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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2006 15:40:33 GMT
My children spent the day at their Dads yesterday. They told me they had roast dinner for lunch, with cow. I thought that was absolutely hilarious  |
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Post by sweetleaf on Nov 27, 2006 15:44:59 GMT
Oh well, at least unlike most children, they know that beef isnt just that stuff you buy, wrapped in cellophane at the local supermarket!  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2006 15:50:52 GMT
Yes, thats a very good point |
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Post by Plocket on Nov 27, 2006 16:09:10 GMT
It does sound funny though Trunkyjo! It's a bit like calling chickens hens I suppose.
Mind you for a few years my dad would (each year) buy half a cow from a local farmer. He'd wind me up by reminding me we were eating Daisy, or Buttercup, or whatever name dad thought up at the time!!!
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Post by obelixx on Nov 27, 2006 17:17:34 GMT
In supermarkets here, beef is male cow, usually calves bred for meat and slaughtered young. Meat sold as génisse is female as in heifer though less common. They make the distinction between male and female pheasant and venison too as well as giving the type of the latter - roe, fallow etc - as it makes a difference to the cooking technique and times.
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Post by netherfield on Dec 5, 2006 12:35:02 GMT
Just goes to show that the female is more tender than the male Obelixx
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