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Originally Posted by Cantando  We ate more offal in those days as well, as it was cheaper - liver, kidneys, brains, heart, tongue, cheeks, trotters, tripe, even lamb's testicles! Bones were boiled up (to provide stock for soup) and then given to the dog. Nothing was wasted.
Now, most people in the west can afford beef every day, so no one bothers with offal any more. I'm not saying we should go back to eating offal, but why are we so addicted to eating large quantities of prime meat every single day? Is it really necessary?
If we just cut back a little, and tried to eat locally produced meat from sustainable farms, rather than factory farmed meat, imported from thousands of miles away, it would make a difference. |
I think we should go back to eating offal. The brains and organs of grass-fed animals are extremely nutrient-rich, much more so than the muscle flesh that people are so fond of.
And nothing is more satisfying than home-made beef and chicken broth made with bones and marrow—in addition, they add important minerals and digestion-aiding gelatin to the diet.
When people eat steaks or pork chops now they probably eat a lot more than when animals weren't grown to be so lean, because they're not as satisfying.