Jev Vandegrift wrote:
> Piedmont wrote:
>
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>> They ain't no "Angus" pig! (LOL)This Angus beef hype is crazy!, as far
>> as I'm aware, Angus is simply a cow that has larger muscle than other
>> that have been breed for meat consumption.
>>
>
> Did burger king start the angus hype?

I have been seeing "Silver Label Certified Angus Beef" in the
supermarkets for about 10 years or so. I don't think BK can take the
credit/blame for starting it, but they have certainly jumped on the
bandwagon.

> We used to have a steak house
> here too. We tried all "Certified Angus" for a while, but we couldn't
> notice enough of a difference between it and "choice" to make it worth
> the extra $$. I'm thinking it's really just something people to eat to
> say they did. Ever heard of the term conspicuous consumption?

Having raised cattle (I grew up on a cattle & wheat ranch in western
Kansas), I'm all for conspicuous consumption of beef!

I actually prefer other European breeds (Hereford, Shorthorn,
Simmenthal, etc) to Angus for quality beef. Angus cattle, which are a
Lowland Scotland breed, don't produce the marbeling that the English
breeds do, and they don't produce the meat quantity that the Continental
breeds do. What they really add to the mix is hardiness and spunk,
which in a feedlot pushes them to a feed trough, so they get to eat,
sometimes more than their fair share.

Beth

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