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Takket

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35. People should know what they are being served

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2018, 01:57 PM

Oct 2018

But firing someone for this is stupid. There was no risk to any of the students.

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Cook who served kangaroo meat no longer employed by western Nebraska school [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2018 OP

Firing seems a little harsh. He should have told them what he wanted to do, but Vinca Oct 2018 #1

I've had kangaroo medallions and emu carpaccio. Food is food. brooklynite Oct 2018 #2

Best red meat around... Thyla Oct 2018 #3

WTF? jberryhill Oct 2018 #4

It is not a common meat in the usa, doing it with no notice was the issue. Nt USALiberal Oct 2018 #5

Would you say the same if it had been dog meat (assuming it was legal)? I would say the problem is Tanuki Oct 2018 #10

Oh, come on. Some think of chickens as charming. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2018 #27

I am sorry you can't disagree without calling me "stupid." Tanuki Oct 2018 #28

Well, if you think he was calling you stupid and not the idea of kangaroo-meat outrage... Iggo Oct 2018 #30

As he was replying to my post in particular, and not the OP..... Tanuki Oct 2018 #31

I think the idea of this person losing their livelihood over it is stupid jberryhill Oct 2018 #54

I didn't call you stupid. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2018 #33

Told ya. Iggo Oct 2018 #37

I have no idea whatsoever went into many cafeteria items I ate in K-12 jberryhill Oct 2018 #52

Arbitrary lists of animals Codeine Oct 2018 #6

So dog ok? Cat? Raccon? With no notice to the parentss? Nt USALiberal Oct 2018 #7

Made me wonder who would eat cat treestar Oct 2018 #14

Arbitrary lists of underage v. of-age... LanternWaste Oct 2018 #22

Reminds me of when I was in school in Spain 50 years ago DFW Oct 2018 #8

I used to order squid and chips at a seafood restaurant MineralMan Oct 2018 #11

They used to have Italian-style calamari salad at almost Safeway in the Bay Area dalton99a Oct 2018 #17

It's interesting how psychological it is treestar Oct 2018 #12

One summer in California, I worked with a older Mexican immigrant MineralMan Oct 2018 #18

Es bueno treestar Oct 2018 #20

He built a fire every day for lunch. MineralMan Oct 2018 #23

The cuter the animal is Separation Oct 2018 #24

Cute little guinea pigs shanti Oct 2018 #34

You can find it in ethnic markets in Los Angeles. Codeine Oct 2018 #45

This happened with my in-law a few years ago. trackfan Oct 2018 #42

Use the Ialian word for food and you have a delicacy. Use English at your peril DFW Oct 2018 #53

Sounds like the parents were hopping mad. NightWatcher Oct 2018 #9

Makes me miss pinboyneiner treestar Oct 2018 #13

We're going to have to send you outback... robbob Oct 2018 #15

lol treestar Oct 2018 #21

Don't be roo'd. nt Codeine Oct 2018 #47

You had to reach for that one, but it worked. NightWatcher Oct 2018 #55

Guess he should have given them a bit of notice. WeekiWater Oct 2018 #16

Anyone who ate steak from the 70s-90s ate kangaroo and horse meat multiple times without knowing it. TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #19

Most of that myth (as to steak) has been debunked. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2018 #26

No it wasn't. Australia ships thousands of tons to Russia, Europe and Japan each year. US got some. TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #38

meatballs are not steak. Ms. Toad Oct 2018 #39

Yeah, I was at the Port Elizabeth Ikea when the recall happened. It was around 20 years ago! TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #40

How about a link - both to the stakes and an older IKEA Ms. Toad Oct 2018 #43

All your links are recent. I'm talking about stuff that pre-dated public internet. TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #44

So the internet is a big black hole, containing no history at all of what occurred Ms. Toad Oct 2018 #48

Here's a couple of links. If you wanted to find them, you would have. TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #49

I've had horse meat before SoCalNative Oct 2018 #56

Seems a bit harsh. Ms. Toad Oct 2018 #25

Here's a picture of the cook: Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2018 #29

Seems harsh, kangaroo is tasty and nutritious JCMach1 Oct 2018 #32

People should know what they are being served Takket Oct 2018 #35

Tie me kangaroo down, sport. kwassa Oct 2018 #36

No shit. I was served mystery meat my entire school life. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #41

Now working at ihop dembotoz Oct 2018 #46

Schools are required to list the ingredients xmas74 Oct 2018 #50

In America it is wild horses on the menu. saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #51

Parts is parts Major Nikon Oct 2018 #57