Media Release - Kangaroo to jump into prominence on the nation’s menus

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Kangaroo to jump into prominence on the nation’s menus

23 June 2004

Kangaroo meat has the potential to become a much more popular meat meal of choice, especially in restaurants, cafés and hotel dining rooms; however a lack of knowledge among chefs about its value is holding back this potential.

In response to this situation, the Kangaroo Meat Awareness Package was launched today in South Australia to improve knowledge among chefs and other staff of the value, versatility and health attributes of kangaroo meat.

A collaborative effort between the kangaroo industry, Regency Institute of TAFE (South Australia) and the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), it is envisaged the Kangaroo Meat Awareness Package will provide the catalyst to include kangaroo meat into many of the training programs offered to cookery/hospitality, students/employees in TAFE Institutes and private training organisations around Australia.

The Kangaroo Meat Awareness Package contains a video and DVD which incorporates two sections. The first takes a Chef and his young cooking and waiting staff on a journey to discover more information about kangaroo meat, the industry, the different cuts available and cooking methods. This includes an element of comedy, brought in by an aging waiter, a difficult and naïve customer and the goings on in a not too typical restaurant.

The package also contains a CD ROM which offers the learner an opportunity to access information regarding the kangaroo industry, kangaroo specifications and selected meat cuts booklet, cooking methods and recipes for selected kangaroo dishes.

One of the most interesting and valuable tools installed into the CD ROM is its ability to have most of the information on screen translated into either French or Italian by the simple push of a keyboard letter.

The package also includes the recipes (over 40) from the CD ROM in hard copy. With the Kangaroo Specifications and Selected Meat Cuts booklet included, this represents the most comprehensive teaching and learning package ever produced for game meat.

ENDS

The launch of the Kangaroo Meat Awareness Package will take place in Adelaide at 11:30am on June 23rd at the Regency Institute of TAFE.

Media inquiries
Mark Olson, Regency Institute of TAFE Ph: 0419 854 578
RIRDC Martin Field (02) 6272 4735 or 0418 430 760

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