The Tasting Room

Nice taste test! I've been trying to eat more grass-fed beef and bison since reading Michael Pollen's Ominvore's Dilemma, and my experience is just like yours--the grass-fed is much better in fullness of taste and texture. It's seemed much leaner as well.

I recently noticed that Harry Caray's restaurant in downtown Chicago has grass fed beef options--so I had a steak and it was one of the best I've had in a looong time.

One note--it's ironic that the corn-fed variety has become "conventional" in your description! It's always a little crazy when the perversion (corn fed) becomes the norm, eh?

Thanks, Dan. I was surprised how drastic the difference was after having had both separately. Some people think the grass-fed is actually too overwhelming.

Interesting comemnt about the use of "conventional" as well. Pollan (or Wendell Berry) would argue that mainstream farming practices are anything but conventional. But it's what's normal for U.S. agriculture today. A bit like a dystopian science fiction novel.