Friday, August 6, 2010

Move over Japan - Here comes Canadian WINE fed beef

OK, so most of us are familiar with Kobe beef - originated in Japan, where the cows are given massages and generous portions of beer every day (and, though probably the most expensive beef on the planet, there is a reason people will save for weeks and months for it), those wacky neighbors of ours to the north are one-upping the Japanese: Canadian Wine fed beef.
Yes, you read that correctly.
You can read more about this in the article -
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/05/i-think-youve-had-enough-maisy/
but the just of it is one company in BC is having a rancher finish his cattle with grain, grass and about a liter of red wine a day. No word on massages, but they apparently get a bit chatty after a tipple of the grape - not to mention they are apparently tastier. I will be seeing if one of my local specialty meat places can lay their hands on this, dare I say, "pre-marinated" beef.
If our Happy California Cows make better cheese, who knows what kind of happiness from red wine will do for that next Canadian burger!
Enjoy
David

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