Apart from my pantry, my freezer is an entirely different beast to tame. There are times when I don’t want to, and can’t, pull things out of my freezer because I just know everything will come tumbling out of it. Feeling brave, however, I recently pulled the close-to-freezer-burned package of ground buffalo out of there. I have never eaten buffalo, which is exactly the reason why I left it in there for so long. In fact, I only recently started to eat meat after a 12 year hiatus so I also felt a little shy about it.

I had been thinking for some time about what to do with the ground buffalo. I kept wondering if I would even like it. In the end, I made buffalo burgers. I diced half a yellow onion, added a few teaspoons of pepper and salt, and an egg – that was about it. On top, I melted a few slices of cheddar.

I have to say, the buffalo burger wasn’t all that bad. Without having a memory of what beef tasted like, it is hard for me to describe what buffalo tasted like. I can only say that the meat was not that greasy and that the flavor was rich and a tad bit smokey. Although my overall experience with buffalo wasn’t bad, I can’t say that I’ll be making more space in my freezer for it.