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NEW STRATEGIES TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMETS TO (RE)DISCOVER RABBIT MEAT
A special issue on “Sustainable meat resources from rabbits, hares and rodents: state of knowledge and future perspectives Lagomorphs and rodents meat” published on Meat Science journal has almost completed. This issue includes both reviews and research articles.
Thanks to the collaboration with a prominent scientist in a food sector (Frédéric Leroy), I contributed to this issue with a review paper entitled “Rabbit meat in need of a hat-trick: from tradition to innovation (and back)”.
This review addresses the specific traditional record of rabbit meat consumption as well as at identifying opportunities for innovation. Although their role in contemporary diets is steadily declining, rabbits seem indeed to take a unique place in gastronomic heritage due to the fact that they often appear in celebrative dishes and local specialties. Rabbit meat consumption goes back to the Stone Age, but has mainly been established as a traditional dietary practice in certain parts of Europe, especially in the Iberic and Mediterranean regions. A more detailed overview of its temporal record and geographical spread is provided, occasionally involving elements of story-telling and cultural praxis. Also, the specificities of rabbit meat's distinctive sensorial traits, nutritional profile, and technological properties have been related to its intrinsic potential for product valorization and diversification.
The special issue also includes very interesting review papers on rabbit production:
Rabbit meat production and consumption: State of knowledge and future perspectives. Marco Cullere, Antonella Dalle Zotte
Environmental impact of rabbit meat: The effect of production efficiency. V. Cesari, M. Zucali, L. Bava, G. Gislon, I. Toschi
Genetics of growth, carcass and meat quality in rabbits. Agustin Blasco, István Nagy, Pilar Hernández
Rabbit meat production and processing in China. Shaobo Li, Weicai Zeng, Ruolin Li, Louwrens C. Hoffman, ... Hongjun Li
Published on: August 23 2018
