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MEAT- -a term for the flesh of Cattle (beef and veal), Pigs(pork), Sheep(lamb) -also known as MUTTON.
Cattle (beef and veal) is divided into large sections called PRIMAL CUTS or PRIMAL- are then broken down into individual
steak and other retail cuts.
Pigs (pork)-is divided into large sections called PRIMAL CUTS – these are broken down into individual retail cuts. Pork is less
fatty than beef.
1. Muscle Fibers-
-Long, thin muscle fibers bound together in bundles;
determine the texture or grain of a piece of meat.
Fine- grained meat is composed of small fibers bound in small fibers
Course- textured meat has large fibers
2. Connective Tissue
- Are network of proteins that bind the muscle
fibers together. This is tough.
Two kinds:
Collagen- white connective tissue that dissolves or breaks down by long, slow cooking with
liquid. Acid helps dissolve collagen.
Elastin- yellow connective tissue and is not broken down in cooking but by removing the elastin,
by pounding and by slicing and grinding.
MARKET FORMS OF MEAT
1. Fresh Meat Meat that is recently
slaughtered, has not been
preserved, frozen
2. Chilled Meat Meat that is placed in chiller or
slightly smoked
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_________1. Anna typically chooses meat that are kept in the freezer for several months.
_________2. To market its meat for a day, Mang Isko, the vendor closest to home, covered it with crushed ice.
_________3. I enjoy eating meat that has a salty and smoky flavor.
_________4. It's delicious to eat hamburger with bacon.
_________5. My uncle and father butchered a cow for my sister's wedding.