Wild indulgence: why venison is becoming increasingly popular

Verena Carola Mayer, 06.10.2023

Sustainable, regional, healthy - interest in venison is growing steadily, and for good reason. Even vegans now go hunting, and a fresh breeze is blowing in the kitchen; the menu increasingly includes venison ceviche and venison carpaccio.

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When our ancestors became sedentary about 12,000 years ago, they began raising livestock and living increasingly off the yields of their domestic animals. But what are 12,000 years in human history? A blink of an eye! Hunting is in the blood of us humans. For many hundreds of thousands of years, we hunted across meadows and through forests to ensure our survival. You don't forget something like that so quickly ...

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