Ammergau Alps Wild

Since spring 2019, game from hunts in the Ammergau Alps Nature Park has been awarded the regional marketing quality seal, the white and blue diamond.

The game, which has been awarded the regional marketing quality seal, comes from hunts that are predominantly located in the Ammergau Alps nature park region. Restaurateurs and processors such as butchers can use it to mark regional products.

The Oberammergau private forest cooperative has already awarded its regional game meat the regional marketing seal.

Venison - meat and preparation - facts

Especially in the cold season, venison is valued as the basis of aromatic winter cuisine. It is less well known that the meat is available almost all year round. Nor is it that venison is suitable for grilling, in addition to the classic preparation methods such as roasting and braising.

Below are a few facts:

Sustainability: Game is wild, lives freely and species-appropriately - hunting is carried out according to the principle of “forest before game”, it is intended to maintain the natural balance and is the basis for the healthy development of forests - game is marketed regionally, it comes from short distances the table
Nutritional value: Game moves around a lot, so the meat is relatively low in fat - Game is high in protein - Game contains group B vitamins and the trace elements iron, selenium and zinc - Game has a high content of Omage-3 (almost like salmon) and Omega -6 fatty acids

In the chapter “It’s Wild” in the cookbook “Ammergau Alps enjoymentThere are various wild game recipes.