Beef
The sizzle of the grill transforms beef into pure carnivorous ecstasy.
Red meat with high umami from nucleotides and glutamate; takes on deep char when grilled.
Where it comes from
Beef has been a part of human diet since ancient times, with different cultures developing unique cuts and cooking methods that reflect their culinary traditions.
In the kitchen
Beef is grilled, braised, or roasted, providing depth and richness to stews, tacos, and steaks while also being enhanced by marinades and spices.
Across cuisines
Nigerian cuisine often features beef in grilled forms, heavily spiced with a blend known as yaji. Suya, a popular street food, involves skewers of thinly sliced beef coated with this spicy peanut-based seasoning before grilling. The emphasis is on creating a spicy crust that enhances the beef's natural flavors.
Beef is the Flemish braise — chuck cubed for carbonnade flamande (long-cooked in dark beer with brown sugar and mustard-painted bread), and ground raw for filet américain (Belgian beef tartare). Belgian beef braises lean longer and beer-darker than French ones.
Beef is the meat of the Australian pie — chuck or skirt cubed and slow-braised in stock with onion and Worcestershire, then sealed inside hot-water pastry. The pie is eaten standing at a footy match or a country bakery, often with a squeeze of tomato sauce. Some 270 million pies are sold per year in a country of 26 million.
Nutrition (per 100g)
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