I'm thinking it's a cultural thing, that we were used to getting meat products that weren't too fresh, so we'd hit them with a light acid/citrus element and wash them to fresh them up before cooking. I just can't imagine preparing stuff any other way.
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Date: 2011-12-27 12:51 am (UTC)Hi, I'm 5. :)
I'm thinking it's a cultural thing, that we were used to getting meat products that weren't too fresh, so we'd hit them with a light acid/citrus element and wash them to fresh them up before cooking. I just can't imagine preparing stuff any other way.