Venison was tender, but it had a strong flavor, much like goat meat.
Goat meat had a stronger gamey odor than mutton. Genetics played a part, but lifestyle mattered even more.
This was especially true of wild goats living outdoors—their meat smelled even stronger!
Deer were the same. Venison had a powerful gamey odor, and the older the deer, the stronger it was.
Many people who could not adapt to that gamey odor found it impossible to develop any interest in venison.
But those who did not mind it, especially those who liked that flavor, loved eating venison.
Most venison sold outside had a gamey odor, but Lin Qi's did not.
Lin Qi had a hunting preserve. The nobles liked hunting; it was a traditional sport. When he had been in Gefra, he had also been invited to hunt many times.
In the Federation, he had built a hunting preserve as well. As long as he hired enough workers, the Federal Government would not care whether he bought a piece of land to build a hunting preserve or a food factory.
He had put some deer inside, but since they would also be eaten after the hunts, he hired professionals to manage the preserve.
Those people selected suitable breeds of deer, exercised some control over the water sources, and manually added certain supplements.
The management team even castrated the bucks at regular intervals. Castration reduced the gamey odor as well—this had been Lin Qi's suggestion.
At first, the management team did not believe him. They did not think cutting off a deer's testicles could reduce the gamey odor of venison.
But the fact was that it did have some effect, though only on bucks. They had reportedly even written a paper about it and planned to publish it in a