Kangaroo meat does NOT taste like chicken. Being the curious person that I am, I purchased a little packet of Kangaroo Jerky at the Melbourne airport. I decided that instead of facing another “Fuet Incident” at US customs upon my return home, that I should eat the jerky here in the land down under. Well, I don’t think I would ever really recommend it to anyone, unless you’re the type of person who needs to try something once. I mean, I’ve tried alligator in Louisiana and that was actually pretty decent. And I’m not one to shy away from eating cute little animals. I can gawk over a cute little lamb one second and then cut into a perfectly braised one without shedding a tear. But this just wasn’t good. For starters, it was loaded with pepper, probably because kangaroo meat has a gamy taste to it. And it was just weird tasting. Plus, it had a bone in it, which totally grossed me out. So, now I can cross that off the bucket list and sleep better at night knowing I’ve tried kangaroo meat and totally hated it.

Kangaroo meat does NOT taste like chicken. Being the curious person that I am, I purchased a little packet of Kangaroo Jerky at the Melbourne airport. I decided that instead of facing another “Fuet Incident” at US customs upon my return home, that I should eat the jerky here in the land down under. Well, I don’t think I would ever really recommend it to anyone, unless you’re the type of person who needs to try something once. I mean, I’ve tried alligator in Louisiana and that was actually pretty decent. And I’m not one to shy away from eating cute little animals. I can gawk over a cute little lamb one second and then cut into a perfectly braised one without shedding a tear. But this just wasn’t good. For starters, it was loaded with pepper, probably because kangaroo meat has a gamy taste to it. And it was just weird tasting. Plus, it had a bone in it, which totally grossed me out. So, now I can cross that off the bucket list and sleep better at night knowing I’ve tried kangaroo meat and totally hated it.