I just had some buffalo chilli and it was great! -Brendan --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> American Bison are far from extinct, although they > were pushed very close > to the edge of extinction. There are numerous herds > in North America, > although their numbers are far lower than the were > 150 years ago. Even in > the 1960's one could buy "buffalo" meat in some > areas, Yellowstone National > park has a fair number of the creatures, and even > Golden Gate Park in San > Francisco has a small herd. Buffalo meat is now > widely available in > supermarkets in various parts of the US. In the > forty years since I first > tasted the meat the availability has spread widely. > > Buffalo meat is quite tasty, lower in fat than beef, > and lower in > cholesterol than some beef and other meat, and is > not treated with hormones > and crap like so much of the beef cattle is. If > you're a meat eater, try > to find some and enjoy a taste. You may find it > preferable to a lot of the > beef that's on the market. > > Interesting note: In the movie "Dances With Wolves" > there are scenes > depicting large numbers of buffalo being hunted. > Amongst, and perhaps > leading that group, was a small herd owned by Neil > Young, the Canadian > musician. > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: K.Takeshita > > > While this is wildly OT (usually, title and the > contents part each other > in > > a matter of hours in this list :-), this is > interesting history, but > sorry, > > I got lost somewhere. > > Are bison now extinct (or near extinct) or just > endangered specie? > > I thought I saw a lot of them in western movies in > their hey days. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
