Cooking wild boar and bamboo in Japan

I have always appreciated a friend stopping by to give me fish or dear meat, when I was back home. Well this time its wild pig or boar as they say. Its not common around here where I live but some places in Japan specialize in it. I still think the wild kind is kinda rare at least in Tokyo. Many restaurants serve wild boar meat in sausages and stews. In Okayama wild boar ramen is available at local supermarkets and boar curry is served at the airport. In Kura in Hiroshima a food processing plant handles 50 to 100 boar a year.

In the old days mountain whale was a euphemism for wild game. Wild boar meat is regarded as a delicacy in Japan. Takeo, a small city in the mountains of western Saga Prefecture decided to turn its wild boar pest problem into a money maker. In 2008, wild boars there cases $140,0000 in damage to rice and bean farms and hunters killed 1.541 boars. The boars used to be buried but now are processed and sold to restaurants and supermarkets, with some of profits going to hunters who shot them. The Takeo facility opened in 2009 . It is called the Takeo Meat Processing Center for Wild Birds and Animals. Half the construction cost was covered by government subsidies. Look out! Boar burgers may be a common thing soon or perhaps boar meat will be a regular thing to see in the meat section at your local supermarket.

Yes. Japanese people have guns and go hunting and I cant wait to go next time and try my luck at shooting a wild boar.

As for the bamboo. It was a learning experience for me. I never liked how it tasted or how it was served in America. Either by an Asian restaurant or whatever... I never liked it. Well I finally know how to cook it and its much better fresh. Japan has gotten me to like bamboo. Its not the simplest thing to prepare but well worth it when the right dish is made with good old bamboo shoots!

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[xdfgf]

What is the tool called that you use to dig out the Bamboo?

[toddatron]

@xdfgf I think its called a kama ........ or a sharp hoe

[RoninDave]

let me know when you have a boar BQ next time!

[toddatron]

@RoninDave I will dude..... and it was good to see you again.

[0gami1tto]

looked good man! how did it taste? i imagine the taste is a lot stronger/meatier than pork?

[toddatron]

@0gami1tto Awesome. No game taste at all and yes just a real intense meat taste. The garlic and salt sung with the pork fat. The smell in the kitchen was also really strong and savory.

[deamoneater357]

Dammit man!!! You always manage to make me hungry!!! Keep up the good work!!!

[Richayh]

LOL im frickin using the same exact everything u use to cook sauce oil everything lol... only cause im chinese ^_^ almost the same as japanese but yeah... had to say tht

[GeronKizan]

@dubterr Hey, if meat is good enough, you might wanna write a letter to its family.

"You're uncle was delicious. See you all soon"

XDDD

[dubterr]

dear meat? You writing meat a letter?

[youarenowdark]

Looks awesome!

[etegg11]

nice vid-- the oven looks like a VHS(video player) machine.lol

[RockyBaIboa]

looks delicious, american pork is all "fake" meat, but wild boar is natural...i wanna see how REAL meat taste like :P

[oaklandoomega]

Shouldn't pork be cooked thoroughly?



[aurayon]

Fresh bamboo shoots are so good! Looking forward to your next cooking vid