Meat
The Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture is Developing New Food Requirements
New rules on foodstuffs are being developed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nova TV reported. The goal is to avoid the double standard. The draft provisions provide for the exact meat content of sausages to be described. Wieners, for example, must have at least 50% meat. Similar will be the requirements for kielabasi and other types of sausages.
Over one in five Greeks can't make ends meet
Last year 21.1 percent of Greeks - or more than one in five - were unable to cover their basic needs, such as the timely payment of utility bills and regular consumption of meat, according to Eurostat.
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The Bulgarian Branch of Lidl Introduces New Kielbasa and Sausage Standards
The Bulgarian division of the German company Lidl introduces new higher standards for the quality of the sausage from their own brand that they offer. All sausages from the Pikok, Baroni and Dulano brands, as well as from the "Rodna Stryha" product line, are now produced without the use of mechanically separated meat, which reduces the use of improvers and thickeners, the company said.
An Epicurean devastation of marine life
As many Greeks give up certain foods - and eat a lot more seafood - in the runup to Easter next month, a study by the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation found that some 80 percent of seafood restaurants in Greece either serve or allow customers to place advance orders for protected species that are considered culinary delicacies, such as date mussels, fan mussels and Triton's trumpet
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Turkey’s red meat production down 4 percent in 2017
Turkey’s annual red meat production dropped 3.97 percent to 1.12 million tons in 2017 compared with the previous year, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) stated on Feb. 12.
“Salt Bae” to open hamburger restaurant chain in the U.S
The co-partner of Turkey’s global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, who became a social media phenomenon in early 2017 for his meat-cutting and salt-drizzling skills, is set to open a hamburger chain, Salt Bae, named after his salt-sprinkling meme, New York Post reported on Feb.4. “We’ve already signed a lease for our first Salt Bae in Los Angeles.
Everybody’s right to meatballs
It is everybody’s right to have a decent meal of meatballs.
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Agriculture minister vows Turkey will not import meat in future amid row
Turkey will in the future cease to be a meat-importing country, Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba said on Jan. 12, amid recent controversy over Turkey’s struggling livestock sector and rising imports of meat.
‘Salt Bae’ celebrates 10 million Instagram followers with special video
The co-partner of Turkey’s global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, who in early 2017 became a social media phenomenon for his meat-cutting and salt-drizzling skills, has reached 10 million followers on Instagram.
Four tons of horse meat found in canned foods bought for Turkish navy in 2015: Minister
More than four tons of horse meat was found in canned foods bought for the Turkish Naval Forces Command in 2015, Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said.