Anybody else here LOVE eating kangaroo? I've replaced 4/5 my chicken meals with the same weight of kangaroo (as I thought I may have been getting a bit anaemic) and I can seriously notice a difference in my aerobic performance. A new speciality butcher has just opened up the road from work, it costs about $13 a kilo for restaurant quality steaks that will do me for 4 meals.

It has:
*66% of the average adults protein intake in a 150gm serving (higher than chicken, beef, pork, etc)
*20% less fat in total, 60% less saturated fat and very similar levels of unsaturated fats than skinless chicken breast
*almost half an adult males Omega 3 intake
*good source of Conjugated Linoleic Acid which is suspected to help reduce body fat percentage
*55% adults iron intake
*28% daily zinc intake
*36% riboflavin intake
*63% daily niacin intake
*80% daily B6 intake
*over 100% daily intake of B12 intake

never had it

yeh its very very good.. gotta love our national icon.. lol
between that and tuna your laughin..
tuna is 20% protein for those that didnt kno

Roo meat is absolutely awesome. Id rather this than chicken. I hate chicken. Now I have a reason to go out and buy more of it

CLA is actually one of the only nutrients that can actually target reducing fat from around the mid section. I fail to remember the scientific support to this, read about it many years ago when CLA was first introduced as a supplement in the USA. They probably found out by now it's a load of crap, who knows, but it is a very good fatty acid.

I like Skip, but I tire of the taste rather quick.

I love the old kanga banga, and the steaks are nice too. Yet to try a roast. But i do get tired of the taste pretty quick. I want to try spag bol with roo mince sometime soon as well.

Does it taste 'gamey'?

It comes down to the cut, it's not as gamey as something like goat but it is a bit gamey. I honestly can't see how people dislike the taste - it tastes fucking delicious!

I'm pretty sure Ive had it... really chewy?

I love kanga bangas - the roast was so-so, you really have to watch it for the right timing, but I hated the roo mince. I think part of it was the consistency, so perhaps a different butcher (rather than pre-packed packs) would be better.

Depends on the cut mate.

Take the fillets out of the back and they are great. If your gonna start taking meat from the legs and tail then it will get tough. Then again if you cook any meat the wrong way it will end up chewy.

This is true... Come to think of it I think it was rabbit.

I'm sure Ive had kangaroo... good in stews?

I ate alligator few years ago.

Anyway - How much roughly is Kanga/Kilo?

I prefer steaks, sure you can stew it though.
About $12-$13 a kilo for restaurant quality meat. Woolies has it foe cheaper, but it's marinated and the steaks are smaller.

Yeah, mainly the way you cook it, had a kangaroo burger one day, thing was tough as.

Normally buy the marinated or plain ones and just marinate them ourselves, damn it's nice.

Just tried kangaroo for the first time today in the form of Kanga-Bangas.


I'm not sure what I thought. The taste wasn't bad but it was quite strong and I was a bit sick of it by the time I'd eaten my first sausage. If I wasn't eating forkfuls of broccoli and beans at the same time I doubt I would have eaten it all, not quite like beef snags off a barbie.


Still, I checked out the nutritional information and it's especially impressive for sausages that 100 grams yeilds 20 grams of protein and only 1 gram of fat.

Free ....roadkill.



I hate the smell of it because we fed it to the dogs, so I associate the smell with dog food.

Dunno about this
Is it easily accessable

i like to get my own; i disagree with the parameters set for the ones suitable for culling.
if you like kangaroo, check out goat as well for other meals - very good in kebabs.

You can buy kangaroo steaks or 'kanga-bangas' at Coles and Woolworths. They're made by Gourmet Game, a Macro Meats brand. They're found in the meat section along with the beef, lamb and poultry. I've looked at it heaps and finally decided to try it.


I don't usually go to butchers shops much so I can't tell you which would carry it.

I had to shop around till I found a decent butcher - others wanted me to order in 20kg or they wouldn't sell it to me.
I find the steaks tastier than the sausages.

Jack purcell butcher at geebung usually carries a few skip products...Only problem i had with it is you need to eat it rare so it's not like eating a leather boot...I love rare steak but rare roo has a different taste all together...stewing works best for me....add veg in 5 minutes before serving = happy days.

I'm with Innuendo, roo mince is for dogs.

http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/8273/kangaroo-stir-fry.aspx

Those that enjoy stirfry's and kangaroo meat = win recipe above...

love having this feed before a game of footy..

For all those who purchase their kangaroo beware, you get what you pay for. Go to a specialist butcher and tell hi what youre after. Any butcher really can always point you in the right direction if they cant help you out themselves.

Kanga Bangas are a bit like the polony equivalent really - lips and assholes