Happily carnivore Melissa D'costa scours the city to bring you addresses of places where you can buy exotic meats including emu, duck, rabbit and foie gras

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Cost Rougie block of goose liver 145 gms tin for Rs 2,625 and Rougie block of goose liver 210 gms tin for Rs 3,252
At Nature's Basket outlets across the city.

Hamu00a0it up like the Romans
Hams produced and cured in the hills around Parma (Italy) are referred to as Parma Hams, and have been tantalising palates since Roman times. Sweet and savoury at once, Parma Ham can be enjoyed with bread rolls or used to prepare innovative gourmet dishes.u00a0

Cost Rs 2,323 per kg, plus 12.5% taxes
at Indigo Deli, first floor, Palladium, Phoenix Mills Compound, Lower Parel.
Call: 24986262

When you are game for emu and rabbit
Earlier shopping for meats at the neighbourhood cold storage was a must-do ritual on weekends. The list usually included chicken, pork, mutton or beef with turkey making a festive appearance on Christmas Day. However, with evolving palates and gourmet meals taking over restaurant menus, the adventurous and informed foodie is now exposed to a variety of exotic meats. These include rabbit, emu and duck meat. Ashutosh Chakradeo, head buying and merchandising, Hypercity, says, "Emu and rabbit are very popular with globetrotters. The urban consumer is open to experimenting with new taste and flavours since they have sampled them on their trips abroad." However, if you are not much of a meat eater and would rather have fish, Hypercity also stocks salmon and scampi (a species of lobster).

Cost Emu meat for Rs 750 a kg, rabbit meat for Rs 380 a kg and duck meat for Rs 399 a kg
At Hypercity, near InOrbit Mall, Link Road, Malad (W).
Call: 40078420

Butter up your lobster
Forty one year-old Peddar Road resident and ad-man Amish Chinai is fast gaining popularity for his meaty treats. If you love your meat on a steak, you might want to head to Chinai's Kitchen. Apart from the usual suspects beef and prawns, you can also place an order for a Herbed Butter Lobster.u00a0

Cost Rs 1,200 per kg
At Amish Chinai can be reached at 9820267008 or 2386565.
Orders must be picked up fromu00a0 1B, Chandan, 62 Peddar Road, behind Parsi General Hospital.

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