# Is rabbit a popular dish in Australia? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418 "2013-01-07T23:33:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418/41 "2013-02-04T12:02:33Z")
> [@si\_blakely](#): > > Oh, and I have eaten _Skippy_, and he was delicious. “What’s that Skip?” “Tsk, tsk tsk” “You suggest I have you with some fava beans and a nice chianti? Well OK Skip.” ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418/42 "2013-02-04T12:29:23Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > “You suggest I have you with some fava beans and a nice chianti? Well OK Skip.” Well, witchetty grubs and a Barossa Valley Shiraz, at any rate. Keep things local 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418/43 "2013-02-04T22:36:05Z")
> [@si\_blakely](#): > > Well, witchetty grubs and a Barossa Valley Shiraz, at any rate. Keep things local 😉 Or skippy with roasted peach cheeks and a native plum jus. (Which I had on Saturday night and was delicious) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418/44 "2013-02-04T23:02:16Z")
I’ve made Kangaroo & Kumara Coconut Curry… but only for the alliteration. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418/45 "2013-02-08T11:55:25Z")
> [@Apollyon](#): > > I’ve made Kangaroo & Kumara Coconut Curry… but only for the alliteration. 🙂 That would go well with the Cianti or a nice Cabernet. As others have said, eating rabbit is a lottery since mixy and calicyirus were released. I’ve had it 3 times. Was nice enough, but spent the next week worrying about every burp and hiccup as a possible sign of having contracted something, and that tends to turn a nice camping trip into a bit of a drag. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418/46 "2013-02-08T20:34:06Z")
Most local Butchers can get you some rabbit if you ask for it - not all carry it as a matter of course. But it’s pretty freely available. There are pretty strict rules regarding the rabbits that can be sold for food - you can’t just go out into the back paddock, knock off half a dozen and sell them down the shops (although I’m sure there’s a few like that at local markets etc). Licensed shooters, suppliers, licensed areas to source the rabbits from - the rules are there. It’s like most meat - cook it well and it’s fine. Get the wrong piece, and it doesn’t matter what you do, it’s going to be tough and stringy. I’ve also had it a couple of times at top restaurants, and good chefs can do as much with it as any other meat. Definitely has a ‘rabbit’ flavour. Worth seeking out - and I’m sure it’s available in almost every country. ---
**Author:** ![FrankJBN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@FrankJBN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrankJBN)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418/47 "2013-02-08T21:00:06Z")
Toxylon says “I can find it in grocery stores locally, literally on the other side of the planet” I live in America, other side of planet. No roo in groceries around here. Where do you see it? I eat rabbit several times a year. AFAIK, most grocery aavailable rabbit in US comes from China. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rabbit-a-popular-dish-in-australia/646418.md?page=2)