So I hunt, and fish, and basically process all my own meat from these sources. I have a friend that raises Longhorns and I buy a side of beef from him every year. I still buy store bought meat and chicken as well. Here is the deal, most of America would not like, buy, or eat the best stuff health wise. I have eaten open range chicken a lot, as well as Longhorn, venison, wild pig and wild turkey. I love it. But it is not like the food factory stuff you buy in the stores. It is lean without much fat (which is where flavor comes from) it is not naturally tender, I can have a slightly gamey taste, and it has more cartiledge, sinew, tendons, etc than anything in the store. Just last week I made 22 pounds of deer sausage after opening weekend (50% venison, 50% pork shoulder, seasoned, cased and vacum packed) It is very good in my book but many will not eat it because of the taste.
Moral of the story is that we as a society have been fooled into thinking that what they sell in the super market is the real stuff, but it aint. It is genetically modified chicken that can go from egg to grocery store in six weeks. Something is not right about that.
Moral of the story is that we as a society have been fooled into thinking that what they sell in the super market is the real stuff, but it aint. It is genetically modified chicken that can go from egg to grocery store in six weeks. Something is not right about that.