Canadian cattle growers in British Columbia’s Okanagan wine and cattle region have taken food and wine matching to a completely new level by feeding Angus cattle red wine with their grain.
Whilst Canadian food inspectors have their doubts about the safety of the product the growers have not been shut down and are receiving praise for the quality of the meat.I personally think this is awesome. Imagine the complexity of your meal when the 400gm Angus Sirloin you’re enjoying for dinner has red wine characteristics within the marbling.
According to the article I found (Read it here)”The idea is the brainchild of Janice Ravndahl of Kelowna, British Columbia’s Sezmu Meats. Ravndahl said the beef produced has an enhanced flavor, the marbling is finer and the fat tastes like candy”.
That brings a whole new meaning to ‘fat equals flavour’!!
It does also make you think of drunk cows, though this in itself is pretty funny but then at the same time it makes you think about how creative we are becoming when it comes to what we eat and how we grow our food. Being adventurous is a great thing and yes it doesn’t always work out but in this case it can’t hurt the cows can it? I would think not, as humans we ingest copious amounts of red wine during our lives and it does us little harm ( when taken in moderation of course) there are even studies out there that say it’s good for you.
I leave you with the picture of a group of cows standing around in their lovely field mooing over the quality of the vintage of wine in their feed! I would love to see the evolution of this. Is it possible for a cow to have a discerning palate?
I guess we will have to ask the beer swilling pig.
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