Woman Throws A Tantrum After Finding Out What Kind Of Meat She Ate, Host Has A Savage Response

I have to say, deer isn't something I would feel the need to actually warn someone about (though I might feel the need to brag that I'd been able to get hold of some!). Its not common here, but it's accepted as a "proper" food animal.

I would definitely announce that it was venison, but not because I'd be worried that people wouldn't eat it. I've not heard of people rejecting venison before. My cultural background- white British- don't know if that makes a difference but it's a pretty common on gastropub menus

Depends where you are from as to how likely people are to have eaten venison, but it also depends where the venison is from as to what you are eating - I've eaten it plenty of times from the butchers, but as described in the the comments, if it has been hunted, it can carry a lot of diseases. Considering how many different religious beliefs there are and how may allergies, I would have thought it would be sensible for anyone hosting a dinner party to let guests know what they are having in case they need to be catered for differently. I've eaten lots of different types of meat, but there are some I'd draw the line at, and different people have different boundaries. I had a Dutch waiter bring my "Skippy and chips" (kangaroo), so I can understand that she might not like Bambi and roast potatoes.

deer, exotic? I mean, it's not the most commonly ate compared to beef, chicken and pork, but venison isn't uncommon either, often found on pub menus here, though it can be pricey sometimes.. It's also delicious. I feel like OP's friend here wouldn't have even known if they hadn't been told, though. So I feel like whilst sometimes its best to mention what a dish is, and its ingredients, the reaction was completely over the top and unjustified.

It's her fault for eating without asking. And not sure where OP lives, but it must be someolace with deer since it was wild caught, so odd that it would be considered unusual.

Where I come from, deer are considered as cattle, although a wild version. I could imagine someone being a bit surprised, but I would never compare them with rats, cats or dogs.

NTA. Deer is not exotic by any means and this woman was just looking for an argument. Sounds like a drama queen anyways and this will hopefully be in his favor of her never showing up again for dinner. If she was so concerned with what she was eating why didn't she ask ahead what was for dinner? She brought it on herself.

I suppose it’s a cultural thing! I don’t think I’ve ever eaten deer, though hunting deer is possible where I live and the country I was born in (as long as you do it legally), and I can pretty comfortably say the same for my friends, so I would consider deer a bit unusual (though not necessarily exotic, since exotic usually refers to foreign goods) if it showed up on my plate unexpectedly. If I gave a neighbour of mine raw salmon to eat, I’d probably get a similar reaction from them that OP in the story did from the guest.

If you're OK with pork but not venison because of the *idea*, not the flavour, that's definitely on you. If you're going for a preference for eating a mistreated factory-farmed animal over a wild-hunted one basically because the latter is cute, then it's your fetish and not something within the bounds of ethical dilemmas, morality etc. As some of the replies above said, there could be hygiene concerns (though factory farming is not great in that regard), but it doesn't seem to have been anything so rational. It shouldn't be a higher priority than telling guests about *any* food you serve, and given the improbability of allergy or religious issues, probably *lower* imperative.

You know, I wonder if the cat and dog comment suggests that op is Asian? I instantly thought that

All the reddit responses about commercially processed meat being safer cracked me up. When was the last time anybody heard about an e coli or salmonella outbreak from wild harvested venison? This person tried something they would never try on their own and actually liked and was embarrassed. If they'd rather go back to eating beef that lived in a pen in it's own feces, fed whatever food is greatest, over free roaming deer that's low fat, organic, and lived a life then have at it.

I would say its POLITE to be clear what you are serving, but you aren't rude for not doing so. Its your own responsibility to ask about what you are eating and be clear its something you aren't comfortable with. It's very considerate as the host to go out of your way to staye these things though. The comment about chicken nuggests is a little insensitive bit considering op was just berated by someone in their own home for daring to serve something unusual... I get it.

Kind of a reverse vegan.

Surely you'd announce/enquire about the meat regardless? As for common meats, i would consider beef, pork, lamb (maybe) and chicken. Deer i would consider an outlier, like goat. Dog and horse would be no-goes - but understand they would be considered common in other countries.

The number of times they say DeEr MeAt instead of venison is killing me.

If you have allergies or other issues with food YOU tell your host or you ask when you see a plate that might be something you wont eat.

Regardless of whether or not he should have informed everyone that he was serving deer meat, she overreacted. I was once fed barbecued nutria, and I asked for another helping.

Some people have brought up health concerns about eating wild animals. It's been educational for me. OP's friend was very likely upset for sentimental reasons. Since the friend didn't list domestic livestock, I assume that a factory-farmed animal would have been fine for her.

I had the same thing when I was on rehab. The clinic had a deal with the local huntsman and got meat delivered regularly during hunting season. I sat on the dining table with a young woman next to me. The food came and it was Goulash - one of my favorite dishes. We started eating and someone said that this deer is the best meat he ever had. Suddenly the young woman stopped eating. She said that she thought it was beef and that she felt tricked into eating something gross. I said that I prefer eating an animal that lived his whole life free instead of a having a cramped, drugged and miserable life like his domesticated cattle cousins. She got up and left. I picked all the meat from her dish and continued eating. No being should end up in the trash-can.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/19/zombie-deer-disease-hunters-died-infected-venison/73384647007/ "The recent report of two hunters who developed neurological diseases after eating infected deer meat has scientists concerned that 'zombie deer disease' could pass to humans as mad cow disease did."

People go to restaurants and eat whatever c**p is put in front of them. Deer, elk, moose, bear, buffalo are all on my menu if/when I manage to get hold of some.

Where's the "savage response?" The chicken nuggets and fries comment? Click bait.

NAH. It wasn't a dietary restriction, so the freakout was extra - maybe AH. But if I serve unusual food, I tell everyone that it's unusual unless the purpose is for the meat TO BE unusual... (ostrich steaks, roast rabbit, or fried alligator anyone?) in which case they know it could be anything - those are fun! I am from the midwest and my neighbors often are cleaning/cooking deer, but I still know it is "unusual" (and delicious).

My boss thinks oxtail is exotic.

This reminds me of an incident that happened to my aunt. She was married to an avid hunter. One day he cooked up some chicken and told her it was rabbit and she freaked out. He was a manipulative POS. He was always pulling stuff like that. She divorced him and married a much nicer man I'm proud to call my uncle.

This is precisely why I don't eat anything outside my own home without knowing the protein involved. Since childhood I've had a strong aversion to eating meat outside the basics, and anything hunted is an 'heck no'.

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im not comfortable with meat that was hunted, and then handled and prepared by some random person. said random person wouldnt nessearily know how to prepare it right, check if its tainted, or so on. in short, you should not have to hunt for food.