Big Game Burger
Sep. 19th, 2023 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithFor a limited time, Arby's is offering a Big Game Burger with a roughly equal blend of venison, elk, and beef. My partner Doug spotted this today, so we went out to get some for supper, and they are awesome.
Now I'm a huge fan of wild meat. I've had elk, venison, buffalo, etc. as burgers along with various other meats and configurations. It's not too hard to find a half-and-half of beef and some game meat, which works well because most game is lean and the beef fat improves flavor and texture. What's really rare is seeing a hunter's blend like this, with three or more meats together, and it's almost never offered commercially -- it's what you get from a friend with a meat grinder, or make yourself if you hunt.
I was expecting something decent, and what I got was one of the best damn burgers I've ever had. It's thick and juicy, tender, with a really bold, dark, wild flavor. If you like burgers with stuff on them, I found the toppings to be quite good, as Doug gave me a taste of his. The cherry steak sauce is particularly charming. I got mine with just the cheese, because what I really wanted to taste was the meat. If you're mainly in it for the meat, that's what I suggest doing. If it's your first time trying game meat, this is a great chance; you can get it with or without toppings, and at least you know the deer hasn't been left over the hood of someone's car all day before being cleaned. These would be farmed deer and elk, but the flavor is quite similar to wild. I'm reminded a bit of Terramagne, where it's a bit easier than here to find game meat because it's healthier, especially out west (which is, indeed, where I had many of my experiences on vacation).
Most highly recommended.
Now I'm a huge fan of wild meat. I've had elk, venison, buffalo, etc. as burgers along with various other meats and configurations. It's not too hard to find a half-and-half of beef and some game meat, which works well because most game is lean and the beef fat improves flavor and texture. What's really rare is seeing a hunter's blend like this, with three or more meats together, and it's almost never offered commercially -- it's what you get from a friend with a meat grinder, or make yourself if you hunt.
I was expecting something decent, and what I got was one of the best damn burgers I've ever had. It's thick and juicy, tender, with a really bold, dark, wild flavor. If you like burgers with stuff on them, I found the toppings to be quite good, as Doug gave me a taste of his. The cherry steak sauce is particularly charming. I got mine with just the cheese, because what I really wanted to taste was the meat. If you're mainly in it for the meat, that's what I suggest doing. If it's your first time trying game meat, this is a great chance; you can get it with or without toppings, and at least you know the deer hasn't been left over the hood of someone's car all day before being cleaned. These would be farmed deer and elk, but the flavor is quite similar to wild. I'm reminded a bit of Terramagne, where it's a bit easier than here to find game meat because it's healthier, especially out west (which is, indeed, where I had many of my experiences on vacation).
Most highly recommended.
