Muskrat

Muskrat is a wild game meat from the muskrat, a semi-aquatic rodent found throughout North America. The meat is dark, lean, and fine-grained, with a flavour often compared to rabbit or dark poultry meat, though with a slightly more distinctive, gamey character.

Muskrat has a long history as a food source in North American Indigenous and rural communities, particularly in the Great Lakes and Mississippi Delta regions. It is traditionally prepared by slow-braising or stewing to tenderise the lean muscle.

Muskrat meat is virtually unknown in Australian cuisine and is not commercially available here. It would only be encountered as a curiosity in the context of North American wild game traditions.