Describe meat

I hosted vegetarian friends at New Year's Eve. They've been veggie for ages and the children have never tasted meat. As we were tucking into our delicious nut cutlets and tofu based tiramisu (not joking) the cheekier child asked me "KermitsPuckeredAnus,what does meat taste like?"

I had to have a little think before going with 'licorice that's been hidden in a shoe'. Was I right? How do you describe generic 'Meat'?