List of meat used as food. If you are allergic to one or two types of meat, you may be able to try some of the others. Some meats are exotic, be adventurous!
I have tried to remove endangered species and any kind of totally weird meat (to most Westerners, such as insects), but a few may have slipped in. Feel free to provide feedback in the comments section.
- Beef (bovines):
- American Bison
- Caraba
- Cattle
- Veal (calves)
- Yak
- Lagomorphs:
- Hare
- Pika
- Rabbit
- Marsupials:
- Kangaro
- Opossum
- Wallaby
- Ovis (sheep):
- Lamb
- Domestic Sheep
- Bighorn sheep
- Caprae (goats)
- Domestic Goat
- Ibex
- Wild goat
- Barbary Sheep
- Dall Sheep
- Mountain Goat
- Suidae (swine):
- Domestic pig
- Peccary (Javelina)
- Wild boar
- Red River Hog
- Bushpig
- Venison (Cervidae):
- Caribou (reindeer)
- Deer
- Moose
- Antelope
- Rodents:
- Guinea pig
- Capybara
- Groundhog
- Pinnipeds:
- Walrus
- Earless seal
- Eared seal
- Other mammals:
- Camel
- Poultry (birds):
- Chicken (for “Chicken Of the Sea”, see Tuna)
- Duck
- Goose
- Turkey
- Game birds:
- Dove
- New World quail
- Ostrich
- Emu
- Guineafowl
- Pheasant
- Grouse
- Partridge
- Quail
- Pigeon
- Reptiles:
- Lizard
- Snake
- Iguana
- Crocodile
- Alligator
- Fish:
- Anchovy
- Basa
- Bass
- Catfish
- Carp
- Cod
- Crappie
- Eel
- Flounder
- Grouper
- Haddock
- Halibut
- Herring
- Kingfish
- Mackerel
- Mahi Mahi
- Marlin
- Orange Roughy
- Perch
- Pike
- Pollock
- Salmon
- Sardine
- Snapper
- Sole
- Swordfish
- Tilapia
- Trout
- Tuna
- Walleye
- Echinoderms:
- Chilean sea urchin
- Crustaceans:
- Crab
- Crayfish
- Lobster
- Prawn
- Shrimp
- Mollusks:
- Abalone
- Clam
- Conch
- Loc
- Mussel
- Oyster
- Scallop
- Snail (alssee escargots)
- Cephalopods:
- Cuttlefish
- Octopus
- Squid
What is your experience with alternate types of meat?
Feel free to leave comments about your experiences, or about the list above.
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Thanks for this article ☺
I am very auto immune allergic to all poultry including eggs. Fish makes my gut hurt. And lamb gives me almost the same as poultry.
The poultry fish allergy makes me wonder if I also can’t have alligator or snake meat. Always heard rattle snake was amazing. I’ve had alligator but not since I went gluten free and figured out my problem foods. So want to try, but scared
But I do remember shark meat hurting my gut but not alligator….maybe there’s hope yet
This article helped me achieve my dreams of becoming a song writer specialising in the meat department, and for that i thank you sincerely. please, keep up the work. im honored to hav read this.
allergic to meat other than shellfish
I didn’t even know people were allergic to meat other than shellfish