How can I get the Wife to try wild meat???

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Ok guys I have a serious problem here. My lovely wife REFUSES even to taste wild meat. Grouse, deer, whatever. It doesnt matter, she isnt interested at all. I wont lie to her, because if she finds out.... well lets just say I'm "happier" when shes happy. Any advise? Has anyone run into the same problem with a loved one? Were you able to "convert" them?
thanks
 
What they dont know wont kill them.

My friends and I usually feed everyone first and then tell them what they ate.

No ones really gotten "sick" yet and we made quite a few conversions
 
My wife was the same way, but has since learned of the health benefits of wild game. I've had my best success with thinly sliced tenderloins served along with a stir fry, venison burgers and pepperoni sausage (smokey sized) made by a local butcher. Now my wife who is incredibly fussy, actually supports my efforts. She still doesn't like the venison steaks. I guess the smell and texture are so different from beef, its hard for her to get over it. One small step at a time.
 
My wife was opposed to me killing game and bringing it home, (We live in Toronto where meat comes from Loblaws) until the outbreak of mad cow disease, and that chicken virus hit the news stands. She now has a greater appretiation for game. I framed it in her mind as 'free range organic beef and chicken'

Good Luck!
 
enjoy the extra helping,s on the table..:D
my wifey will have nothing to with guns or hunting,but put game meat on her plate:eek:
she will eat it faster then me:runaway:
 
every time you cook some up make sure theres extra. dont try to force or lie to her in her own time she will try it.
 
...and maybe she won't. I'm lucky. My wife's favorite meat is bear. Knowing how to cook sure helps as does making sure only the finest, best treated meat hits her plate. Too many people have been turned off game forever just by smelling a "heavily rutted up buck that sat in the sun for 6 hours before being gutted and then was sent to the worst butcher in the province" backstrap being burned in a pan.
 
heres a suggestion, its gonna cost money but its a start to breaking the ice.

take her to a restaurant that is known to serve wild meat. a restaurant in port moody served elk , nicely deco, very romantic atmosphere and a drink later, everything taste great.
 
mattyblast said:
Ok guys I have a serious problem here. My lovely wife REFUSES even to taste wild meat. Grouse, deer, whatever. It doesnt matter, she isnt interested at all. I wont lie to her, because if she finds out.... well lets just say I'm "happier" when shes happy. Any advise? Has anyone run into the same problem with a loved one? Were you able to "convert" them?
thanks
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Easy. Start with the ones that don't taste wild. Moose and Grouse. Moose is labelled as beef and you make any of your signature "beef" dishes with it a few times. Grouse becomes chicken and make any of your signature "chicken" dishes a few times.

NOTE: Do not substitute grouse for spruce hen and do not substitute moose for deer as the tastes are too different to what they are meant to be covering for.

A few weeks later..."Sweetheart, did you like that beef in red wine we had last week? I'll make it for you again tonight."

Then tell her the truth and the clincher is that "you were looking out for her health as moose is just free range, hormone free beef" and the same with grouse, but of course it is chicken.

:)

If you pull that off, then you can gently break her into deer etc.
 
Baby steps!
I started by using ground venison instead of beef in chili and spaghetti sauce. Before I knew it my wife was totaly converted. Now we don't buy ground anything until the venison is gone. Steaks, chops and sausage are also regular menu items. As said above too, stress the recent articles praising the health benefits of game.
Good luck!
 
My lovely wife will not eat wild game. No fish...no deer...no moose....no grouse...nothing.
I have tried to coax her into everything that has been brought home. She refuses to no end.

Her problem is that her mom could not cook meat period. And to her, game meat smelled "too gamey", and fish smelled "too fishy". (even walleye...go figure)

Anyways, I figure getting her to eat it is like teaching a pig to sing. It doesn't do ya any good and it irritates the hell out of the pig!

Her favorite comeback is "I'll eat that when you eat a Reuben!"
It'll never happen. And that put it in my perspective. There isn't enough ketchup and Vick's in the world for me to even get close to a Reuben!

Whenever I plan on cooking up some venison or moose, I pick up a really good cut of meat for her and cook it to her liking. That way we can both
enjoy dinner and oh and ah over how good supper was. :adult:

Enjoy your tablefare with those who enjoy it. Share with friends who aren't as fortunate as you were in getting it. But keep the wife happy...and you will be much happier.

Bac
 
Her favorite comeback is "I'll eat that when you eat a Reuben
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That is one of my favorite sandwiches ever. The more corned beef & saurkraut piled on the better :D

She ain't hungry enough is all. She just needs to get outside and put in a full days work outdoors in the country. Then for supper, moose or elk loin steaks cooked on the woodstove along with potatoes & carrots just dug from the garden served with fresh baked bread will have her converted in no time ;) OK that's it, I gotta go eat, bye.
 
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My lovely wife will not eat wild game. No fish...no deer...no moose....no grouse...nothing.
I have tried to coax her into everything that has been brought home. She refuses to no end.

Her problem is that her mom could not cook meat period. And to her, game meat smelled "too gamey", and fish smelled "too fishy". (even walleye...go figure)

Anyways, I figure getting her to eat it is like teaching a pig to sing. It doesn't do ya any good and it irritates the hell out of the pig!

Her favorite comeback is "I'll eat that when you eat a Reuben!"
It'll never happen. And that put it in my perspective. There isn't enough ketchup and Vick's in the world for me to even get close to a Reuben!

Whenever I plan on cooking up some venison or moose, I pick up a really good cut of meat for her and cook it to her liking. That way we can both
enjoy dinner and oh and ah over how good supper was. :adult:

Enjoy your tablefare with those who enjoy it. Share with friends who aren't as fortunate as you were in getting it. But keep the wife happy...and you will be much happier.

Bac
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what you anti reuben hater :p how do you expect her to try game meat if you are not willing to eat a cornbeef sandwich
 
i use the "dear.. you tll your son that he has to try everything atleast once. and you pretty much force him to try things.. you will try this or your son can do what he likes for food from now on"

works well she was worried about venesin till my mom made some Venesin sausages, and another time venesin tenderloin. now she loves it.
 
A lot of grocery stores and butchers are now carrying bison, boar and other wild meat products. I have even seen ostrich and rattlesnake. It might be easier when the meet comes wrapped in cellophane.

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When we were married many years ago my wife would not eat wild meat also. However when she found out that wild game, in this case moose had the same amount of calories as chicken she was sold and now gets cheesed off, if I am not successful in getting a moose during season. Tell her that for diet purposes wild meat has a lot less calories and such compared to beef or other store bought meats. Especially if she is diet conscious and most women are always on a diet.
 
What is it about a reuben? All it is is a grilled cheese sandwich with sauerkraut, corned beef & dressing...

If you really want to sneak things by... Have a couple reubens for lunch one day. But make sure that it's not corned beef... But corned moose ;-)

How can you expect the missus to suck it up & try what YOU like, if you won't do the same?

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<snip>Her favorite comeback is "I'll eat that when you eat a Reuben!" It'll never happen. And that put it in my perspective. There isn't enough ketchup and Vick's in the world for me to even get close to a Reuben!
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Bac
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