410204 Mon Jun 11 07:53:28 -0700 2007 22 22 Quebec (including Montreal) 0 2648526 I was just wondering if anyone on the boards could reccomend a good place to buy game meat, especially caribou or moose. It would be great if you know of somewhere that has all-year offerings, but butchers that sell game seasonally are ok too. Mon Jun 11 07:53:28 -0700 2007 97427 Moosemeat 1 2648583 Head to the Jean Talon Market. The biggest selection is found at Prince Noir. Boucherie du Marché and, to a lesser extent, Les volailles et gibiers du marché are also worth checking out. Before it burned down, La Maison du Rôti claimed it had one of the largest selections in town, though they were famously caught selling cheap beef as pricey bison. My regular butcher, Bouchierie de Paris, stocks venison and caribou only occasionally but is almost always willing to order it with some advance notice; I imagine that'd be true for other quality butchers. As far as I know, if you want moose, you'll have to catch it in the wild. Only meat that has been slaughtered in government-inspected abattoirs can be sold in Canada, and I don't believe there are any moose ranches around. Last I checked, the sole game meat sold here that isn't farm-raised is caribou; under a special agreement, the Inuit are allowed to cull wild herds, butcher the animals and market the meat. Mon Jun 11 08:11:24 -0700 2007 2648526 10520 carswell 2 3520410 Dear Carswell: Would you have an address or phone number for the meat store or butcher shop that sells caribou please? Thanks, CatRD1820 in Minneapolis Sun Mar 23 17:38:25 -0700 2008 2648583 177321 catrd1820 3 3520488 Boucherie De Paris Enr 5216 avenue Gatineau Montréal, QC H3T 1W9, Canada (514) 731-6615 Sun Mar 23 18:08:30 -0700 2008 3520410 66614 kpzoo 4 3520891 Thank you! CatRD1820 Sun Mar 23 20:34:32 -0700 2008 3520488 177321 catrd1820 2 3520439 Dear Carswell: A fews ago, I found a website in Russia where your could buy moose cheese! You read it correctly, MOOSE CHEESE!! Google it and see what you can find, site might still be there. Very interesting story of how they produce it. I hunt moose in Northern Alberta, and have done extensive research and reading on the meat, and the animal, "Alces, Alces." And it is the best meat on the planet, bar none. Thanks, CatRD1820 Sun Mar 23 17:51:11 -0700 2008 2648583 177321 catrd1820 1 2648934 There is also Les Volailles & Gibiers Fernando on Roy, just of St-Laurent. It's where many restos get theirs. Excellent choice. Mon Jun 11 09:54:44 -0700 2007 2648526 59561 swissfoodie 2 2649163 Good call. Always slips my mind since I don't often food shop in the neighbourhood. Fine selection, quality, prices and service. Mon Jun 11 10:55:32 -0700 2007 2648934 10520 carswell 3 2649207 And divine poultry and game sausages! Although I live right next to marché Jean-Talon, I do shop at Fernando as well. That is the old Zinman Poultry. Mon Jun 11 11:05:28 -0700 2007 2649163 84119 lagatta 4 2649354 Do they have wild boar, and venison medallions? Mon Jun 11 11:37:57 -0700 2007 2649207 87836 tombombadillo 5 2649839 I know they have sanglier - how "wild" it is of course a matter of opinion - I can't recall whether they have venison medalions but I think so. You can phone them - they are very nice, and speak fluent French, English and Portuguese (and probably Spanish). Volailles et Gibiers de Fernando 116, rue Roy Montréal Tél. (514) 843-6652) They even have a nice loo, open to customers! What a pleasure after walking down from my place in winter's cold - for exercise, shopping down to Prince-Arthur and taking the 55 bus back up. A nice little touch. But these days, one is more interested in their sausages and things to grill. Including a lot of things made from poultry and lean but tasty game if you have guests or relatives with heart problems but who love their food. Mon Jun 11 13:39:38 -0700 2007 2649354 84119 lagatta 5 2649888 All local wild boar is farm-raised and in no way gamey. My butcher refuses to stock it (though he will special order) because he says the only difference with good quality pork is the much high price. While I find it tends to have a finer texture, if I'm going to fork over that kind of money, I'd rather spend it on the flavourful organic pork from the Fermes St-Vincent stores at the Jean Talon and Atwater markets. Mon Jun 11 13:55:17 -0700 2007 2649354 10520 carswell 6 2649906 I rarely eat pork of any kind so I wouldn't know. Fernando says it makes more flavourful sausages and bacon; I always get the poultry, duck, or cervidae... How does Ferme St-Vincent compare with Porc Nature at Jean-Talon? One must know these things for one's guests! Mon Jun 11 14:00:29 -0700 2007 2649888 84119 lagatta 7 2649940 Don't know no Porc Nature. Porcmeilleur is another story. www.chowhound.com/topics/371301 Mon Jun 11 14:10:15 -0700 2007 2649906 10520 carswell 8 2649944 Yep, that's what I meant. Mon Jun 11 14:11:13 -0700 2007 2649940 84119 lagatta 9 2651154 Lagatta, you do have a point there! I should be cutting down on pork Thanks!!!!! , and a little more about the sausages, you mentioned Duck, never had it but would love to try, also any pheasant etc. Thanks! Mon Jun 11 21:19:27 -0700 2007 2649944 87836 tombombadillo 10 2651364 only Caribou and Hare are wild game the rest are farmed. Mon Jun 11 23:13:57 -0700 2007 2651154 20070 cricklewood 11 2651557 Where do you get wild hare, cricklewood? The only ones I see are farm raised (and usually frozen to boot). Tue Jun 12 04:50:34 -0700 2007 2651364 10520 carswell 11 2651582 Actually, it is my understandong that none are truly wild. All games sold is raised on a farm although some may roam inside a large protected area. The reason behind it is to curb poaching. Also, the meat will probably taste better with a controlled diet. Tue Jun 12 05:11:06 -0700 2007 2651364 13079 ScoobySnacks20 12 2651983 The organic butcher mentioned in this thread, has hares, (fresh not frozen saddles)check their website. Also the supermarket on Greene Avenue, in Westmount, has them fresh Tue Jun 12 07:59:22 -0700 2007 2651582 87836 tombombadillo 13 2652070 If you're referring to Fermes St-Vincent, I've never seen hare there, fresh or frozen. Couldn't find it on their website www.saint-vincentbio.com either. And the Atwater outlet clerk I just called said they don't sell it. They do have excellent, if frightfully expensive, rabbits, however. Tue Jun 12 08:24:33 -0700 2007 2651983 10520 carswell 14 2655091 Carswell, most of the hare you find is indeed frozen because the demand isn't steady enough , as well as most of it should be wild, I dont know about wich places locally sells it but what La maison du Gibier sells is wild. Caribou is indeed wild because it is part of a controlled hunting in Nunavut and Yukon, the natives hunt Caribou and the carcass is butchered in an local approved facility, frozen and shipped out. There is also Seal meat (Loup Marin) wich is also wild but harder to find. Tue Jun 12 23:29:30 -0700 2007 2652070 20070 cricklewood 1 3520892 Dear sir: Moose meat is not sold anywhere in North America, you'll have to buy a hunt and harvest one. Thanks, CatRD1820 Sun Mar 23 20:35:56 -0700 2008 2648526 177321 catrd1820