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Old 03-06-2008, 21:12
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Do you eat veal?

I love veal, had some the only other day. Have been eating since a kid.

Just watching The F-Word with their segment on veal.
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:19
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i dont think ive ever tried it.

is that the controversial meat? whats it like?
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:23
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i dont think ive ever tried it.

Is that the controversial meat? what's it like?
Yeah, veal is the meat of young calves - usually males of dairy cattle breeds (taken from Wikipedia).

It's hard to describe the taste as it has a taste of its own, very nice though.
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:24
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Only in Italy
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:25
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Noooooo and never likely to!!!!
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:25
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Yes, it's Vealy nice.
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:26
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I have had it, we get it for a treat for my dad on his birthday and make Wiener schnitzels (my dad is Austrian).
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:31
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We usually buy it from one of the local butchers, the market or very occasionally one of the local Asda stores which has a butcher section.
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:33
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We usually buy it from one of the local butchers, the market or very occasionally one of the local Asda stores which has a butcher section.
I just feel less guilty eating it Italy I suppose - when i Rome and all that....or Milan in the case of Veal Milanese
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:34
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I just feel less guilty eating it Italy I suppose - when i Rome and all that....or Milan in the case of Veal Milanese
I see.

Afraid I don't have any guilt.
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:35
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I see.

Afraid I don't have any guilt.
Lucky you
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:36
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:38
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I see.

Afraid I don't have any guilt.
Me neither, I don't really see the difference to eating any other meat.
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Old 03-06-2008, 21:49
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Veal is a by-product of milk. Male calfs are worth nothing to the farmer of a dairy herd, unless he can sell them for veal. They're obviously no good for milk. And dairy cattle do not provide the same quality of beef as beef cattle, so it's not like he can rear such calfs for sale as beef.

I think veal has a bad reputation in this country, based on historical reasons and bad treatment of the calfs. But the laws have been changed now. So they are not treated as badly as in the past.
And if we don't eat veal, those calfs will just be shot when they're born.
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Old 03-06-2008, 22:13
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Veal is beautiful, the cruelty angle is overdone and Veal calves are usually slaughtered at about the same age as Lambs, something people don't seem to realise.
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Old 03-06-2008, 22:20
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Not watched fword yet, but will. its recorded.

I've not eaten veal i dont think but do want to, just so the calfs dont die for no purpose at all, and it give the farmers dosh to actually look after their livestock.

Veal unjustly gets a bad name.
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Old 03-06-2008, 22:45
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Old 03-06-2008, 22:49
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I have had it, we get it for a treat for my dad on his birthday and make Wiener schnitzels (my dad is Austrian).
oooo. i might have had veal then, ive had weiner schnitzel in austria and slovakia quite a bit..!
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Old 03-06-2008, 22:55
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oooo. i might have had veal then, ive had weiner schnitzel in austria and slovakia quite a bit..!
Proper weiner schitzel is made form veal but a lot of places do it with pork these days. Either is nice though, we do it with pork at other times of the year as its much cheaper.
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Old 03-06-2008, 23:02
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I have never had it, but would love to try it. May try it next time we go for an Italian.

Is it more tender than, say, fillet steak?
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Old 03-06-2008, 23:35
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I have never had it, but would love to try it. May try it next time we go for an Italian.

Is it more tender than, say, fillet steak?
Yes, a Wiener schnitzel has the same tenderness as a turkey escalope (the meat is usually heavily tenderized - i.e. whacked with a mallet, before cooking).
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Old 03-06-2008, 23:42
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No and never ever want to try it
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Old 04-06-2008, 00:00
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I've eaten veal and as long as it isn't raised in cruel conditions (i.e. in crates) I have no more of a problem eating it that I would lamb.
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:09
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veal is lovely. i haven't eaten it in years though. What is interesting is that nearly all of the male calves born as a bi-product of dairy farming are exported abroad cos no one wants to eat them here.

A lot of people don't eat veal cos of the cruelty angle, yet these calves have to endure long journies on lorries so they can be eaten abroad.

I never realised this, I shall certainly be looking out for veal again now.
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:27
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Why the hell wont people eat veal? Its crueller not to eat it.
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