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Why do butchers have yellow breadcrumbs on their meat? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago by makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I've noticed and I've never really understood why that when you buy any meat that is crumbed from a butcher in Australia, it is always or nearly always yellow in colour.

Why do they do this and where does the yellow colour come from?

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[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 11 points 3 months ago

This is going to blow your mind but I had not idea buying crumbed meat was a thing.

[–] GGNZ@lemmy.nz 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I'm unsure why but It used to be the same here in New Zealand, most butchers seem to have transitioned to panko breadcrumbs now.

The only place i've seen this in the last few years at the cheaper butcher chains like 'The Mad Butcher' and the one in my link below.

I think OP is talking about this.

https://www.coreysbutchery.com/shop/product/409143/beef-crumbed-schnitzel--from-500g/

Edit.

This image from 'The Mad Butcher' includes the breading ingredients.

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

That’s good find. That packaging lists β€œcolour” as ingredient, so they could be normal breadcrumbs with coloring added.

[–] ValenThyme@reddthat.com 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

as an american my butcher has never in any state or county put breadcrumbs on my meat

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

I can confirm I've seen what you are talking about, but have no idea. Not at every butchers though.

I'm not much of a crumbed meats buyer, but occasionally will buy crumbed fish and some places also have that unnatural yellow crumbing.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

That is interesting, it's true. Have you never had a schnitzel?

[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Old man reckons they're "cornflake crumbs", similar to what other commenter said but also not Corn flour per say. Makes them crunchy.