#1 ManufacturerThe United States and Brazil are the top beef producing countries in the world. DOWNLOADChewing is importantThe average cow has more than 40,000 jaw movements per day. DOWNLOADHealthy in more waysMore than 100 medicines, including insulin and oestrogen, come from cattle. DOWNLOADBut no one has ever triedOne cowhide can produce enough leather to make 18 soccer balls.DOWNLOADWe don't turn anyone awayThere are close to 800 registered breeds of cattle around the world.DOWNLOADThe silent majorityUruguay, New Zealand, Argentina, Australia and Brazil are the only countries with more cows than people.DOWNLOADThe way the HamburgersMince accounts for almost 40% of beef production (this varies by country). Much of this goes into hamburgers.DOWNLOADPortioning expose more meaningEnglish words for livestock (cow, sheep, chicken) are Germanic-based and the words for meats (beef, mutton, poultry) are French-based. This is because the people who raised the animals were Anglo-Saxon peasants and the people who ate them were Norman aristocrats.DOWNLOADThe year that pigs flew2013 is the first year in recorded history where consumption of fish has surpassed beef. DOWNLOADWhat's in the box?!Mammalian meat is obtained from goats, sheep, cows, horses, buffalo, dogs, cats, and other mammals. It comprises 33% of the global meat market. DOWNLOADA crowded WorldThe amount of meat produced worldwide today is four times more than it was 50 years ago. DOWNLOADGet to the linePigs are by far the most popular source of meat worldwide. China produced 54 million metric tons of pork in 2018. The EU and the US are second and third in line. DOWNLOADPerfect portions for perfectly drawn regionsNot surprisingly, the United States is the leading producer of beef and buffalo meat. In 2014, the US produced 11 tons combined. DOWNLOADIn the same lineBrazil, India, and Australia are the leading producers and exporters of veal. DOWNLOADNo need to hurryUpscale steakhouses use dry-aged beef where the beef is hung on a rack to dry for several weeks. This process evaporates moisture in the muscles and promotes enzymatic breakdown of connective tissue which together yields a very flavourful meat.DOWNLOADAustralia eats the most meat, at 110kg per person per year.DOWNLOADWho is ready?Economists expect that the demand for meat will increase by 73% by the year 2050.DOWNLOADMaybe the style of portioning was inappropriateThe pilot of Gemini 3, John Young, was reprimanded for smuggling a corned beef sandwich onto the spacecraft.DOWNLOADFor Belly the Bell TollsErnest Hemingway was a fantastic cook famed for his pan-fried hamburgers and bacon-wrapped trout.DOWNLOADFreud's market-analysisBacon and eggs were not considered breakfast foods until the 1920s when Sigmund Freud’s nephew was hired by a packing company to create a marketing campaign to increase bacon sales.DOWNLOADHe is not the king for no reasonElvis Presley once flew from Memphis to Denver and back to eat the Fool’s Gold Loaf: a single warmed, hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with the contents of one jar of creamy peanut butter, one jar of jelly, and a pound of bacon.DOWNLOADOne small morsel for a man...The first meal eaten on the moon was bacon (technically, freeze dried bacon cubes).DOWNLOADPork can be stored for up to 6 months in the freezer. Lamb and beef will last for 12 months.DOWNLOADA survey conducted by Smithfield showed that 65% of Americans would support bacon as their “national food.”DOWNLOADMost meat contains 75% water, 20% protein and 5% fat. It contains traces of carbohydrates, too. DOWNLOADGlobally, on average 43 kilograms of meat are consumed per person, per year. In the US and Australia, that number is closer to 100kg per person while in India, it’s as low as 5kg per person.DOWNLOADIn 2018, the world consumed 360 million tons of meat.DOWNLOADWhile some restaurants tout ‘always fresh, never frozen’ meat, freezing your meat doesn’t actually make it worse. Freezing temperatures kill bacteria, so freezing meat can ensure that your meat is safe to eat later. DOWNLOAD