On Sun, 20 May 2007 17:22:30 -0400
Jose > wrote:

> > If the cut is good enough you can marinate and do steaks, or if you're
> > on good terms with a butcher he will convert it into roasts. (Careful, it's
> > not legal for him to do, so make sure he's a friendly before asking.)
>
> I'd never heard of that. Why isn't it legal?

In France, where I suppose the Alleged Freezer to be, the butcher is only
permitted to work with meat for which he has full abattoir chain documentation.

A sanitary precaution, presumably.

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