Melbourne restaurant San Telmo head chef Mike Patrick trailled an alpaca dish, and said the response from foodies was mixed.
墨尔本圣特尔莫餐厅主厨麦克·帕特里克跟踪调查了羊驼肉的消费情况,他表示,食客们对羊驼肉褒贬不一.
'It was 50/50, some people were "oh wow - what are you cooking that for? No thank you" and others thought "this is really cool and something different and I want to give it a shot",' he said.
他说,"好坏评价对半吧,一些人会说'哦天哪,你做那个干什么？不用了,谢谢'.而另外一些人会觉得'这真得很酷,与众不同,我想尝试一下'."
'The people who tried it loved it. It's a point of difference and people like that.'
"尝过的人都说好吃,主要是这种肉有它的独特之处,人们都喜欢尝鲜."
In Australian alpacas are primarily farmed for their fleece, but the Australian Alpaca Association website said farming alpacas for meat is a growing industry.
在澳大利亚,人们养殖羊驼主要为了获取羊毛,但澳大利亚羊驼协会在网站上称,饲养羊驼供应肉类消费正逐渐成为一项新兴产业.
Alpaca meat is a good source of protein with little saturated fat and cholesterol, it is also environmentally sustainable to produce.
羊驼肉是蛋白质的良好来源,几乎不含饱和脂肪和胆固醇,而且养殖过程也生态环保.
Alpacas are able to withstand dry conditions for longer than most livestock, and their soft feet cause minimal damage to the soil and ecosystem.
羊驼比大多数牲畜耐旱时间更长,而且它们蹄子柔软,对土地和生态系统的破坏很小.
The Gold Coast Bulletin reported alpaca fillets are valued at $65 a kilogram, and the industry was on it's way to becoming commercialised with some farmers having up to 3,000 alpacas.
《黄金海岸公报》称,一公斤羊驼肉片价值65美元.这个产业正在向商业化发展,有些农场主养了三千多头羊驼.
英文来源：每日邮报
