Word: zebu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...turn toward lighter meals of fish and chicken, is experimenting with new breeds of beef-producing cattle that are considerably lower in fat and calories than the conventional product. These leaner beefs are beginning to find their way to market with names barely recognizable to most consumers. Nonetheless, Brae, zebu, beefalo and Chianina Lite will soon be tempting steak- and hamburger-loving Americans who want to get back to their old favorites. These meats have anywhere from 25% to 85% less fat and 32% to 79% fewer calories than standard beef, but the most important question to beef lovers...
...most exotic of the new beefs is zebu, an unfortunate name that suggests the animal is at least part zebra and might summon images of black-and-white- striped steaks. Instead, this haughty-looking animal is a variety of humpbacked cattle native to India and Brazil that is crossbred with fatter and more flavorful bovine strains. Zebu breeding stock is raised by Liborio Hinojosa of H&H Meat Products in Mercedes, Texas, and is sold to ranchers from Florida and California. Zebu, which is now being tested for fat and calorie count at Texas A&M University, was the least...