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17 August 2007, 00:02
namibiahunter
Best tasting African game
I'll be back in Namibia in March '08 and already my mouth is watering for barbequed kudu or oryx dipped and cooked in oil (Bushman fondue). What other favorites do all have?

I am not particularly fond of crocodile or ostrich - especially the way it is served at Joe's.

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17 August 2007, 00:33
LRH270
The best thing I ever ate in Africa, maybe anywhere, was Guinea pie.


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17 August 2007, 00:52
David Culpepper
I really like eland
17 August 2007, 01:02
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Another vote for eland. jorge


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17 August 2007, 01:13
shootaway
I have a craving for a gorilla every now and then,and a diet coke.
17 August 2007, 01:41
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quote:
Originally posted by shootaway:
I have a craving for a gorilla every now and then,and a diet coke.


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17 August 2007, 01:46
dogcat
kudu fillet
17 August 2007, 01:59
CRUSHER
hippo backstrap. a fillet that weighs 2 pounds.


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17 August 2007, 02:03
Jriley
The zebra steak at Joe's Beerhouse is unbelievable!
17 August 2007, 02:57
drwes
Eland filet or kudu filet,,, this time in a year I should be smelling the wood and hear the meat sizzle as I down a sundowner! I have heard the hippo is tremendous,,, just hasn't been on my trophy list yet and thus not fresh in camp..


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17 August 2007, 03:32
robncolorado
Hippo hands down. Last trip to Zambia, I stuffed myself with it until I was sick...damn it was good!
17 August 2007, 19:21
Jorge400
I had kudu or eland in some form just about everyday on my last hunt and it was all good. Mtn. zebra is good as well, but my favorite has got to be gemsbuck fillet.


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17 August 2007, 19:24
Brain1
Hartemans Zebra, Kudu, gemsbok
It's all good to me.


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17 August 2007, 19:31
Bob in TX
.....interesting mix.

My two favorites are gemsbok and eland.

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17 August 2007, 19:57
tsibindi
...young giraffe, NOT an old stink bull.
17 August 2007, 20:26
Steve
Buffalo Oysters. I swear. Not a big organ meat fan, but these were excellent. julienned, breaded, and fried. Wow... My mouth is watering just thinking about them...


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17 August 2007, 20:40
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When we eat beef it's usually a grilled tenderloin at home or fillet in restaurants. My 11 yr old daughter loved the eland fillet we had in Namibia last year. She mentioned several times how good it was. And I was quite impressed with the chicken-fried ostrich we had there also.

Not game meat but I stayed at Afton Guest House last week and they took us to the steak restaurant (can't remember the name) and the beef fillet there was very good.


17 August 2007, 21:03
stevie
quote:
Originally posted by Steve:
Buffalo Oysters. I swear. Not a big organ meat fan, but these were excellent. julienned, breaded, and fried. Wow... My mouth is watering just thinking about them...


Sounds like you had a ball on your hunt.


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17 August 2007, 22:25
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Having shot a Gorilla, and other primates, I do not eat them.

My favorite is guinea foul on the Brie.
Second is wildebest, then giraffe.

Cape Buff Balls, sliced thin, floured and fried make a great appetiser, fried buff stomach is good too [at least I think that is what it was].


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23 August 2007, 02:07
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No mention of springbok? My impression is that it is considered the very best (and commands the highest price in commercial channels) of all of the antelope in southern Africa.

Everything I had was good, but as Yogi Berra might say, "Oryx and Gemsbok taste a lot alike to me."
23 August 2007, 08:13
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I'm with you for Guinea pie. Nothing better or really even close.


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23 August 2007, 12:30
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Eland steaks for me closly followed by spit roast warthog.


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23 August 2007, 20:03
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Elephant trunk over an open fire
24 August 2007, 21:04
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Bontebok, Bushbuk & Nyala. Hell, it's all good!


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25 August 2007, 08:38
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eland heart, spiced with salt, black pepper, an lemon over an open fire (braai)/ within 3 hours of collecting it
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25 August 2007, 21:23
scruffy
I just had a zebra steak at Joe's beerhouse about two or three days ago !!! As usual it was delicious .. (although a bit chewy this time Confused) .... I would normally think that my favourite of all is gemsbok schnitzel ... Big Grin dancing
26 August 2007, 06:06
ChiefR53
Garlic roasted filet of kudu. Wonderful!
26 August 2007, 20:49
nkonka
without a doubt Lindsey, after a night of tequila with orange and cinnamon at News Cafe in 2004. Oh crap, i thought you wrote dame, not game,

never mind.


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27 August 2007, 05:16
Sport Fulton
Howdy,

I enjoyed fresh Gemsbok liver(Southern Namibia 2004) grilled on a wood fire - very good and would have been enough for the meal.

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27 August 2007, 10:58
UltraMag
Damn it was all good actually but if I had to pick my top choice without a doubt it would be eland!!!!


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27 August 2007, 13:01
markhor
kudus cheese filled sasuages


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28 August 2007, 01:37
Steve
quote:
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kudus cheese filled sasuages


Who milked the kudu to make kudus cheese? Wink

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28 August 2007, 17:59
MikeB
Rhino on rye, whith spicy mustard Wink
30 August 2007, 01:39
kayaker
If you get opportunity, try giraffe, its very good.
I have had giraffe biltong a few times and potjie with giraffe twice, very lekker.

Most game I have found to be good. The only really gamey meat I have had was from a Nyala - but it was gut-shot and ran a while- could have had an effect.
Red duiker was a bit strong, but was also fresh (didn't hang), perhaps the reason?

The one and only Reedbuck I have shot I remember being bloody good, as is warthog and bushpig(bushpig burgers with avo slices...).

Springbok liver, wrapped in bacon, braaied and then have it with The Mrs. HaS BAllS hot chutney...good.

I had lion biltong once- it was old and dry and tasted like old dry too salty biltong, so can't really comment!


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30 August 2007, 06:08
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Another vote for Eland, and Francolin.


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30 August 2007, 06:29
redfern
Zebra steak is the best, though a close second is warthog
30 August 2007, 08:14
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Lichtenstein's Hartebeest is by far the best I've had in Africa, and that includes sampling the fare several times at the Carnivore in Nairobi as well as in camp.
30 August 2007, 09:28
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I can say, without hesitation, that the inner-loin from a zebra is the finest meat I've ever eaten. Too bad we can't get a good horse steak in New Mexico!........wapiti7


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02 September 2007, 18:59
Die Ou Jagter
Impala liver and onions with eggs for breakfast. Dinner chicken fried or snitzel Leopard.
05 September 2007, 02:58
Gerry
I've gotta second the Impala Liver and Scrambled Eggs w/ or w/o onions as the all-round best BREAKFAST treat ever made on a stove - period, in RSA you get Pap (Grits) with it too.....a touch of Tabasco is mandatory.....

For the EVENING meal a meduim-rare Zebra Fillet with a South African Dry Red Wine is the only way to fly, followed by the same in Eland & Springbok.


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