WILD GAME IN MEXICAN CULTURE: We have much 
in common with our neighbors south of the 
border when it comes to eating wild game ... 
ahead on Passport to Texas.

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Before domestication of livestock, wild game 
was the primary protein for humans on both 
side of what is now the Mexican border. In 
Mexico, venison was of particular importance.

15 -- Venison is especially important in a ritual sense as 
well as a culinary sense.

Karen Hursh Graber is senior Food Editor of 
the internet magazine Mexico Connect.

17 -- The word 'venison' in English, and the word 
'venado' in Spanish - are both from the Latin word 
'venare', which is the verb 'to hunt.' So, that's pretty 
impressive that the word for deer is the same as the 
word for hunt. It just shows the symbolic hunting 
imagery of deer in both cultures.

Mexicans, unlike Americans, are more sparing 
in their use of venison - and all meat wild and 
domestic - in their recipes: such as Salpicon De 
Venado.

16 -- Instead of serving a huge hunk of meat, they'll serve 
small pieces, and put it in a taco or in a stew. Salpicon is 
like a cold meat salad - it's a venison salad. It's dressed 
with herbs and spices and they serve it is tacos.

Find Karen Hursh Graber's recipe for Cold 
Venison Salad at passporttotexas.org.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.






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