# Website selling weird exotic meats - is this for real? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 23, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377 "2009-12-23T21:53:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/1 "2009-12-23T21:53:11Z")
[1-800-exoticmeats.com](http://1-800-exoticmeats.com/index.html) (and don’t even get me started on that stupid URL with the phone number in it) is a site which, as you might imagine, peddles meat from exotic animals. The website design is pretty decent and the photos of the animals and the meats available are fairly professional looking. Some of the meats and prices are more or less reasonable - 5 lbs of alligator for 59.99, $32 for a whole “Chukar partridge,” 16-oz impala steaks for $99.99 - this does not seem that odd. But then they have some meats that are just outrageously pricey. [Bontebok,](http://1-800-exoticmeats.com/bontebokmeat.html) a type of antelope, is _$99,999_ (!) for a dressed carcass. [Eland](http://1-800-exoticmeats.com/elandmeat.html) is slightly more affordable at $9,999. [Lion meat](http://1-800-exoticmeats.com/lionmeat.html) is $299 for a pack of steaks. Here’s the testimonial on the lion meat page: > [@](#): > > Anshu, The Lion Meat was a hit. The guys found ways to cook it that were appealing. 500 people had a taste. Thanks for all your help.It was very nice to meet you and visit with you on the phone. > > Yours, Jeff Beltz > > Pastor, Hydesville Community Church :eek: Would someone care to explain all this? ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/2 "2009-12-23T22:20:32Z")
[Hydesville Community Church Pastors](http://www.hydesvillechurch.org/ourpastors.html) Looks like a real guy gave the review. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/3 "2009-12-23T22:22:22Z")
Did they have any long pig on the site? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![fandango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@fandango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fandango)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/4 "2009-12-23T22:35:20Z")
For $100k, I will personally deliver you some Bontebok steak, in fact I will give you the who carcass! I am sure I could go to South Africa, hunt a common antelope and package it and send it back to the US for probably less than $10,000–giving me 90% profit! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/5 "2009-12-23T22:45:30Z")
I’m guessing they’re using 99,999 as a placeholder value in the database on the back end of the site. They have market data for their wholesale cost on Rattle Snake, but not on Bontebok. If they get an order at 99.9K, they’ll be glad to fill it, but for right now, that’s their way of saying ‘unavailable’ until they get a reasonable wholesale quote on Bontebok from a trustworthy supplier. Some other e-commerce sites will do similar things. It’s one way to save the hassle of reformatting a page when you’re out of stock… ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/6 "2009-12-23T22:58:51Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > don’t even get me started on that stupid URL with the phone number in it As a marketeer, I think it’s very clever. I have instant recall for it, cheesy and tasteless as it is. ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/7 "2009-12-23T23:05:25Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Did they have any long pig on the site? 😉 Cannibalism would surely be illegal, but maybe they could get ahold of some [Long Horse](http://tinselman.typepad.com/tinselman/2006/11/extinct_breeds.html). (oh jeez, turn “safe search” on before google image searching that) ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/8 "2009-12-23T23:08:48Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > As a marketeer, I think it’s very clever. I have instant recall for it, cheesy and tasteless as it is. _Cheesy and tasteless_? You clearly haven’t been to their [burger](http://1-800-exoticmeats.com/exbush.html) page … cheesy and _tasty_. ---
**Author:** ![Silverstreak\_Wonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Silverstreak\_Wonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silverstreak_Wonder)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/9 "2009-12-23T23:22:43Z")
I’d love some horse meat but don’t see it. I hear it’s in Canada, and lean and better for you than beef, but our supposedly “free country” USA made even slaughterhouses illegal a few years ago for no reason. I had not heard you can’t even eat this good meat here however. Does anyone know of a source for horse meat? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/10 "2009-12-23T23:23:47Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > _Cheesy and tasteless_? You clearly haven’t been to their [burger](http://1-800-exoticmeats.com/exbush.html) page … cheesy and _tasty_. They have “bear-elk” burgers. Is that bear and elk meat mixed, or a bear that ate an elk, or what? ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/11 "2009-12-23T23:33:47Z")
Yeah, but they don’t have worm hamburgers or kangaroo hamburgers like McDonalds! 😃 Pulling up a lawn chair and waiting for the inevitable comment about [this](http://1-800-exoticmeats.com/rasnme1.html). “Do they have dead parrot?” ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/12 "2009-12-23T23:38:11Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > They have “bear-elk” burgers. Is that bear and elk meat mixed, or a bear that ate an elk, or what? See: tur-duc-hen ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/13 "2009-12-23T23:45:01Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > They have “bear-elk” burgers. Is that bear and elk meat mixed, or a bear that ate an elk, or what? Maybe it’s elk burger to feed to your bear! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/14 "2009-12-24T00:24:54Z")
> [@Kevbo](#): > > Maybe it’s elk burger to feed to your bear! Bill: What if you mix the mayonnaise in the can, WITH the tunafish? Or… hold it! Chuck! I got it! Take LIVE tuna fish, and FEED 'em mayonnaise! Oh this is great. ---
**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/15 "2009-12-24T00:57:04Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > Yeah, but they don’t have worm hamburgers or kangaroo hamburgers like McDonalds! 😃 > > Pulling up a lawn chair and waiting for the inevitable comment about [this](http://1-800-exoticmeats.com/rasnme1.html). > > “Do they have dead parrot?” Naw, ‘e’s jus’ restin’. . . . . would you like a slug? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/16 "2009-12-24T01:43:00Z")
> [@fandango](#): > > For $100k, I will personally deliver you some Bontebok steak, in fact I will give you the **who** carcass! (Emphasis mine). And another “Grinch” question is resolved – what was the ‘roast beast’ in question in the chidlren’s book? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/17 "2009-12-24T01:44:47Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > They have “bear-elk” burgers. Is that bear and elk meat mixed, or a bear that ate an elk, or what? A bear elk burger would obviously be from an _undressed_ carcass! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/18 "2009-12-24T02:06:37Z")
Whether it’s real or not… The site is registered to Anshu Pathak. Googling him or the business phone number (951-657-7299) indicates that he owns: [http://www.1-800-chocolateclub.com](http://www.1-800-chocolateclub.com) > **[kobe beef, wagyu beef, Japanese kobe beef online shopping at 1-800-Kobe Beef...](https://www.1-800-kobebeef.com/Default.asp)** > > Kobe Beef company offers Japanese A 5 grade Wagyu Beef also known as Kobe Beef in USA since 2006. [http://www.1-800-organicfruitofthemonthclub.com](http://www.1-800-organicfruitofthemonthclub.com) [http://www.1-800-kidsmall.com](http://www.1-800-kidsmall.com) [http://organicvegetableclub.com](http://organicvegetableclub.com) > **[Cheese of the month club](http://1800cheeseclub.com)** > > Cheese of the Month Club is the oldest and most trusted Cheese of the Month Club in North America since 1989. Gourmet Foods 130 W Walnut Ave Perris, CA 92571 He certainly seems to be active in the food biz. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/19 "2009-12-24T02:13:44Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Bill: What if you mix the mayonnaise in the can, WITH the tunafish? Or… hold it! Chuck! I got it! Take LIVE tuna fish, and FEED 'em mayonnaise! Oh this is great. You clearly have been working the _ **NightShift** _ too long. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377/20 "2009-12-24T02:17:05Z")
[1-800-kidsmall.com](http://1-800-kidsmall.com)?? :eek: What is best way to cook a small kid? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377.md?page=2)