Mad Cow Disease: The Cattle Were Fed Cattle, And The Public Was Fed Reassurance
October 13, 2026
The first vet on record to see mad cow disease blamed the cattle feed. He was looking for the wrong poison in the right bag,
Category: The British Table
The Matchbox Ration
October 9, 2026
On the afternoon of Thursday 8 February 1951, Captain Harry Crookshank rose in the House of Commons and tried to describe the British meat ration
Beef And Liberty: The Century England Put Its Politics On A Plate
September 30, 2026
Ask why the French call the English rosbifs and you get a paragraph about cooking. Ask why the guards at the Tower are called Beefeaters
Ruminants: How A Wet British Hillside Becomes Dinner
September 24, 2026
Ever wondered why we don’t go around hunting mountain lions for dinner? Obviously, there might not be many lurking around your part of the world, but this applies to practically all carnivores.
How To Render Tallow And Dripping: The Fat Your Butcher Pays To Throw Away
September 18, 2026
Every butcher in Britain is paying somebody to take away the best cooking fat in the country. Fat that does not go into a pie,
British Beef Cuts Explained: The Guide The American Chart Cannot Give You
September 17, 2026
Order a sirloin in Texas and you get what a British butcher calls rump. Every British primal, what it is for, and what the American chart calls it.
Butter Was Always Worth Taking
September 6, 2026
In the summer of 2022, Asda began putting security tags on butter. Not on the whisky. Not on the razor blades. On a block of
Mutton vs Lamb: Britain Threw Away the Animal Its Whole Kitchen Was Built On
August 27, 2026
The Lancashire hotpot is a mutton dish. So is Scotch broth, so is cawl, so is the shepherd’s pie, so is the boiled leg with
Carnivore Shepherd’s Pie Recipe (No Potato Required)
July 18, 2026
Let us deal with the obvious question first. No, a traditional shepherd’s pie is not carnivore. The mash on top disqualifies it, and pretending otherwise
