2006-10-26 20:03:32 · 11 answers · asked by chapped lips 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
carmella has a good point.
i add my 2 cents that i thought there was a difference between pork and ham and bacon, etc,
also don't some people eat bull?
i think i have,
and veal is what, a young cattle.?
and people eat lamb, but not sheep???
good Q
2006-10-27 08:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Linguistically, it is because a very long time ago in Britain, the French began to have a great amount of influence over the aristocracy. Many words from the French found their way into the English language during this time, as it was seen as refined to use them. The French word for "pork" is "porc" and the French word for "beef" is "boef." Before that time, English people didn't use those terms but adopted them then. It's a social thing, not a "depersonalization" one. It's only now that we are extremely wealthy (by global and historical standards) that we can feel so sentimental about our animals. Before, they were workers and farm tools, as well as sustenance.
2006-10-26 20:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You think that maybe we should personalize the animals we eat ?? Actually it is the meat products name....the cow ceased being a cow when it died....same for the pig --- and we call beef by the name beef and this immediately means we are not consuming the leather (hide) and hooves and bone and ______ It is simply the name given to the product that comes from the rendering of the animals carcus....
2006-10-26 20:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no thats the correct way to say it, the meat from a pig is called pork and the meat from a cow is called beef. i'm under no airy fairy illusions where my meat comes from i grew up on a farm. thats just the food chain humans are naturally omnivores, meaning we eat whatever is available, that has allowed us to thrive and become the dominant species on the planet ( good or bad)
2006-10-26 21:58:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
interesting question.........i'm living in korea thesedays, and their words are just the name of the animal. beef is called 'cow meat' and pork is 'pig meat' . restaurants will advertise their specialty with pictures of a smiling fat pig or cow on the window. it's quite different than the west.
2006-10-26 20:51:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People don't like to think about what they are really eating so we say beef and pork.
But why is a chicken is still chicken? Or turkey is still turkey? Why is it less offensive? Do people think that chickens or turkey don't have as many feelings as a cow or pig? Therefore it's easier to admit to eating them?
hmmm
2006-10-26 20:38:58 · answer #6 · answered by Caramella 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats easy...Bcos if i tell u 'Hey! i eaten a cow yesterday" u will think i eaten a cow alive...if i tell u i eaten beef yesterday,u will understand that its the cooked served kind not the alive 1...
2 be more direct...only tiger or beast eat cow...human being eat beef...Ok!
2006-10-26 20:14:46 · answer #7 · answered by samdesign78 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's just that we associate pig and cow with certain mental images. If we then coin the words tenderloin and veal, we can associate different mental images with them. Nobody wants to think they are eating a mud-walloing pig.
2006-10-26 20:28:10 · answer #8 · answered by Dan D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Come on... pork and beef are delicious. Animals were put here for a reason... same as fish, fruit, and vegetables.
I love animals... the cuter they are, the better they taste.
Gimme some bacon... uh, pig.
YUM!!!!
2006-10-26 20:10:33 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. I think mostly it's a sociatal norm. I raised a five year old for nearly a year at one point, and to make sure she understood what it is to be an omnivore, I made sure to tell her cows are yummy. She was just fine with it. I think it's better to desensitize early so we aren't warped later.
2006-10-26 20:18:21 · answer #10 · answered by Kaosmunki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋