Musk Ox meat

Today I got another arctic traditional food – Musk Ox ground meat from a lady traveling from Ulukhaktok, the high arctic region.

Musk Ox is a kind of arctic mammal that is covered in long and thick fur. They can grow up to 410kg (yes they are huge and strong)! They are found to exist since the ice age. Hunting of muskox is allowed for indigenous people with a permit. I would love to see one in the wild someday.

I heard muskox meat is very lean comparing to beef. It can be cooked by stir fry, or made into sausage or patty.

We decided to pan fry it to make muskox meat patty. The fragrance from muskox meat is different from beef, but still savory. The meat is lean and moist. It has a very rich iron taste even though the meat is well-done, giving it a hinge of sweetness. The muskox oil is much lighter than butter, and the after taste lasted shorter. It is a very good source of vitamin B, iron and protein in the arctic traditional diet. Recommended!