(06-25-2024, 10:46 AM)tommag Wrote: Today it seems like lean meats are the norm. USDA prime is nowhere to be found, replaced by USDA choice. I do see waygu beef that is very nicely marbled but oh boy, the price. I used to buy pigs from a neighbor that had nice fat pigs. I don't know if that was the breed or diet, probably a combination. The pork I see in the store now has little marbling and the exterior fat is trimmed very thin. A lot of folks won't eat fat, but to me fat makes the taste.
I just cooked a beef cross rib roast that had zero visible marbling and a fat cap that was less than 1/4" thick. It turned out a bit dry, even after coating it with an herbed butter I mixed up.
Does anyone else miss the unhealthy stuff we used to get?
The quality of meat, especially in restaurants, has more than gone downhill it's taken a dive off a cliff!
Terry
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