Beef

Beef is meat obtained from a bovine. Beef is one of the principal meats used in European cuisine and cuisine of the Americas, and is important in Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia as well. In the Middle East, it is very rare to have lunch without beef.

Special beef designations

• Buccleuch Scotch beef originates in a designated area on and around the estate of the Duke of Buccleuch in Scotland.
• Certified Angus Beef ™ is beef certified by the USDA to have come from Angus cattle.
• Dry aged beef has been aged using a special process.
• Grass fed beef has been raised primarily on forage rather than in a feedlot.
• Halaal beef has been certified to have been processed in a prescribed manner in accordance with Muslim tradition.
• Kobe beef : Cattle of the Wagyu breed raised and fattened in the hills above Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. During the fattening period, the beef is hand-fed (using high-energy feed, including beer and beer mash) and hand-massaged for tenderness and high fat content.
• Kosher beef has been certified to have been processed in a prescribed manner in accordance with Jewish dietary laws.
• Organic beef is produced without hormones, pesticides, or other chemicals though requirements for labeling something "organic" vary widely.
• Roast beef