calls horse the "sweet meat"
I was just in my local halal market and they sell goat...
wondering if it tastes like lamb...
any comments?
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15 Comments:
It's like lamb, but gamier, and generally a more intense experience. You can get goat in lots of places, I've had it at legit indian or pakistani restaurants, as well as dominican. I'm french, havent had it prepared in french cuisine but i know it is eaten by the french, as well as any cultures that use goats (so basically everyone.) Latin Americans eat a lot of goat too (chivo in spanish.) I bet if you go to a good brazilian churrascaria they'll have a goat's leg.
I've had horse too, and it's like beef but very lean and kind of bland.
seyo at 12:27AM on 08/22/07
Oh, and yes, Muslims eat a lot of goat. The best merguez, typically made from lamb, are better when made from goat. Also hard dried sausages, what we know as saucisson or salami, can be made with goat (instead of pork) or donkey meat.
seyo at 12:30AM on 08/22/07
I've had Jamaican curried goat in Brooklyn it's gamier than lamb but a little fattier but also a little stringy.
I've also had Pakistani curries with it. It's pretty tasty (if you like lamb times five).
Mischiefdish at 8:20AM on 08/22/07
I've had goat at indian and jamaican restaurants. it's similar to lamb. definitely worth trying.
ceforrester at 8:46AM on 08/22/07
Indonesians meal feature a lot of goat meat, which I never cared for in fact, goats are just one of the few things I avoided. I find them too smelly, too tough and just blah. But then again, I never really like red meat
winny at 9:11AM on 08/22/07
cabrito--roasted goat-kid--is excellent. I actually find it much milder than lamb and less gamey than something like venison. Once the kid grows up though, it does taste more like mutton and can be very tough and overpowering. But cabrito, seasoned with little more than salt, pepper, cumin, and maybe some chili powder or allspice, roasted for 8 or more hours over coals or in an earthen pit and mopped with a sauce, makes incredible tacos. The crust gets crispy, but the meat is very moist. Still haven't been to El Rey de Cabrito in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico but mean to.
Robb Walsh, who has received some fine praise here on Serious Eats, wrote an excellent essay on eating cabrito in Monterrey.
intheyearofthepig at 9:35AM on 08/22/07
Yes, to all of the above, lamb-plus. (Since we can't get mutton much in the US, I wonder how it stands relative to it.) It's apt to be found still on the bone in a few curry houses, and lambophile that I am, I love it.
lemons at 10:05AM on 08/22/07
Si, in the form of "cabra," which is Spanish for goat. Better than goat meat us goat cheese, wonderful stuff!
hatlady at 10:48AM on 08/22/07
I LOVE goat! I did a small shoulder on the smoker recently, and it was delicious. For anyone in NYC, Patches of Star sells goat meat at the Union Square greenmarket; these are young animals, so the meat doesn't taste overly gamy.
Cathy at 11:08AM on 08/22/07
I love goat! Roasted, curried. Caveat: If your idea of a big time is boneless, skinless chicken breast, move along!
Barbara Hanson at 11:38AM on 08/22/07
When I was going school in Gainesville FL, there was a BBQ stand in nearby McIntosh (Sandy's BBQ) that had BBQ goat on the menu. It was wonderful!
1stmakearoux at 12:00PM on 08/22/07
a whole goat, stuffed with garlic, bell peppers and onions then roasted on a spit over low burning pecan wood is outstanding.
olddad at 1:36PM on 08/22/07
I was at a Jamaican wedding and goat head soup was served - it was good, if a little greasy. My boyfriend was eating his and bit down on a giant grey goat tooth - that was pretty nasty. He finished the soup though...
Peasantwench at 3:30PM on 08/22/07
Yes, lots of time at our local Indian place. I've never had it grilled or rare-- all the preparations I've ever had it in, including Jamaican and Moroccan preparations, have all been long, slow cooking preparations. Can take a lot of seasoning without disappearing. It is gamier than lamb, but tasty in the same way. The cooks at our local Indian place say it's greasier than lamb and needs more draining during cooking-- though I've never tried it at home.
BipolarLawyerCook at 9:01PM on 08/22/07
I have it in the Dominican, Honduras, and a few other places...I can relate to a gamy or strong/intense taste but not really to the lamb taste.
I loved it, my only complaint was all the bones that are in it when they serve it big roast or chop style.
I have had mutton too (in Europe) but I much prefer old goat, than mutton. Just cook it forever please!
tyronebcookin at 8:32PM on 08/23/07