venison

     

Venison is the culinary name for meat from the family Cerviae. Deer meat, whether hunted or farmed, is termed venison.

Trivia about venison

  • The name of this meat is from the Latin "venatus", hunt
  • Deer flesh, commonly known by this term, is so lean that experts advise inserting fat before cooking
  • This term for deer meat also applies to meat from caribou, antelope & reindeer
  • When used in stew or to make jerky, deer meat popularly goes by this name
  • This word was once used for the meat of any hunted animal; now it refers to deer meat
  • From the Latin for "to hunt", it's deer meat