Tag Archives: Heritage breeds

Issue No. 54: What gives meat flavor? Part 1: Breed

February 18, 2016 Val Neff-Rasmussen / by Val Neff-Rasmussen

When you buy a bottle of wine, what factors do you consider? I’ll bet one of the things you think about is what grapes it’s made from. We expect that a Cabernet Sauvignon will taste different from a Pinot Noir or a Chardonnay, and depending on your own taste preferences or what you want to […]

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Issue No. 20: Heritage Turkeys

November 5, 2014 Val Neff-Rasmussen / by Val Neff-Rasmussen

The Thanksgiving turkey most of us are used to is very different than the turkey that would have been on our table a hundred years ago. They look different: today’s commercial turkeys are all white with a broad, distended breast; traditional turkeys range from white to tan to bronze to black and have a longer, […]

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