Ingredient: Special beef designations
Category: Meat - Butchery
Season: All
Special beef designations:
Buccleuch Scotch beef
Originates in a designated area on and around the estate of the Duke of Buccleuch in Scotland.
Certified Angus Beef
Certified Angus Beef® (CAB) is a specification-based, branded-beef program which was founded in 1978 by Angus cattle producers in order to increase demand for consistent, high-quality beef with superior taste which is cut from registered Angus cattle.
The brand is owned by the American Angus Association® and it’s 35,000 rancher members.
The terms "Angus Beef" or "Black Angus Beef" are loosely and commonly misused and/or confused with CAB; this is especially common in the foodservice industry.
The brand or name Certified Angus Beef® can't be legally used by an establishment that is not licensed to do so.
Certified Hereford Beef
Is beef certified to have come from Hereford cattle.
Grass fed beef
Has been raised primarily on forage rather than in a feedlot.
Kobe beef
Cattle of the Wagyu breed raised and fattened in the hills above Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Kobe beef is also called : "Kobe-niku" (lit. Kobe meat), "Kobe-gyū" (lit Kobe cow) or "Kobe-ushi" (lit Kobe cow) in Japanese.
Wagyu ("Japanese Cattle") are renowned for flavour, tenderness, and fatty well-marbled texture, qualities enhanced by the traditional (and well guarded) methods of raising Kobe beef.
Kobe beef can be prepared as : steak, sukiyaki, shabu shabu, sashimi, teppanyaki, ground hamburger patties and more.
During the fattening period, the cattle is hand-fed (using high-energy feed, including beer and beer mash) and hand-massaged for tenderness and high fat content.
Halal beef
Has been certified to have been processed in a prescribed manner in accordance with Muslim dietary laws.
Kosher beef has been certified to have been processed in a prescribed manner in accordance with Jewish dietary laws.
Organic beef
Is produced without hormones, pesticides, or other chemicals, though requirements for labeling something "organic" vary widely.
The European Union recognises the following Protected Designation of Origin beef brands.
Spain
Carne de Ávila, Carne de Cantabria, Carne de la Sierra de Guadarrama, Carne de Morucha de Salamanca, Carne de Vacuno del País o Euskal Okela
France
Taureau de Camargue, Boeuf charolais du Bourbonnais, Boeuf de Chalosse, Boeuf du Maine
Portugal
Carnalentejana, Carne rouquesa, Carne Barrosã, Carne Cachena da Peneda, Carne da Charneca, Carne de Bovino Cruzado dos Lameiros do Barroso,Carne dos Açores, Carne Marinhoa, Carne Maronesa, Carne Mertolenga, Carne Mirandesa
United Kingdom
Orkney Beef, Scotch Beef, Welsh Beef |