Geir Widar
TVWBB Wizard
Here in Norway we have a saying, «It tastes like Python». It is hard to translate, but it means that the food or drink you taste is the worst thing you have ever tried.
Since most people that utter this sentence if various contexts have no idea what they are talking about, including myself, I wanted to change this when I found frozen Python meat. I bought a pack, asked the TVWBB, and you were right, as always.
Here is a picture of the snake, bought in Sweden. They eat all sorts of meat across the border. Barbarians! (To be frank, I stayed away from the fresh “Rat on a stick” they tried to sell me).
To give the meat some sort of flavor, I salted/peppered the two pieces, waited for a while and grilled them. Two pictures for you to enjoy.
The meat curled up just fine, just like shoe soles. And that was about as tender they were, as you have suggested. I sampled a small piece, and it is the chewiest and dry piece of meat I have ever tried. Ever. Still, I think the grilling process added some taste to the filets.
So, in a pan it goes, as you suggested. I added more water after taking this the picture, and chopped up the meat into very small cubes. It simmered for an hour. I should have waited for an hour more.
The day before, I rotisseried three large chickens, and made broth of the bones the night before, so Python/chicken soup was my plan for this starter meal.
Things were getting hectic with the main dish, grilled salmon, I will post this meal as well, so I have no more pictures than the plated soup. I added a few vegetables with the meat.
What did it taste like?
“Like chicken” is not far away from the truth, and of course that is partly because of my use of chicken broth. Still the meat tasted like chicken, but with a twist.
Truly a novelty meal, but the end result was so good that I would not hesitate to make it again. It would be easier to use just chicken, and the taste would be maybe a tad better, but still, well worth doing, if you have guests that would like to try something a bit unusual.
Thank you for the tips and hints in a thread I posted a while ago, as well as for looking!
Since most people that utter this sentence if various contexts have no idea what they are talking about, including myself, I wanted to change this when I found frozen Python meat. I bought a pack, asked the TVWBB, and you were right, as always.
Here is a picture of the snake, bought in Sweden. They eat all sorts of meat across the border. Barbarians! (To be frank, I stayed away from the fresh “Rat on a stick” they tried to sell me).
To give the meat some sort of flavor, I salted/peppered the two pieces, waited for a while and grilled them. Two pictures for you to enjoy.
The meat curled up just fine, just like shoe soles. And that was about as tender they were, as you have suggested. I sampled a small piece, and it is the chewiest and dry piece of meat I have ever tried. Ever. Still, I think the grilling process added some taste to the filets.
So, in a pan it goes, as you suggested. I added more water after taking this the picture, and chopped up the meat into very small cubes. It simmered for an hour. I should have waited for an hour more.
The day before, I rotisseried three large chickens, and made broth of the bones the night before, so Python/chicken soup was my plan for this starter meal.
Things were getting hectic with the main dish, grilled salmon, I will post this meal as well, so I have no more pictures than the plated soup. I added a few vegetables with the meat.
What did it taste like?
“Like chicken” is not far away from the truth, and of course that is partly because of my use of chicken broth. Still the meat tasted like chicken, but with a twist.
Truly a novelty meal, but the end result was so good that I would not hesitate to make it again. It would be easier to use just chicken, and the taste would be maybe a tad better, but still, well worth doing, if you have guests that would like to try something a bit unusual.
Thank you for the tips and hints in a thread I posted a while ago, as well as for looking!
But I have to admire your spirit of adventure.
