Taste:
- Buffalo tastes great! Most people interviewed feel buffalo is the most flavorful meat they have ever tasted, with a sweeter and richer flavor than beef. Buffalo is naturally flavorful and tender and can be prepared much the same as beef without special handling.
- Unfortunately, for most people, the first and usually the only taste of buffalo is the "buffaloburger" offered by sandwich shops in tourist-traps . These burgers are made from over-age bulls and are as dry and tasteless as one would, knowing the source, expect.
- Buffalo is similar to beef in texture and when prepared properly, is much better than prime beef; sweet as sugar and tender as butter. Buffalo meat tastes richly flavorful with no gamey taste. It's no wonder early plainsmen ate no beef when they could get buffalo, and that Native Americans turned from buffalo to beef only in dire circumstances.
Value:
- Buffalo falls into the gourmet or specialty meat category at your supermarket or meat market. The value of buffalo is not what you pay, but what you get in return.
- Buffalo is more filling and more digestible than beef. Buffalo is a dense meat that tends to satisfy you more while eating less.
- Nutritionally, buffalo provides more protein and nutrients, with fewer calories and less fat.
- There are numerous ways to prepare buffalo. Read our buffalo meat cooking tips.
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