veal

[joggerjayne]

Subtle and delicious?

Or a crap waste of a cow?

I am firmly of the view that it's

[theonlyone]

No way would I eat veal ...as it's a question
of ethics ...

[crisgal]

i used to feel that way too, theonlyone. I even set some veal calves free many years ago! I would however eat british veal now.
Have a read of the following and see how NOT eating british veal, may actually be more cruel!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/food_matters/veal.sh tml

[hundreddolla]

Veal is dishlicious. I can't see the problem ethically. If you eat lamb, there's really no reason to shun veal.

[crisgal]

BTW joggerjayne, you're firmly of the view that it's what?

[joggerjayne]

Crisgal, I thought I'd hold back and se what other people thought first.

=0)

I think veal has minimal flavour, minimal texture, and is a dead waste of a decent cow.

[crisgal]

I've only had it a few times. The first taste was in Italy. I'm sad to say it was white veal and long before I spoke the language. I was only young at the time and had no idea what it was.
It's a good job I found out though - as it was THE best meat I've eaten!
(As was the horse meat I had - sorry!)

I have had rose veal since and thought it was nice, but not a patch on that wonderful osso buco! Almost thirty years later, and I can still taste it! Drool....

[terambulan]

Veal is freisain calf meat from dairy cows. The calves are killed to keep the milk flow. It's un-economical to rear freisian male calves as they don't make good beef as they are big boned.

Veal is utilising the calf meat, tender and tasty; try:

http://www.germanculture.com.ua/recipes/blmain 7.htm

[joggerjayne]

I think steak has more texture and flavour than veal.

[Drisgirl]

I once saw a documentary on how veals (lol- i have to leave that in for comic value cos I reallly did type that) were reared and I cant eat it now.I daresay the conditions are far improved but its like apricots -cant eat them either cos I was sick at school dinners once and that was the last thing I ate-so basically I have a mental block.

[pastafreak]

Before I came to the Uk many moons ago,I often had veal in the US. Whether or not it was raised in a controversial manner,I have no idea. I must admit I liked it very much....but I can take or leave any form of beef or other red meat . Never liked red meat as a child,and still don't.

[Ethel]

If you want cheap milk and other dairy products, veal is an excellent way of subsidising it.

Either eat it, or destroy the animals for nothing.

[doglady]

I went on holiday to Italy and they did a menu of local dishes. Veal sausages were on the menu and although I don't agree with the way veal is raised, I didn't want to upset the woman cooking. So I had 1 sausage. And it was the nicest thing I had eaten for ages and I wished I didn't have principles!!

I can't seem to find rosy veal anywhere, but would love to try it.

Mmmm