A Review of The Taj's Goat Biryani (by Kenny, April 29,2012):
Pictured: too spicy.
Hey, everyone! I’m sorry about being a day late participating in our review of the goat biryani. No excuses, just didn’t realize Saturday was already upon us. With no further delay, here’s my take on my first experience with goat.
As far as I can remember, I don’t believe that I have ever tried goat before. I don’t really find that too shocking, considering that most meat I eat is either beef or chicken. The most exotic meat I’ve ever had would be deer, and I can count the number of times I’ve had that on one hand (and deer isn't that exotic, either). Goat just wasn’t on the menu of any of the places I would have eaten.
I usually have a bit of apprehension when it comes to trying anything “too different”, and goat was one of those things I wasn’t sure I was ready for. In fact, when we started this blog, Will was so adamant in us reviewing it, the initial push made me unsure of whether or not I would like it. There we were, thinking of interesting things to review for the site, and Will immediately brings up the goat. That meant it was either really great, or really weird. My mind of course jumped to the “weird” possibility.
I’m glad to say that the biryani wasn’t anything bizarre or unappetizing. We picked it up from The Taj, a local restaurant in downtown Binghamton. I waited in the car while Will went in to pick it up, so unfortunately I don’t know much about the restaurant itself. Back at the house, Will divided the food onto three plates. I’m kind of impressed at the serving sizes we were able to share out of the one meal. For roughly $19, I believe, we were able to make three full plates. Most of those plates were the rice, with about six pieces of goat each.
The goat wasn’t that bad. I thought that it tasted really familiar, and Will mentioned that it was similar to lamb, which I would probably agree with. (To note, lamb is the second most exotic meat I’ve eaten.) I wish I had noticed ahead of time that some of the goat still had bones attached to it, but live and learn. It was also a bit too fatty for my liking. The rice was good, just a bit too spicy.
Out of all the sauces that we had tried, the one I liked most was the white sauce, which I believe was yogurt based, but am not completely sure. It was watery, which I didn’t like, but it helped cut down the spiciness of the rice.
In the end, would I order the goat biryani again? Unfortunately, I’d have to say no. The dish was okay, but too spicy, to the point where I couldn’t finish my serving due to not wanting to deal with the heat anymore. The goat was alright, but nothing remarkable. For my first time having goat, I will say that I have no reservations about trying another goat-based dish in the future, but it probably won’t be this.
As far as I can remember, I don’t believe that I have ever tried goat before. I don’t really find that too shocking, considering that most meat I eat is either beef or chicken. The most exotic meat I’ve ever had would be deer, and I can count the number of times I’ve had that on one hand (and deer isn't that exotic, either). Goat just wasn’t on the menu of any of the places I would have eaten.
I usually have a bit of apprehension when it comes to trying anything “too different”, and goat was one of those things I wasn’t sure I was ready for. In fact, when we started this blog, Will was so adamant in us reviewing it, the initial push made me unsure of whether or not I would like it. There we were, thinking of interesting things to review for the site, and Will immediately brings up the goat. That meant it was either really great, or really weird. My mind of course jumped to the “weird” possibility.
I’m glad to say that the biryani wasn’t anything bizarre or unappetizing. We picked it up from The Taj, a local restaurant in downtown Binghamton. I waited in the car while Will went in to pick it up, so unfortunately I don’t know much about the restaurant itself. Back at the house, Will divided the food onto three plates. I’m kind of impressed at the serving sizes we were able to share out of the one meal. For roughly $19, I believe, we were able to make three full plates. Most of those plates were the rice, with about six pieces of goat each.
The goat wasn’t that bad. I thought that it tasted really familiar, and Will mentioned that it was similar to lamb, which I would probably agree with. (To note, lamb is the second most exotic meat I’ve eaten.) I wish I had noticed ahead of time that some of the goat still had bones attached to it, but live and learn. It was also a bit too fatty for my liking. The rice was good, just a bit too spicy.
Out of all the sauces that we had tried, the one I liked most was the white sauce, which I believe was yogurt based, but am not completely sure. It was watery, which I didn’t like, but it helped cut down the spiciness of the rice.
In the end, would I order the goat biryani again? Unfortunately, I’d have to say no. The dish was okay, but too spicy, to the point where I couldn’t finish my serving due to not wanting to deal with the heat anymore. The goat was alright, but nothing remarkable. For my first time having goat, I will say that I have no reservations about trying another goat-based dish in the future, but it probably won’t be this.