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The contented cow: why foodies will pay top dollar for ethical beef
DPA International ^ | December 23rd, 2016 | Anne-Sophie Galli

Posted on 01/01/2017 4:02:47 PM PST by Mariner

(dpa) - There was once a Hereford cow that ate "100 per cent grass" in the green, green meadows of Ireland. Its demise was painless. Its meat was dry-aged for three weeks to give it lots of flavour.

You can also check every detail of its history by using a smartphone to scan the QR codes affixed to its package at the newly opened Meat Market store, a top-tier meat emporium in Hamburg, Germany. And it's eye-poppingly expensive.

"Lots of people have had enough with the mistreatment of livestock and scandals in the meat industry, like when horsemeat is passed off as beef," explains Meat Market chief Oliver Winter.

"They have a right to know what's on their plates," adds Winter's business partner Georg Sotmann.

Transparency, traceability and animal rights are the ideals that set their business apart from a regular butcher's shop. The meat at their store comes from animals slaughtered under as little stress as possible - one at a time with an electric shock to the head.

(Excerpt) Read more at dpa-international.com ...


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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Tuesday is bread making day? What a coincidence, I have some papers to drop off at your home on Tuesday..............oh, I like lots of butter on mine ; )


41 posted on 01/01/2017 6:56:52 PM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Mariner

Practically right out of one of “Portlandia”’s funniest bits ever: In the restaurant, questioning “Collin the Chicken’s” papers before ordering him for dinner:

https://www.google.com/search?q=portlandia+chicken+restaurant&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8


42 posted on 01/01/2017 7:18:07 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Little Bill

“Buy a Chuck Pot Roast and have it ground in to Hamburger. I see a lot of people doing that lately.”

I do that a lot, especially when Chuck is on sale. You can’t beat fresh ground chuck for good eating!


43 posted on 01/01/2017 7:21:21 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: SauronOfMordor

“You can get USDA Prime steaks at Costco for much less than you would pay for lesser-quality meat in a restaurant.”

Indeed. And often the Costco Choice is almost as good as their Prime (and sometimes even better) in terms of micro-marbling.


44 posted on 01/01/2017 7:24:26 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Mariner
Cooked my Christmas dry aged strip steak sou vide to a perfect medium rare 130 degrees seared briefly and enjoyed with a nice Italian red wine
45 posted on 01/01/2017 8:03:15 PM PST by The Great RJ ("Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher)
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To: catnipman

Tasty beef here. Only fed Soylent greens and died of old age.


46 posted on 01/01/2017 8:04:39 PM PST by oldasrocks (rump)
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To: catnipman

A classic episode. That whole series was great.


47 posted on 01/01/2017 8:16:50 PM PST by Yardstick
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To: Tennessee Nana; Elsie

LOL

Took me a second....LOL


48 posted on 01/01/2017 8:20:55 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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To: Mariner

I personally know the chickens who lay the eggs I eat. When they’re on feed, the eggs are better than store bought eggs by far. When they’re out scratching for bugs, their eggs are absolutely amazing.

I’ve had milk from cows that were eating nothing but what was growing in the field — it was shockingly good.

I’ve eaten pork shoulder from pigs that were honestly pasture raised, and it was as good as some of the better roast beef I’ve had.

If you’re willing to pay double the store prices, there is still real food out there. I used to be able to afford good food, I make more now then I ever have, but I can no longer afford the good food. What happened? They started printing money is what happened.


49 posted on 01/01/2017 9:16:36 PM PST by Born to Conserve
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To: Robert DeLong

We’re blessed to have a small local meat company that raises it’s own beef, and charges less for their high quality, low fat, no water added hamburger, than any supermarket. We have co-ops that sell organic cage free chicken, but at $25 per bird, I can’t afford it.


50 posted on 01/01/2017 9:25:51 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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To: catnipman

HILARIOUS!


51 posted on 01/01/2017 9:34:26 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Short of eating, just smelling baking day is worth much. We have been buying bread from “Great Harvest Bread Company” for years to supplement home baked.


52 posted on 01/01/2017 11:05:26 PM PST by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and. the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: Parmy
But, I will be darned if I could tell if the carcass was angus or herford after the skin was off.


From FreeDictionary:


Angus


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to Angus: black Angus, Angus beef

An·gus

 (ăng′gəs)
n.
Any of a breed of hornless beef cattle that originated in Scotland and are usually black but also occur in a red variety. Also called Black Angus.

[After Angus, former county of Scotland.]

53 posted on 01/02/2017 3:31:38 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Vendome
I’ll do it for a special meal, at a restaurant but, other than that, I’m okay with Elsie being taken the way her ancestors have always been taken...

HEY!!!




54 posted on 01/02/2017 3:34:44 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Mariner
Its demise was painless. ...for the humans involved.
55 posted on 01/02/2017 3:35:59 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Robert DeLong
I know it is not my taste changing because every now and then I will get ground beef that tastes good.


56 posted on 01/02/2017 3:58:15 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Mariner
"Ethical beef."

People with too much time on their hands.

57 posted on 01/02/2017 4:02:46 AM PST by gogeo (But he's not a conserrrrrvative!)
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To: NoKoolAidforMe
The steer was raised with no hormones or antibiotics.

My goats are 7 years old and just LOVE junk food!

As well as tree bark, dead leaves and shirttails.


58 posted on 01/02/2017 4:03:08 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: catnipman
Goodbye; Chuck...



59 posted on 01/02/2017 4:07:29 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

I see you keep them on a shelf...


60 posted on 01/02/2017 4:10:59 AM PST by gogeo (But he's not a conserrrrrvative!)
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