Inquiring minds want to know: Longhorn vs. Buffalo

[Guest guest]

Since I've become something of a Longhorn addict,

telling everyone the joys of Longhorn, a response

I often get is:

" Well, that sounds good, but have you ever

tried Buffalo? Buffalo is FANTASTIC!!! " .

In the interests of science, I've tried to find people

that have eaten both Longhorn AND Buffalo, but

have not come across anyone. So, today I purchased

a ridiculously expensive Buffalo steak, and cooked

it as I would my Longhorn.

My testing group (me and my DH) both agreed it

was pretty good, and certainly tasted like beef. Grassfed

beef. However, it was somewhat tougher than my

my old Longhorn, definitely took some chewing!

Mind you this was from a supermarket, so I don't

know how it was aged etc.

Anyway, since I don't have an easy source for it,

I'm not really tempted anyway, but I think the Longhorn

is more tender and has a better flavor. I think both of

them are better than your average beef steer, though

good grassfed beef certainly isn't bad.

Just my opinion. Of course, I'm biased and really I'm

being paid off by the Longhorn Association Lobby Group.

Another opinion: a few days ago I tried some " cubed steaks "

from the Longhorn. I didn't know that they could even DO

that, but the butcher offered. They basically pulverized some

of the steaks with teensy knives, to make your average " cube

steak " . I tried making them chicken-fried, and they were rather

nice. If you are having a steer custom-butchered, you might

look into it! They were extremely tender and would make good

" lettuce burgers " (we don't do hamburgers, lettuce makes such

a nice crispy bun ...).

-- Heidi