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[scottobear]

Now, I'm watching an infomercial about 'super blue stuff' pain reliever... and it is extolling Emu oil.

Isn't an Emu a large flightless bird?

Just Chicken Fat?

Or is there some other sort of Emu? It strikes me as weird rubbing squeezed ostrich on some sore muscles.

I wonder if this works or is quackery, like so many other weird pseudo-aids on the market.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Is it tasty? I imagine a big bird would be more like 'dark meat'

[artemii.livejournal.com]

i've never tried it, but it is his favorite kind of meat, he likes it that much.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

hm! well, plenty to eat from one bird, I bet!

[artemii.livejournal.com]

i can't remember if it's emus or ostriches that are mean birds. or both.

i only ever remember that swans are nasty :P

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

ostriches can be mean! I don't know about emu

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I did not know any of that! thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[vwip.livejournal.com]

I've been eating quite a bit of emu recently (someone I know is planning to start a restaurant and was given some samples). It's quite similar to beef (if you don't overcook it, which is very easy to do - low fat content) without the beef fat. It gets very tough/chewy if overcooked. It has a bit of an oily taste/aftertaste, and is quite fibrous (the structure of the meat is more like oversized chicken than beef). I haven't tried ostrich yet, but I'll let you know when I do. The local ratites (moas) were all eaten up 700-800 years ago. Each species of moa probably had its own taste, but I guess we'll never know.