The same steak, grass-fed, grain-fed, filipton, eye meat, sirloin What is the difference?
When it comes to the Western food that we Chinese know best, I think steak is one of them. Like my own first contact with Western food, is steak, which is also a must-have dish in most Western restaurants in China. The name "steak" sounds very mysterious at first glance, but the essence is beef, and the reason why it has a "row" word is because the appearance of steak is mostly flaky.
In ancient Europe, steak was a high-grade ingredient that only the princes and nobles could afford, while ordinary people ate more pork and lamb. Today, steak has long since become a household name. Although everyone is no stranger to steak, every time you go to buy steak, or go to a restaurant to order steak, the subdivision categories inside often make many people confused.
For example, ask everyone what grass-fed, grain-fed, filipino, eye meat, and simulant in the steak refer to, I believe that many friends may not be able to answer. Then, lazy meow will do a popular science with everyone one by one.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > eat steak, grass or grain? </h1>
When choosing a steak, one of the first concepts to be understood is grass-fed cattle and grain-fed cattle.
During the natural growth of a cow, the milk and grass of the cow are eaten early. After growing to a certain weight, some cattle will continue to be fed with grass, and these cattle are called grass-fed cattle. There are also some cattle, in the feeding process, use grain feed, these cattle are called grain feeding cattle.
Grass-fed and grain-fed, to put it bluntly, are two different feeding methods, thus forming different tastes and nutritional values of beef.
Grass-fed cattle use the free-range method, eating natural pasture grass, which has a longer feeding time, so the taste is more chewy and more delicious. Grain-fed cattle use captive breeding, eat prepared feed, feeding time is shorter, growth is faster, so the meat sedimentation time is shorter, the taste is not as good as grass-fed cattle, and the protein content is lower than grass-fed cattle.
To sum up in one sentence, when buying steak or eating steak, if conditions permit, steaks derived from grass-fed cattle should be preferred.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > eat steak, choose filipton, eye meat or sirloin? </h1>
Every time I go to a Western restaurant to order steak, I believe that the most troublesome thing for everyone is the steak with different names on the menu, which often makes people wonder where to start. The three most common types of steaks on the steak menu in Western restaurants are filet steak, eye steak and sirloin steak.
As mentioned earlier, steak is meat from the cow, and these different names of steaks actually refer to different parts of beef, the following lazy meow will take the most common 3 kinds of steaks, and everyone will talk about them one by one.
1. Filet Steak
Filey steak, in fact, is what we often call beef tenderloin, also called beef fillet. This part is the location where cattle are less involved in sports, so there is less muscle fiber, loose meat, more lean meat, and basically no fat.
If you are a friend who wants to lose weight, or an elderly child with bad teeth, Filet steak is very suitable. Although the texture of the Filet steak is very tender, it is not chewy and not fragrant enough, and the price is more expensive than the other two steaks.
2. Eye meat steak
Eye meat steak, also known as meat eye steak, rib eye steak, it is a piece of meat near the end of the ribs of the cow. Beef in this part, because the cross-section of the meat often has a white fat, a bit like an eye, so it is named "eye meat".
Eye meat steaks are a little fatter, have less muscle fiber, and are slightly chewy. This part of the muscles is also less likely to move, so the overall taste is also tender. For friends who are eating steak for the first time, choosing eye meat steak is perfect.
3. Sirloin steak
Sirloin Steak, also known as New Yorker Steak, is the meat above the beef fillet, and there is a distinct feature on the shape, that is, the edge of the meat will have a white rib. The beef in this part is very active, so it is very chewy and has a strong smell of beef fat.
For friends who prefer chewy meat and have good teeth, sirloin steak is a good choice. But for friends with bad teeth, it is still prudent to be cautious about sirloin steak.
Through the above comparison, I believe that everyone has a further understanding of Filey steak, eye meat steak, and sirloin steak. Lazy Meow also summarizes the taste characteristics of these 3 parts of the steak:
Tenderness on the palate: Filet > eye flesh > sirloin
Chewy taste: sirloin> eye meat > filet
【Lazy Meow Experience】
When you think the steak is not delicious, it is very likely that you have chosen the wrong steak. When choosing a steak, try to choose a grass-fed steak, its taste and nutritional value are better than that of grain-fed steak.
From the perspective of the beef part, friends who lose weight or have bad teeth can choose a tender filet steak; if you like chewy beef, you can choose sirloin steak; eye meat steak tastes between filet and simmer, and the audience is wider.
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