> Bison is very much like beef - but probably a little more lean... very > good!! Bison meat is incredibly lean when compared to conventional meats. Here are the total fat comparisons for various meats... Conventional ground beef: 15-30% fat (30% fat ground beef splatters lots of hot oil on you and burns if you fry it) Grass-fed ground beef: 15% fat Ground bison: 4-10% fat (no noticeable hot oil splatter and doesn't burn easily if you fry it--mostly water comes out and your kitchen stays clean; grilling and other cooking methods are presumably healthier) Based on 100 grams of cooked lean meat: Meat Fat grams Calories Cholesterol (mg) Bison 2.42 143 82 Beef 9.28 211 86 Pork 9.66 212 86 Skinless chicken 7.41 190 89 Source: "Bison: The other red meat," http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/11491756.html > > Where on earth do you buy half a bison from? I've never actually > > gotten to try Bison, so I'm real curious as to how it tastes. If you just want to sample it, it's available at most (but not all) supermarkets in New England and Florida. It's in the "organic/specialty/game" meat sections. I'm going to be buying it in a 10 lb. bulk package from a food distributor soon (I know someone who works for one) at about half the supermarket price. Bison has a very slightly gamey flavor, but I got used to it fairly quickly and now love it. I now prefer somewhat gamey meats like bison and venison (probably my favorite meat so far) to commercial meats. Moose and bear are still a bit too gamey for my taste (but quite edible).