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Poll: Would you eat reindeer meat?

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer…

LOOK AWAY NOW if you’re a vegetarian.

The Irish Daily Mail reports today that concerned parents have hit at discount supermarket Lidl for selling smoked reindeer meat this year as part of its ‘Deluxe’ range.

But a spokesperson for the chain told the paper that the so-called carpaccio, which comes from Finland, is “extremely lean and healthy”.

This morning, we’re asking: Would you eat reindeer meat?

Poll Results:

Why not? (8852)

No (2056)

Not sure (423)

Why not?
No
Not sure

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