Beef relief for butchers in Argentina? No more carrying half a cow
Street scenes of butchers weighed down by half a cow carcass on their back could be a thing of the past after a new government ruling
he traditional image of the Argentine butcher weighed down by half a cow carcass on their back could be consigned to history after a new government ruling.
Since coming to power in 2019, President Alberto Fernández’s government has been determined to end the practice, which dates back to the 19th century, on hygiene and health grounds.
It ruled Monday that the "half-animal" cut (media res de carne vacuna) can be preserved – but butchers are no longer allowed to carry it on their back.
A butcher bent double under the huge cut is a well-known scene in beef-mad Argentina, where citizens eat almost 48 kilogrammes of the meat a year per capita, according to official statistics. Read More..
