People do eat hippopotamus meat although hippopotamus meat is not commonly consumed in many parts of the world.
Hippopotamus meat though is consumed in certain parts of Africa and has also been eaten historically in other regions.
Hippopotamus meat has been part of traditional diets in some areas and was also even considered to be a potential solution to meat shortages in the United States at one point.
Hippo meat is considered a good source of protein and fat.
And people that have eaten hippopotamus meat say that it tastes similar to beef, but has a slightly more marbled texture and even some sweet notes.
And there's also evidence of hippopotamus meat being eaten thousands of years ago, and some of the oldest known soups contained hippopotamus bones.
Although hippopotamus meat is a good food source, hippos are dangerous animals and hunting the hippopotamus for it's meat can also be risky.
Hippos are also vulnerable animals and even considered endangered animals in some places, which makes hunting hippos a problem.
And in the early 20th century, there was also a proposal to introduce the hippos to the United States to address meat shortages but it didn't come to be.