Is there supposed to be some nutritional value to eating yak vs. beef, JR??

Well its healthier for the one reason is that they eat an all grass diet and never injected with hormones or whatever they pump up other animals with... I got some info from this website last nite, but again, I don't subscribe to the "once you had yak you never go back" theory... its identical to steak on the plate and in your mouth

http://www.moscowfood.coop/meat/yak.html

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If you're looking for Angus Beef that's been fed a strictly vegetarian diet and that's hormone-free, one of the guys I work with raises beef cattle. I've been dying to buy some from him for years now, but the smallest order he will fill is for 1/4 of a cow. What am I going to do with that? I don't have a freezer.

You should be able to buy Angus Beef directly from your butcher.

A butcher? Like a real butcher with sawdust on the floor? Hell, we haven't had one around here in YEARS.

Tonite I had broccoli rabe, orichietta & wild boar sausage (instead of regular, just to try something different)... they put some spice in there I can't think of, maybe nutmeg? It definitely didnt taste like boar, so they over spiced it... anyway sorry to "boar" you all :-D

I've seen black angus steak in supermarkets, local steak places too, butchers are hard to come by, luckily I have an old school italian butcher here in town... he is almost like the soup nazi... small little store, I remember just after Sept 11, 2001 he put afghanistan's flag over his doormat... very political, often misunderstood (My Godfather was a butcher too, something about carving meat all day must get to you after awhile lol) but its sad to see these guys fading from the food scene... if you live in Manhattan, I know there are a ton of them, but those who live in smaller towns, the only option is a supermarket or having to drive miles further (bring a cooler, it might be worth it)...

Why buy mere Angus when real, true Kobe is so prevalent here in the US, apparently! (no, I won't let it die already! )

It's 3am (there) Geoff, why are you up!?

I baked some frozen chicken things, wooo.

It's only 3am, why shouldn't I still be up??

Same over here.

A lot of the old little shops on out high streets have been closed down due to the rise and rise of the supermarkets.

I know it makes sense to be able to get everything from the same place but i miss the days of being able to go to different shops to get our stuff.
I used to do that as a boy with my Nana,carried her shopping bags for her. Happy memories


Now i just push a cart round the market whilst my wife throws everything in. It's soul destroying

And don't get me started on them car parks

How about an Italian Pork Store?

Luckily we still have several traditional Butcher/Pork stores here on Staten Island.

Chicken livers sauteed with peppers and onions, side order of string beans and potatoes marinara.

Ribeye steaks on the grill, mashed potatoes and corn.

Veal DiParma at a Restaurant on Long Island called Cirella's. Veal made with fresh Mozzarella, Prisciutto and diced tomatoes over spinach.

Excellent!

I wanted to grill steaks today but it is to friggin cold. So I has Spaghetti instead. And it wasn't O's DC

a turkey sandwich w/let and tom on a croissant

I made some bay scallops with linguine and sliced cherry tomatoes... and drank the rest of the white wine i used to cook it with (o=

JGeoff's TO DO List:

1) Go to bed before 3am
2) Get up before Noon
3) Stop obsessing about kobe beef
4) Help SicilianCulture.com get back up to speed
5) Start returning phone calls and emails instead of staying up till 3am doing nothing except obsessing over cattle.

He was up till at least 5...

What kind of scoundrel stays up that late?

...My wife used some canned jalepenos for the italian beef today...the fresh ones ususally aren't that spicy so she dumps in 3/4ths the jar. It's spicy.

...not that there's anything wrong with that.

LOL, i went to Tiffany's the other night and my underboss kept me waiting, so i ordered the nachos since I hadn't eaten all day. It was topped with jalepenos, but i mean, no spice at all, i get them spicier out of a jar from the supermarket... when he finally arrived, he said he can't stand spicy, I laughed, a canoli was more spicy than these things... sadly, Chili's has killer jalepenos... their nachos are the best, I am sorry to say...

Sounds more like JR's WISH list.

Last night we had kielbasa on the grill with a salad and potato knishes. Not bad at ALL.

I think I'm going to grill some country style ribs tonight.

No sauerkraut?

I hate sauerkraut. The smell absolutely turns my stomach.

Smells even better on the way out.

Ya gotta have saurkraut with the kielbasa. That like eating a pizza without sauce.