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The culinary industry's way of saying 'baby cow' without saying 'baby cow.'
means The meat of a young calf, prized for its pale color and tender texture.
from Veal traces back through Anglo-Norman 'veel' to Latin 'vitulus,' meaning calf — a root so old it's also kin to the word 'veteran' in the sense of something young becoming seasoned. English borrowed it after the Norman Conquest, which is why English still splits livestock in two: the Anglo-Saxon farmer raised the 'calf,' but it was the Norman-French-speaking diner at the table who ate the 'veal' — the same pattern that gives us cow/beef and pig/pork.
- typical age
- slaughtered at 18 to 20 weeks
- color secret
- pale color from iron-restricted diet
- flavor profile
- milder than beef, higher price tag
- ethical backlash
- crate confinement sparked major welfare reforms