Serious Eats
It's OK to Eat Veal Again
According to Marian Burros in the New York Times:
A little coddling for the calves is bringing a meat long shunned back into acceptance.
When photographs of formula-fed veal calves tethered in crates where they could not turn around appeared across the country, sales of veal plummeted.
Some (farmers) returned to the old-fashioned method of putting them out to pasture with their mothers." Others got rid of the crates but kept the calves in barn pens, letting them mingle with other calves and giving them room to walk and turn around.
And here's the money line: "Veal from calves fed sufficient grass or grain as well as milk has real character and flavor."
Sources for pastured or pen-raised veal
americanpasturage.com
dartagnan.com
lobels.com
Other sources can be found at eatwild.com
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