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buying old meat from supermarket
"john d hamilton" > wrote in message news:... > > "WM" > wrote in message > ... >> On Tue 02 Sep08 18:53, john d hamilton > >> wrote in >: >> >>> As we know some people have a greater density of taste buds >>> built into their tongues. I have less, but my wife and son have >>> more than i do and they can detect subtle food flavours that I >>> cannot. >>> >>> Tescos in North London U.K. sometime do meat in their 'reduced >>> price' section. The other day I got some really good beef and >>> lamb which was slightly 'darker' coloured from this section at >>> about 1/4 of the normal price. I fried it up and enjoyed it and >>> put the rest in the freezer. >>> >>> Other members of the family thought this was truly awful. My >>> view is that although if you smell it closely, it is different; >>> but that it is basically just a bit of *oxizidation* and it does >>> not effect the taste. Years ago they used to hang up 'game' >>> outside for weeks. >>> >>> Views on this really seem to divide people. But I cannot believe >>> that a big store like Tesco would continue to sell this very >>> slightly off coloured meat, if it represented any health risk. >>> Any comments on this please, whether one can safetly consume >>> such meat? >> >> You didn't see the TV documentary about 9 to 12 months ago which >> featured Tesco and it's hygiene practises on the cold meat counter in >> its Woodford branch. > > what happens at Woodford? > |
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