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Feb 05 2004 1 Comment

Avian flu creates ostrich meat boom

The current avian flu scare sweeping across Asia, and concerns about mad cow disease in North America, have created something of a boom for Japan’s Ostrich farmers.

Bird flu has already struck in Japan, but so far ostriches are in the clear. And as the birds’ upper legs and back apparently taste like beef, their popularity is soaring (no pun intended).

One chef even went so far as to claim that “If beef, pork, and chicken are the big three meats, this (ostrich meat) is the fourth.”

So there you go.

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An Ostrich being chased by a hungry mob yesterday

Categorized: Current Affairs, Food and Drink

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  1. Colin Mead says

    7/13/2004 at 7:01 pm

    We are ostrich farmers in Australia.We can supply ostrich meat.We visit Japan twice each year and also sell top quality ostrich leather products.
    Please contact us for further details.

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