介绍beef短文

Beef is the culinary name for meat from domestic cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. It is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of the Middle East (including Pakistan and Afghanistan), Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Europe and the United States, and is also important in Africa, parts of East Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Beef is a good source of protein and minerals such as zinc, selenium, phosphorus and iron, and B vitamins. Beef muscle meat can be cut into steak, roasts or short ribs. Some cuts are processed (corned beef or beef jerky), and trimmings, usually mixed with meat from older, leaner cattle, are ground, minced or used in sausages. The blood is used in some varieties of blood sausage.

Beef is the third most widely consumed meat in the world, accounting for about 25% of meat production worldwide, after pork and poultry at 38% and 30% respectively. In absolute numbers, the United States, Brazil, and China are the world's three largest consumers of beef. However, beef is considered a taboo food in some cultures, especially in Indian culture; it is also discouraged among some Buddhists.

Beef can be divided into primal cuts. These are basic sections from which steaks and other subdivisions are cut. Since the animal's legs and neck muscles do the most work, they are the toughest; the meat becomes tender as distance from hoof and horn increases. Different countries and cuisines have different cuts and na......