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I noticed that some restaurants replaced veal with pork and still call it Veal Parmigiana...
Veal is expensive because many countries banned veal crates which prevented much of the export trade. Britain banned them in 1990 and the EU in 2006. Live Animal exports are also seen as cruel by many. A couple of US States also have similar legislation in place.
Veal has joined a list of controversial foods such as foie gras, sharks fin soup, ortolans, boiled lobster etc as well as numerous protected species, and Veal is rarely on the menu in all but a few restaurants in most countries.
I personally wouldn't eat any of these foods, and try to buy free range and proper organic produce as much as possible.
I was surprised US Italian restaurant chains sold veal in the first place according to the OP, however some fine dining Italian restaurants in the US may possible still sell veal.
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We can buy veal in grocery stores here, in Texas. Available, but bit expensive.
Or order foie gras, sharks fin soup, or boiled lobster in a restaurant. Not sure about ortolans. Never heard of it outside France...
I had Wienerschnitzel in Charlottenburg (Berlin) last year. Quite popular in Germany and Poland.
People still eat it across the EU.
We can buy veal in grocery stores here, in Texas. Available, but bit expensive.
Or order foie gras, sharks fin soup, or boiled lobster in a restaurant. Not sure about ortolans. Never heard of it outside France...
I had Wienerschnitzel in Charlottenburg (Berlin) last year. Quite popular in Germany and Poland.
Wienerschnitzel is a really good dish, that wit red cabbage and potato pancakes or spaetzle.
Unfortunately where we are in Virginia, there are no German restaurants at all!
Wienerschnitzel is a really good dish, that wit red cabbage and potato pancakes or spaetzle.
Unfortunately where we are in Virginia, there are no German restaurants at all!
Where are you in Virginia? If you’re anywhere near Madison or Fredericksburg, go to the Bavarian Chef (I prefer the Madison location personally). It’s even worth a road trip!
We can buy veal in grocery stores here, in Texas. Available, but bit expensive.
Or order foie gras, sharks fin soup, or boiled lobster in a restaurant. Not sure about ortolans. Never heard of it outside France...
Possession or sale of shark fin is illegal in Texas.
Make it at home. Isn't different than any other breaded piece of meat or fish. Same technique.
I will give it a try!
We miss not having the availability of certain foods that we had when living in the Northeast. Almost impossible to get fresh seafood, lamb or veal in the food stores unless it’s ordered beforehand.
We also miss the diversity of ethnic restaurants here but at least we are foodies and we’re not opposed to cooking.
I have learned to make a pretty decent sauerbraten in the slow cooker though so I can enjoy some German dishes!
It's become rather politically incorrect to eat veal in many parts of the U.S. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but many restaurants want to avoid the controversy by not having it on the menu.
I have been noticing that many Italian chain restaurants have stopped serving veal parmigiana (Olive Garden dropped it many years back, and more recently Buca di Beppo has dropped it). I'm guessing low sales and the high price of veal could be to blame. Could this be a sign that veal parmigiana could be on its way out? Veal parmigiana has historically been in the shadow of its more popular cousins eggplant parmigiana and chicken parmigiana.
Maybe people are more aware now of the cruelty involved with veal. And that's a good thing.
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