Wagyu is the latest.
By Gerard Oosterman
It is amazing how fast words and phrases travel and become part of a fleeting but popular vernacular. Years ago, in Australia, we had blokes and sheilas. Now it is guys for all sexes, including the indeterminate (third sex), who are now so indicated on their birth certificates and passports.
I remember the rage of everything having ‘logistics’. Every advertising sign had ‘logistics’ tucked in somewhere. Trucks used to race past me on the M2 with Logistics written with large lettering on their canvas hoods. It did not take long and it was followed hot on the heels with ‘solutions’. ‘Logistical solutions’ was so popular it took the world by storm. There were no problems anymore; only solutions. Our local butcher in Marulan started selling meat solutions. Divorce lawyers were keenly sought offering ‘solutions’ and fruit laden semi-trailer were hurtling past offering Queensland Pineapple Logistical Solutions.
Of course amongst the young, including some being almost comatose by their addiction to IT mobility, had ‘stuff like that’ and ‘I like that shit’ with ‘awesome’ well ingrained as well.
Lately, many politicians,especially amongst those keen on dehumanising boat people or the oppressed minorities, are now deeply immersed in learning a new catch phrase of being on a ‘humanitarian mission’ often indicating their support for the dead but not so much for the living. They fly off almost daily to somewhere but always on ‘humanitarian missions’ their faces flushed with a righteous fervour, hoping voters will be taken in with their faux intent of spreading sweetness and goodness, instead of the reality of fanning world’s discords and hatreds. ( not heard much of dropping food parcels over Gaza)
But getting to the latest Wagyu. It used to be good old Angus Beef used in ham burgers. Not anymore. Out of nowhere it has morphed into Wagya beef. Restaurants are quick to print off new menus. The much revered Angus beef has now staled.
It is now Wagya beef. It has taken us by storm.
vivienne29 said:
There are fifty top quality Angus in the paddock opposite our little property. A stud full of there a few ks up the road. Awesome !
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sandshoe said:
Sounds like a tail of the dog, Gerard. 🙂
I know South Devon. They’re got a bit of Aberdeen Angus in ’em.
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Hung One On said:
I don’t buy it Gerard, I don’t want a steak full of fat. I buy Riverine eye fillet from Woolies, expensive but worth it
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vivienne29 said:
Same here. It’s overrated. Give me grass fed beef and then well hung !
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Hung One On said:
🙂 🙂
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vivienne29 said:
I got a turntable Hung. Playing LPs. You know they have music on both sides ! (I nearly forgot.) The sound is great. It’s darn good. The collection is reborn. We’re in heaven. Next up I just have to get the dohicky thingys on to puter and so forth.
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Hung One On said:
Where did you get it from Viv?
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vivienne29 said:
Dick Smiths. Found out that I could get a turntable without it costing an arm and a leg. $149. It has no speakers but I’ve hooked up my computer ones to it. It will record the LP to a USB and from there I put it on to computer and can then burn to a CD. I’ve got it all sorted now. It’s a pretty cool little machine, not heavy and has springs on the base so very stable if I start to dance around it (although I won’t do that near it). I had to buy some cordy plug in things but turned out there was a set of them in the box (to connect the speakers). They sell another very very cheap turntable with speakers but no recording capacity. Their own brand (but made in China).
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Hung One On said:
Thanks Viv. I have about 8 or so LP’s that I can’t get on CD, means about $20 a CD
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Big M said:
Purely grass fed beef (and other meats) have a fatty acid profile very similar to fish. Purely grain fed beef (which is what Wagyu is) has the worst fatty acid profile! Dunno why they do it.
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Hung One On said:
I think the Japanese like it that way but I don’t like the look of it.
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Big M said:
Why do we have to do things the way the Japanese want them?? The mad buggers were trying to invade the southern hemisphere not so long ago.
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