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What Does Yak Meat Taste Like?

“That Depends!”
Yak is a bovine, so from a technical standpoint the meat is called “Beef”. As with any meat, flavor is dependent on a number of factors. Breed, genetics within a breed, diet, age, environmental conditions,and the process used to “finish” the animal all play an important role in the end result. Yak meat is [...]

Brief Story from NYT about The Himalayan Yak restaurant

It seems that even in NewYork the best place to get yak is Colorado. I think his description of yak meat is accurate.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/nyregion/28entry.html