# Will you eat reindeer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 20, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298 "2009-11-20T16:44:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/21 "2009-11-20T19:03:37Z")
> [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](#): > > I have had reindeer (sausage) and I would do it again given the chance. It was quite tasty. This. Donner kabobs are a wonderful meal. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/22 "2009-11-20T19:22:45Z")
Never had reindeer. I’ve had regular deer. And elk. Lots and lots of cow, pig, chicken, and some lamb. I tried horse once; pretty good. Had rattlesnake, turtle, and 'gator, too. I can see no possible probem to trying reindeer, given the chance. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/23 "2009-11-20T19:24:33Z")
> [@DanBlather](#): > > It was the first thing I ate after arriving in Stockholm. It was good. This was my experience as well. It tasted O.K. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/24 "2009-11-20T19:25:02Z")
Why wouldn’t I eat reindeer? It’s just a kind of deer, another in a long line of stupid prey animals whose purpose in life is to be eaten. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/25 "2009-11-20T19:26:16Z")
Would. Have. Love it a both steak, sausage and cretons. Rudolph goes great on baguette. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Roberto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Don\_Roberto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Roberto)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/26 "2009-11-20T20:28:41Z")
Done it. Had a delicious reindeer burger at LappDanald’s. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/27 "2009-11-20T20:50:57Z")
Weekending with the Ted Nugent family, are we? ---
**Author:** ![kombatminipig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5ac83/32.png) [@kombatminipig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kombatminipig)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/28 "2009-11-20T21:17:41Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I \*tried \*to find reindeer to eat on my only trip to Stockholm. Alas, it was summer, and while sunshine was plentiful round the clock, apparently reindeer was out of season. You should have looked around the old city, plenty of places that serve it there (the reindeer to tourist ratio is unsurprisingly quite high). If you’re ever around these parts again, PM me and I’ll recommend a couple of spots. It’s delicious, by the way. And so is horse meat 😃 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/29 "2009-11-20T21:22:44Z")
We had lovely reindeer meatballs by the harbor in Helsinki this summer. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/30 "2009-11-20T22:15:51Z")
Ate it once before, would happily eat it again give the opportunity. Then again, my only rules when it comes to food are 1) no bugs (yes, I’ve been told they’re tasty, but I don’t think I could get past the fact that they’re icky crawly bugs) and 2) must be dead by the time it hits my plate (but that’s mostly because I’m too lazy to chase my food down if it’s in a position to run away). ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/31 "2009-11-20T23:07:55Z")
I would gladly eat reindeer. It’s how I plan to exact my revenge for all those lumps of coal. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/32 "2009-11-20T23:26:37Z")
I would consume reindeer with relish. Or maybe barbecue sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/33 "2009-11-20T23:34:13Z")
> [@kombatminipig](#): > > You should have looked around the old city, plenty of places that serve it there (the reindeer to tourist ratio is unsurprisingly quite high). If you’re ever around these parts again, PM me and I’ll recommend a couple of spots. PM me, would you? I’m _in_ these parts on a permanent basis and I haven’t had the opportunity yet. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/34 "2009-11-20T23:35:04Z")
I would eat it on a sleigh I would eat it every day er, Anyway, I would try it if given the opportunity. I’m on the top if the food chain, so I’m willing to try anything. I’m not a good hunter though. Kind of wierd, huh? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/35 "2009-11-20T23:45:52Z")
I’ve eaten venison numerous times and enjoyed it. How different is reindeer? The idea that it’s ‘reindeer’ (Oh, noes! I’m eating Rudolph!) would not factor into my assessment in any way. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/36 "2009-11-21T00:00:41Z")
I like bamby, thumper and seabiscuit, so why not rudolph 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/37 "2009-11-21T00:10:42Z")
I’d give it a try. It being reindeer wouldn’t color my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/38 "2009-11-21T01:06:59Z")
I’d go with reindeer as an Xmas main course. But first the appetizer - chipmunks roasting on an open fire. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/39 "2009-11-21T01:50:13Z")
I have a book somewhere which is the story by one of the Norwegian commandos who sabotaged the heavy water plant at Telemark during WWII. They lived off the land in the dead of winter, eating moss and lichen, until they shot a reindeer. I think they ate everything but the fur. You don’t want to know the part of a reindeer that is high in vitamin C. But it’s been a few years and hamburger and factory chicken are getting boring. Prancer is sounding pretty good. Er, just the meat parts. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298/40 "2009-11-21T01:54:39Z")
Reindeer sausage in Alaska is as common as hotdogs on the Boardwalk. Every corner dog stand sells it, and restaurants serve it as an alternative to bacon or breakfast sausage. It’s the only thing I ever ordered when hungry for a dog. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-eat-reindeer/518298.md?page=3)