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[Suliso]

France is a huge agricultural producer, but sure Argentinians can produce beef cheaper.

[ponchi101]

And it is beef of a different quality. Argentinian beef is free range, grass fed. France's is more modern-industrial type.

[Suliso]

Funny, but that was the biggest disappointment of my recent Argentina trip. I didn't find the meat better there at all...

[ponchi101]

Their cuts are different indeed. And yes, the legend that Argie beef can be cut with a spoon is not true. After all, free range cattle do get some exercise. A considerable amount of exercise.
I don't like American beef that much either. Too much "marbling", which is nothing but intra muscular fat (what you get when you feed grains to an animal evolved to eat grasses).

[Suliso]

I have to say though that I don't consume all that much beef. Given a choice I prefer lamb or fish. Except for a good steak few times a year.

[mmmm8]

The best beef I've had was in the Azores (there are more cows than people on those islands, and they seemed like the happiest cows).

Argentinian was good as well, but I would agree not as amazing as I expected.