Grass Fed

Last night I stopped by Whole Foods on the way home from work to pick up an item that has been sold out the past several times I've been there: ground bison.

A few months ago I read an article about buffalo and bison meat - about how lean it is and how it's easier to find organic versions. We don't eat a lot of meat, Deeps was raised as a vegetarian.

And while neither of us is a vegetarian, we just tend not to eat much meat in any given week. But whatever I eat, I figured it should be lean and relatively healthy. Up until now, we'd been a turkey family but we've switched over.

This is all to explain why my trip to buy ground bison was weird. I bought six pounds and hauled it over to the check out. The guy behind me in line asked me how it tasted.

I replied that the bison tastes like beef used to taste - it's meaty and kind of rich.

The guy shrugged at me like "What's beef?"

I added that the meat is really lean and has a nice texture.

The guy shrugged at me again like "What's texture?"

Deeps had wandered off to look at the chocolate counter and came back to carry the groceries out.

"What'd that guy want?" he asked.

I shrugged.

Labels: 2008, weird stuff