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So, tomorrow, and tomorrow only you can get a venison steak sandwich from Arbys. If you get in line early enough.

Some other states will get Elk sandwiches.

I'm not even kidding.

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/ea...ticle-1.3558773




Anyway, if you arent going to Arbys tomorrow, will you be going deer hunting?

wow sweet! i'll try to go to arbys honestly. thanks!

I read that each store is only getting around 100 sandwiches. So get there early.

https://kotaku.com/snacktaku-eats-a-vension-sandwich-at-arbys-hq-1819728761

I'll be there

Not a big fan of those meats, but that's cool.

I'd rather eat my homemade mega BLT. Best. Sandwich. Ever.

Can't think of anything worse. Deer and Elk meat being served by a fast food restaurant that mass produces heavily processed "food", freezes it and then re-heats it.

No thanks.

I dont mind trying it.

It came from New Zealand.

I'm not getting venison any other way.

Plus its not "processed".Its a steak.

And freezing meat isnt really a bad thing.

For a fast food place, its not that bad of a thing.

If I wanted snobby PDX food, I would go to one of those type places.

Fresh food doesn't have to be snobby nor does it have to be expensive especially when it is home cooked.

This is true. But they dont sell venison in the grocery store here.

I have bought venison off the internet from those "exotic meats websites".

And elk too.

It probably isnt much better than this.

Fresh venison and elk is pretty easy to get in Oregon.

It's "kinda easy" to get here in Ohio also. Or, "Kinda hard.", too.

Then you go do that, and leave the Arbys venison to me and Dawgs4life.

Actually, even though it is relatively easy to get over here...I actually rarely eat venison and elk. When I do, however, I do enjoy it.

Regarding Arby's...I will most certainly leave it to you and D4L. Again, that's not me being "snobby" with my food. That is me being more aware of the importance of eating fresh food and food that isn't overly processed, loaded with salts and other preservatives. I honestly can't remember when I last ate fast food. Probably in my 20s.

I eat fast food probably once or twice a week. I enjoy it. I cook from scratch the rest of the time. I am not one of those diet nazis. Where everything has to be this or that. I enjoy all that life has to offer.

Elk and Deer?

I've had Moose for a good portion of October, and it all got gifted to me.

Who needs Arby's?

I dont think I've had moose yet.

Maybe Arbys will sell that next year lol

I give them props for trying something different.

After several visits to Portland, I've placed them number one for best food in the US. They've passed New Orleans which is a big deal since that had been my number one forever.

Great food there, great food.

We’re lucky to have the ocean close by, an abundance of elk and deer, salmon in our rivers, and thousands of acres of forests to forrrage for mushrooms and the like. The local restaurants that source well make for great dining.
Add that our immigrant population is high and we get a cross section of world cuisine. Incredible sushi/Japanese, Latin cuisine from across all of Latin America, Chinese food to die for, a great Cuban joint...
It’s not a bad place to live for a foodie.

I will add to your list our Vietnamese scene. Portland was a place where the Vietnamese moved to after the war so our Viet population is strong and there are some superb restaurants.

The only ethnic food I find disappointingly underrepresented, or not particularly good here in Portland, is Indian. I love Indian (and Lebanese) food. But, we go back to England every couple years so I guess I can get my curry fix when over there.

So I had this sandwich today. It was ok, but I probably wouldnt get it again. I liked the sauce more than the meat. But it was fun for a novel thing to eat.

I was on my way to Arby's to get a venison sandwich today. Arby's on Vine St. in Willowick, that is.

There were barrels all down Lake Shore Blvd., they are repaving the streets. Half the street was blocked off. Traffic was slow and stopping. After about 15 minutes of barely moving I said screw it and turned around and went to Popeye's Chicken instead.

I certainly didn't want to sit in traffic any longer, then get to Arby's and have to wait in line, especially if the venison isn't as good as I am used to. After all, it's only food.

My cousin's husband hunts deer, and she usually gives me venison at Thanksgiving if he gets anything and they have extra. I've been living back here in Ohio for over 20 years now and I'm tellin' ya the highlight so far is eating that delicous venison, cooked rare and with a bit of spices added to it. It is fantastic. ALL FOOD SHOULD TASTE THAT GOOD. A ten outta a ten. Love it!

The thing about venison is that taste can vary greatly depending on where it comes from. Where I grew up there were a lot of farms and grain was plentiful. As such, the deer ate a lot of grain. The meat isn't as wild and gamey tasting due to what they're feeding on.

My hunting and fishing buddy moved to Alpena Mich. in his early 20's. He often tells me that he didn't know how lucky he had it when it came to venison when he lived in Ohio. How much larger and better tasting the venison was. Where he lives the grain simply isn't there for the deer to eat. They exist more on wild berries, wild nuts and grasses.

I'm simply pointing this out because the way the meat tastes and the size of the deer can vary greatly depending on location. Not everyone's experiemce with eating venison is the same.

I agree. Although, I can only compare venison from here to venison from the mountains of W.V.: due to the food differences, the size difference of deer is noticeable.

I would suspect that Arby's venison is from farm raised deer.
Just like catfish, oysters and shrimp these days.

You speak the truth. Those northern Michigan deer are much more gamey tasting than what we have here.

You are correct.I was told by the manager of our local Arby's the deer are grass fed from New Zealand

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Yeah Right.

Actually, to be honest, I only cream my coffee with the milk from grass fed, free range New Zealand does that graze on the northern slopes of Mt. Humboldt, between an elevation of 1400-1450 meters. And they have to be hand milked and flown fresh directly to Connecticut. (no machine milking -yecchhh!!)

It is from NZ, go look it up. Is why this sandwich costs 7 bucks.

7 bucks ain't a lot of doe!

I don't see why people are fawning all over this. It's just a deer meat sandwich. Seriously, has anybody tried one yet?

Oh, I'm really sure Arby's wouldn't lie to us.

Though I'd still like to see and verify New Zealand deer exporter invoices.



You know. So I could sleep well at night.

I totally missed that.

Its really not all that unusual.

McDonalds buys beef from many countries.

I herd they were good but haven't tried one yet.

Wait a second.

Isn't New Zealand one of those ultra-liberal "holier than thou" countries?

I don't know man, they got no problem killing Deer!

I dont think so. My 5 minute search says they have numerous political parties, and the most popular one is center right.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_New_Zealand

I agree. One time I applied for the NASA hunt in Sandusky. The deer tasted like it was feeding on sage. I've never applied again. My wife likes venison but she really likes ducks.
Now I have shot so many ducks and really love the calling I headed out to my blind and she says I need a duck or 2 for supper.
I said really they call it hunting for a reason. Well anyways went out broke up some ice and put out a few decoys.
Anyways my wife shows up at my blind and asked if I got anything. I held up 2 greenheads.
You want to put me under pressure. Ya we had duck for supper.

Well, my 5 minute search on New Zealand revealed that the island nation does not employ capital punishment.

Not even randomly as a sacrifice to improve the harvest.