Who all eats Goat

[white eagle]

Who all on here eats goat?

I have never ate it an heard it is very good meat to eat. I have found some websites that sells goat meat and was wondering how good is goat meat for a human being.
What meaning is it better for you than beef, pork or chicken?
I don't know all about goat meat at all an thinking very seriouly of purchaseing some on the net this month if it is really good for you. I have ate deer an like that meat so what is the difference in goat meat?


Thanks for the help.

[Nessa's Nannies]

I have and is very good. I liked it a LOT better than venison and deer (as far as exotic meats go, not "gammy") I notice you live in VA. try hitting a jamaican restauran in VAbeach. They are sure to have it.

[CookingPam777]

I like goat fairly well. We had goat pizza once and everyong thought it was hamburger.

[ozark_jewels]

We do and LOVE it!!
It is a healthy meat because it is very low fat. Being very low fat means it should be cooked slow and easy. Don't hurry it or you will be disapointed.
I have never bought goat meat before as we butcher our own.

[Rockytopsis]

I could not tell you anything about ordering goat meat off of the net.

I can tell you that we eat goat that we raise.

My suggestion would be to find a local producer and purchase a goat from him, then take it to a good butcher. I think you would get a better product that way because you could inspect the farm the animal came from.

[Gailann Schrader]

Do a websearch for goat meat. It's good, not gamey, and easier to find than it was 10 years ago.

For example: (this didn't stay in a table, sorry, but you can see the actual table here: http://www.iowameatgoat.com/aboutmeat.html


Comparison of goat meat to other meats:

3oz cooked Calories Fat (g) Saturated Fat (g) Protein (g) Iron (mg)
Goat (1) 122 2.58 .79 23 3.2
Beef (2) 245 16 6.8 23 2.9
Pork (2) 310 24 8.7 21 2.7
Lamb (2) 235 16 7.3 22 1.4
Chicken (2) 120 3.5 1.1 21 1.5

From: "Use of Goat Milk and Goat Meat as Therapeutic Aids in Cardiovascular Diseases," Dr. John R. Addizzo, M.D., Staten Island Medical Center, New York.

Sources: (1) USDA Handbook #8, 1989; (2) Nutritive value of foods, Home and Garden Bulletin Number 72, USDA, Washington DC, US Government Printing Office, 1981.

[homebirtha]

We eat goat meat and love it. I would say it's become one of our favorite meats, and we're replacing most of our beef with goat. Ours tastes like very mild beef. We use everything from loin chops to ribs to ground meat for sausage. It is very lean, so if you're doing something on the stove top (like burgers) you need to add some oil. You know how hamburgers will always have a lot of fat drain out? Goat burgers have almost none. Very lean.

I would agree with other suggestions of finding a local producer. Try to find someone who doesn't use much grain, better yet none at all. It will taste better. Young milkfed goat will taste the best. Yummmmm...

Check www.localharvest.org.

[lyceum]

Goat meat is the best. I prefer it to beef. We do most of our goat into ground, like hamburger. When we fix burgers, I have goat, the rest have beef.

I can't wait until we have some ready to butcher. We sent the last of the burger with a friend back at Christmas and I want more.

Carisa

[RiverPines]

We eat it too.
Just butchered 3 and have 3 more to do.

Its veal like when young and beef like when older, but better than beef!!

And all goat can be eaten and all taste good. Dairy just doesn't dress out as well as a meat breed.

It not dry like venison either.

[chicamarun]

We were very hesitant.... we bought a 4-H goat last year and had it butchered. Honestly it sat in my freezer for over a month without us touching it.

Finally we ate it... and now we raise goats because we LOVED the meat. The healthy aspect of it aside - it tasted like "sweet beef" almost. We have started calling it the "cheap-man's veal" because that's how we treat it. If my husband actually says he likes it enough to add more animals to this farm you know it has to be good Especially since he has started calling it "Dana's Ark"

[chickenista]

I love goat meat! It is my favorite..right up there with rabbit. I haven't been able to find it since I moved back to the country.. but when I was in Richmond I used to get it at the Mediterranean markets there. Fresh and frozen.
My favorite way to cook it is cubed in the crockpot with tamarinds or tamarind sauce (the tangy stuff in A-1 steak sauce) Cook all day and at the end add carrots and onions and peas and serve steaming hot over rice. OMG.. I would give anything for just one bite right now!!!! I always served it on Halloween..seemed appropriate somehow.

[pookshollow]

OK, here's another question for you!

I have an intact dairy buckling, almost 11 months old. Will he be edible? I'm buying a quarter of beef from my neighbour and was placing my cutting order with the butcher. Apparently he butchers goats too.

[Rockytopsis]

We have always wethered ours so that is a question I can't answer. Maybe someone else will have the answer for you.

[MisFitFarm]

We've had goat burgers, and loved them! The meat is so good on its own that you don't even have to put any condiments on them. I have a stomach problem, and beef hurts me a lot of the time. Not the goat meat. We just haven't been able to eat one of our own. I hate to nurture something, name it and then try to kill it. So, the only meat we have had so far has come from someone else.

I really don't see a problem with using the buckling that you have. As long as you aren't attached to him!

[Missy M]

If the buckling isn't castrated prior to butchering, will his hormones give the meat an off flavor?

[MisFitFarm]

I honestly don't know. I've never done it, can't stand to eat one of my own! Sorry I can't help more.

[Wannabee]

The first time we had goat, it was a mean=spirited wether named "Mocha."

You couldn't believe the look on my wife's face when our 5-year old said, "Can I have some more Mochaloaf?"

Goat-loaf tastes great!!!

[homebirtha]

Originally Posted by pookshollow

OK, here's another question for you!

I have an intact dairy buckling, almost 11 months old. Will he be edible? I'm buying a quarter of beef from my neighbour and was placing my cutting order with the butcher. Apparently he butchers goats too.

We recently butchered an intact dairy buckling who was about 9 months old, and it was fine. No funny taste at all. HTH.

[fishinsoap]

I love goat and the better half and I are thinking about getting some goats for milk, land clearing and slow cooking.

[trappmountain]

I have only had it once. BUT I loved it. Lots of flavor and a nice texture