SC - Margali butchers Rudolph the red nose reindeer

[Håkan Hedrén]

I was under the impression that the 'ham' part just specified the anatomic detail.
I don't know about the rest of the world, but here in Sweden I think the most common
form of raindeer is smoked (not sure if it's soaked in brine first), but I'm a city
dweller and don't live way up north in raindeer country.

Angus.

Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> Tollhase1 at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
> > had a very tasty ham,
> > and all of the other elves loved him
> > and ate him cooked in every way
>
> FWIW, I believe reindeer ham is normally eaten raw, like prosciutto. Not
> that it isn't a fine sentiment being expressed...it's a good thing you
> did, Anthony. It's good that you done it. And those are really good dead Rudolphs...
>
> But my question is, is there really such a thing as reindeer ham, since
> ham is always pork and pork is not venison, but reindeer aren't venison
> either because venison is the meat of whitetailed deer but then pork
> isn't the same as boar and what does this all have to do with nose rings
> anyway???
>
> Adamantius (who loathes Rudolph almost as much as he does Frosty)
> --
> Phil & Susan Troy
>
> troy at asan.com
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