Veal
Bos taurus · Meat
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Lean, pale pink meat from young calves, more tender and far milder than beef, with a faintly sweet, milky flavour. Cooks pound it thin for scaloppine and schnitzel and braise the shank for osso buco.
Picking a good onedrag
Freshly cut, pale pink, firmOff: tacky or slimy, smelling wrong
Counter freshEveryday bestGround veal needs 160°F (71°C), not 145°F. No need to rinse it; cooking kills surface bacteria.
ColourPink, a little dulled at the cut face
Touch the surfaceMoist and clean, still not sticky
SmellMild, clean, faintly meaty