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The steak, this time, was excellent. I was very careful with the time. It wasn't as thick, or large, as the ribeyes. So while half was eaten, it was closer to a third of the ribeye by surface volume, and less thick as well. Still, done correctly, it really was delicious. Plus, not so rich. So I cooked it for only five per side, plus time searing the edges.
I love it when it works so well. The last of the steaks, from the same package/group was not so good. I was hoping this one would be better. It looked like a mixed group, not... from the same batch, to be honest. I wish, now, I could tell the difference. Then again, I think this is the last of those? I think so. They were... edible, even the lessor ones. Just not superior, as some where of the bunch.
The ribeyes, this last group, weren't great either. Not for ribeye. They tasted more like sirloin with extra fatcap. Less marbling. And, really, less flavor than I expect from ribeye. So it goes, it's a shoot of the dice on any meat these days. Though, to be absolutely honest, we are a bit spoiled that way. At once, only kings had beef regularly. The rest got it at annual feasts, and such. Even some kings had to trim beef consumption. Without refrigeration, it doesn't last. Can salt it, but that's... no better today then it was back then. Jerking it will preserve it too, but that's just dried salted beef. Causes constipation if eaten in any volume, for prolonged periods. MRE's, of modern or ancient times, were hard on the belly, system, only for survival.
My guess is, back when people were mainly hunter-gatherers, even when meat was more readily available, people just... ate less. It's difficult to eat enough meat, even when easily available. Remember, game was what meat they ate, and fish. Those, mostly freshwater, don't have enough fat. Have to wonder how they got enough fat? They probably didn't get much. The liver, heart, brains, and kidneys, offered some. Basically, they half starved. Which is why I don't trust a truer paleo diet.
Just eat fish, chicken, and rabbit for a few months. You'll... know about that which I speak. Adding deer, even buffalo, won't help with that much. So... how did they get fats? This does make me wonder, though, how a true carnivore diet could have existed, back when? Though, perhaps, they just ate what they could, and died young for it?
Then again, how is possible we get as much fat as we have? Sure, they make seed oil. While lethal, it is a cheap fat. If not for that, there would not be enough pure animal fats to go around, would there be? Just... trying to make sense of some things. I don't think these things make sense.
As for a shorter day? I think I am going on back to sleep. Wanted to game a bit longer, to help me stay awake. But I just can't do it. I hurt. Just my ribs, body, soreness in part from sitting in a single way for too long, but some from exhaustion. Yes, exhaustion hurts. A lot. I'll... go on to bed, sleep as long as possible.
Good afternoon, day, and good night.
Paleo, they were much more "active" than we are. Modern "gym bunnies/ buds" spend hours at the gym "burning off" that avocado toast and salad. Portioning may be a part. How long of a workout follows a Porterhouse, loaded baked potato, salad, beans, pasta, dessert, and a few drinks? Instead of driving door to door, they had to walk, say, 4miles for each of those items store and back, for every item on menu. Oh, you'll have to lug 5gal of water from somewhere on a separate trip.
ReplyDeleteProblems. They didn't lug five gallons of water, didn't have the means. So, often, they went without water for days. Or drank what was available. River water was just as bad, or worse, back then. If you didn't know springs, you didn't modern 'make' water from dew. Might drink it from leaves, if available. You... didn't lug water, not much.
ReplyDeleteYes, much more active. And they didn't eat three times a day, or even daily. Basically, they were always on the edge of starvation. Many people like the idea of hunter-gathering. But it wasn't like they think. Most people lived about thirty years.
If the hunt, or what hunted you, didn't get you, or childbirth for women, starvation, bad water, bad food. Those who made it past thirty, then had to consider still being required to hunt. Either they became chiefs, if they had children who would hunt for them, or at some point, were left behind.
Yeah. I don't think paleo is... what people think. Same with carnivore. We are omnivores for greater utility. Can be vegetarian, if needs be. Can be carnivore, if through some miracle we can find enough meat. Which is better, for us. But not always possible.
We are living in the golden time of human history. Even now. And, yet, most people would rather eat some mixed groups of food which are terrible for them. Even I would, I just wanted to control my diabetes, so chose otherwise. Crazy.