Why do we call it beef when it is, blindingly obviously, cow?!


Question: Why do we call it beef when it is, blindingly obviously, cow!?
It's a cow!. Let's face it, it's not like the genetic structure changes once you put it on a plate and start eating it!. So why the hell do we call it something else!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
You'll have to go back to the Norman conquest!. Before then, a cow in England was simply called a cow, a sheep a sheep and a pig a pig etc!. Pig pie anyone!? was often heard down the pub!.

So what happened after the Conquest then!?

A sudden influx of new foreign words!.

The word cow, being English (Dutch actually) was removed and stuck firmly on the back of an English serf!. Meanwhile, the new lord (a Frog geezer) in his new castle, did not use the word cow and instead had a foreign word, something like boef (apparently pronounced boof which rhymes with poof)!.

The Frog word boef eventually got transmogrified into beef!.

In simple terms, the word cow explained who looked after the animal - cowman, etc!., and the word boef (beef) explained who ate the animal - the Frog!.

We also have a load of other Frog words stuck on our English language, including such every day words as, police (English = fuzz), parliament (English = a babble) etc!.

Hope that explains the intricacies of the Anglotarian language, which now apparently has 1-million words, most of which are foreign!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It's just part of the language, and is mainly used by the farming community to differentiate between animals for milking and animals for producing food, thus a cow bred to produce lots of milk is a "milker" unlike those bred solely for food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

English is an interesting language!. When it's alive, we use the Germanic word: Ox, pig, sheep, calf!. When it's dead we use the French word: Beef, pork, mutton, veal!. For some reason, that's not true for lamb, chicken and turkey!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

why do we call it pork when its pig!? why to we call it mutton when its sheep!? why do we call it ham when its pork!? why do you call it bacon when its pig!? why do you call it steak when its cow!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Goes back to 1066 & after!.

Because the animal on the hoof retained it's common name (anglo-saxon/celt) and the animal on the hook was called it's french/norman nameWww@FoodAQ@Com

What like Pork (pig) mutton (sheep) veal (calf), venison (deer), game (wild birds) you mean!?!?

It's just the English language!. It's not meant to hide anything!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

In germany they call their meat things like schwinefleisch (pig flesh) so it's just Britain and similar countries trying to sanitise it and make it seem more appealing probably!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

the real interesting question, best posed to vegetarians, is: "if were weren't meant to eat meat, why are cows made of beef!?"Www@FoodAQ@Com

because thats what its called!.!.!.do you want to set down and have a piece of cow!.!.!.same as a pig!.!.its ham!.!.like you want to say i want a chunk of pig!.!.!.or a couple slice of pig with my eggs!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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The cow is the female and the male is called ox and both are called beefWww@FoodAQ@Com

It makes everyone feel better about eating something that looks kind of cute!.!.!.!Www@FoodAQ@Com

A cow is an animal that is alive whereas beef its the meat and its dead!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I dont know, but obviously for the same reason we dont call pork and bacon pig!Www@FoodAQ@Com

why do we call it pork when it is blindingly obvious it is pig!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Try biting into some beef, then go bite a cow!. It doesn't taste the same!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It just sounds a whole lot better!Www@FoodAQ@Com





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