Ostrich Burgers in South Africa

We’ve tried moose burgers before, and steer burgers, so it seemed like the next evolution in our unique burger tasting experience should be this.

Incidentally, this picture was shot in the same park where months earlier a woman was eaten by a lion. Yes folks, we do risk our lives to bring you this blog.

Something more akin to chicken was expected, but ostrich meat looks more like beef. The presence of the tarragon mayo made it difficult to discern the flavour of the ostrich burger.

The ostrich burger patty itself was rather lean. It lacked that strong, distinct beef flavour, but had its own delicate, gamey taste to it. Ostrich meat is similar in texture and taste to beef, but not as strong. There is a much lower fat content as well, simply because ostriches store fat outside their muscles, not inside like in beef. Ostrich meat has virtually no fat content whatsoever.

This makes for a rather bland burger patty. It had a slight beefy taste, but sweeter than beef. What was noticeable was the leanness of the patty.

Not sure if this will take off as a burger trend. One thing burgers are all about is the fat content of the meat.

Because you’ve just eaten just a lean burger, you can finish it off with this.

Enjoy.