NEW ZEALAND BEEF

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 72, 26 March 1934, Page 11

NEW ZEALAND BEEF

EQUAL TO BEST BRITISH

(From "The Post's" Representative.) LONDON, February 23. The New Zealand High Commissioner, Sir James Pair, invited ten English friends, two of whom are medical men, to luncheon at his hotel in order that they might become acquainted with the chilled beef from New Zealand which was so successfully landed from the Sultan Star. There seems no reason why beef chilled by means of this new process should not open up an era of fresh prosperity-for the New Zealand fanner. . . < The joint, a. sirloin, was nicely browned and cooked to a turn by the elief, who, instead of being prejudiced, was greatly interested to learn about the success of a new experiment. He saw to it that the joint was perfectly prepared, and he carved it in the din-ing-room. ."•--, The Verdict of the little party of Englishmen was that the beef was comparable to the best home-grown and certainly considerably superior to much of that from the Argentine. They were frankly surprised that beef from New. Zealand could be brought here in such prime condition. The meat' was tender, juicy, and sweet, and easy to carve. .. . ' " ■ • . What interested.the doctors special-! ly was the condition of the fat, which 1 the eye of the expert is an in-j fallible indication of .the quality of j beef. In this joint the fat was excellent in colour.and texture. "It is not up to that standard in the South American beef," they declared. ! The' chef,;said he had.never cooked and carved beef that gave better results. . The :cntire kitchen staff-was interested in the joint. Next day, when cold, the beef was eaten by other friends of the High Commissioner, and was again pronounced to bo juicy, tendeiyand of delicious flavour. It is generally conceded that New Zealand farmers are ndw able for the first timo to compete on. equal terms with the Argentine, and that a new industry seems certain to be developed. -