RE: Best Steak Ever - Ribeye Caps
Got to love the steak. The selection at many of the stores here has dwindled over the years, and so hard before then to find meat not full of hormones and antibiotics. Do they do that over there with the hormones and antibiotics?
I know you are feeling jet lag from the trip because
We teamed cooked
I remember you saying how you prefer to do everything.
I was a little taken aback when you said you went shooting as well. I am learning all kinds of things about Russia I never would have thought from your sharing. Faster internet, lower taxes, now shooting/gun possession.
*clears throat...but at least I am living in the land of the free *tries to keep straight face.
I will have to see if I can even find a store here with that cut of meat. Probably will have to find an actual meat store as the grocery stores here have limited selection so you will be more prone to buy the high fructose corn syrup concoctions.
Good morning! Thanks for the great comments. Yes, clearly I'm "jetlagged" or senile because I proof read the post twice before posting and yet, I have made 4 or 5 edits since posting. lol
Hormones, antibiotics, and GMO's are handled much differently here in Russia. I can't say for 100% certainty that these don't exist in the meat, but I'm told they are not supposed to be in there. There is a huge drop in the flavor of beef here compared to the U.S. That is definitely true, but it is getting better. Some cattle ranches have even been certified by U.S. and Australian Beef Councils and have some good quality (more expensive than in the U.S. though).
Haha. I went shooting in Kansas City before I returned here. The post is about Saturday the 24th. It was my last day before I came back. However, Russians are allowed to own guns. Shotguns and rifles only as I understand, but many Russians go hunting regularly especially in the regions (Russian version of the "sticks"). They have shooting ranges here in St. Petersburg where people can fire handguns, but I don't know anyone that has a handgun legally.
Go to a butcher shop or to Costco. They will have them and the quality will be pretty good. You just have to know what to ask for.
I had to take a second look. I assure you, I am about as far from being a grammar nazi as one can get. I hadn't thought about it being taken that way, lol.
I meant in a previous post you had mentioned you don't like help when you are doing the cooking as you love it so much it doesn't feel like work to you. So when I saw you had people helping you (and erroneously thought this was right after you got back) I was making a joke you must really be tired to allow others to help you, lol.
That is still awesome on the firearms. For defense and hunting, shotguns/rifles are much better than handguns (imo). I will definitely check out some of the butcher shops around here. I have never gotten a Costco card. I have went there a few years back to help my mom (she has a membership) and it seemed mostly the same gmo/full of corn syrup items found in the stores, only in bulk. While not a purist (can't afford it yet) I try to minimize that as much as I can, convinced it is the cause of the rise in diabetes and obesity, among many other health issues.
Hope you have settled back in ok. I know once we disrupt our routines (especially as long as you did) it can seem a little off trying to get back into them. I am sure having your morning coffee with your wife is helping relax you back into it as you begin sharing your journey here with her more in depth.