Endangered
Dinner consisted of a large veal parmesean poboy (with extra sauce) at one of my favorite quasi-hole-in-the-wall restaurants in town, R&O's. In addition, my meal was augmented with a few fries that I stole from Nathalie's fried oyster plate.
I remember how during the early 90's eating veal was considered to be almost a sin. People protested against veal, stating that these calves were raised in horrible conditions that make sweatshops looks like the Ritz Carlton and that veal consumption would lead to the eventual demise of the civilized world.
But that thought is no longer in vogue. Or is it? Perhaps because I now live in New Orleans, where they consider anything to be edible as long as it can be deep fried or sitting on a plate of melted butter, that veal is not taboo. Maybe nothing has changed regarding how calves are raised or how veal is produced. Perhaps the public just got bored with the whole veal demonstration thing.
Regardless, my sandwich was delicious, and nobody made much of a stink about me eating it.
I remember how during the early 90's eating veal was considered to be almost a sin. People protested against veal, stating that these calves were raised in horrible conditions that make sweatshops looks like the Ritz Carlton and that veal consumption would lead to the eventual demise of the civilized world.
But that thought is no longer in vogue. Or is it? Perhaps because I now live in New Orleans, where they consider anything to be edible as long as it can be deep fried or sitting on a plate of melted butter, that veal is not taboo. Maybe nothing has changed regarding how calves are raised or how veal is produced. Perhaps the public just got bored with the whole veal demonstration thing.
Regardless, my sandwich was delicious, and nobody made much of a stink about me eating it.
posted by THW at 7:38 AM
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