P486 Teletext 486 Jun24 22:11:41 ——————————————— bz Jjnnz Linford — —— EXOTIC MEATS Boot out boring barbecues this year. Instead of dull old hotdogs try serving something exotic such as ostrich! Exotic meats are the latest food fad to hit Britain. Butchers, farm shops and delis are starting to stock unusual meats like: alligator kangaroo ostrich grey sruirrel crocodile locusts ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Going abroad? Tourist rates 547 WISE WORDS FROM ONES SO YOUNG p442 Angling Love Stars Kids MotorsP486 Teletext 486 Jun24 22:01:38 ——————————————— bz Jjnnz Linford — —— EXOTIC MEATS With Sir Terence Conran opening an Australasian restaurant in London soon, kangaroo meat will leap in popularity! Kangaroo has been eaten Down Under for several years now. It's a free-range meat with a distinctly gamjy flavour. As it's very lean, it needs speedy cooking to avoid toughening it. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Flashback to the Christie hanging 671 WHAT'S TURNER UP TO NOW p496 Angling Love Stars Kids MotorsP486 Teletext 486 Jun24 22:14:04 ——————————————— by Jenny Linford — —— EXOTIC MEATS Ostrich meat also looks set to boom as the Customs and Excise office recently announced it would class it as a foodstuff with a zero-VAT rating. Ostrich, a red meat, has a very low cholesterol content. According to game specialist Charles Bach, of Game Larder, its flavour is "like the best fillet steak you'vj ever dreamt of." ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— It's Your Life! index is on 480 MAKE USE OF AN OMBUDSMAN p542 Angling Love Stars Kids MotorsP486 Teletext 486 Jun24 22:04:12 ——————————————— by Jjnnz Linford — —— EXOTIC MEATS White-fleshed alligator and crocodile are often compared to chicken, with crocodile being the chewier. They are both fashionably lean meats. Crickets and locusts for eating are now bred in Britain. Thjsj crunchy insects are sjrvjd fried. The cheapest of the exotic meats is wild grey squirrel, similar apparently to rabbit in flavour and texture. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Fun & Games 450 Digitisjr 470 ONLINE SERVICES TO RIVAL PAPERS p652 Angling Love Stars Kids MotorsP486 Teletext 486 Jun24 22:14:24 ——————————————— bz Jjnnz Linford — —— EXOTIC MEATS To sample some unusual meats, try: The Game Larder, Rushjtt Farm, Ljathjrhead Road, Chessington, Surrey KT: 2NQ 01372-749000 or St Marcus Fine Foods, 1 Rockingham Close, Roehampton, London SW15 5RW 0181 878 1898 Both offer a mail-order service for alligator, kangaroo, ostrich, crickets and much more. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Nick can ease teenage heartache 446 NEXT WEEK: AMERICAN BAKING BOOM Angling Love Stars Kids Motors