"Rodney Myrvaagnes" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:11:03 -0500, Kate Connally >
> wrote:
>
>>aem wrote:
>>>
>>> Peter Aitken wrote:
>>> > [snip] The end result
>>> > was that after spending a few minutes watching two gentlemen cut up
>>> > a goat, I went home with 5 pounds of goat meat. I am eagerly
>>> > anticipating trying it my own recipes - bones and all!
>>> >
>>> And you'll give us recipes, right?
>>>
>>> > I know that the bones that most goat meat comes with put some people
>>> > off. But it is really tasty, and I find that the bones are a help in
>>> > forcing one to eat at a leisurely pace that is more conducive to
>>> > enjoyment.
>>>
>>> Yes, it's like benches around the table instead of chairs -- somehow
>>> gnawing on bones promotes greater camaraderie.... -aem
>>
>>Yeah, but the bones in goat curries are lethal. All kinds of
>>sharp edges. And there only a miniscule amount of meat and
>>a ton of the damn bones! I've cut my mouth trying to eat
>>goat curry with all the bones in it. Camaraderie, schmamaraderie.
>>If I'm eating with others I don't eat that fast anyway as we
>>are always talking. Don't need the bones to slow me down.
>>
> I am baffled. Is the skeletal anatomy of a goat that different from a
> sheep? Or is it incompetent bandsaw butchery? What bones are these
> that everyone is talking about?
>

Goats do tend to be less meaty, but you can certainly buy goat chops, leg of
goat, etc. In many cultures it seems to be traditional to cut up the bony
parts of the animals into 1-2" chunks with the bones and use this for stews,
curries, etc. Part of it is avoiding waste I am sure, but it's also true
that this kind of meat tends to be the most tasty - think oxtails,
shortribs, spareribs. I feel sorry for people who are so fearful of a few
bones that they miss out on some terrific eating.


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