Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on November 5, 2011.

The turkey is believed to have descended from a small dinosaur species that lived on the planet about 10 million years ago. Originating in North America, it was domesticated by Native Americans who appreciated not only its edible flesh but also its feathers for making clothes.

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The Environmental Working Group has just released a new report, titled “Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change and Health”, that allows both consumers and experts to easily understand how food choices affect both our health and our environmental footprint.

Their conclusion can be summarized as follows: Eating less meat, greener meat and healthier meat is good for both our health and our planet. Enjoy the reading.

Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on July 1, 2006.

In the Quebec of days gone by, lamb was mostly reared for its wool, and was therefore only slaughtered at an advanced age for consumption, which resulted in flesh that was tough and leathery with a distinct flavour.

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Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on February 26, 2011.

Horses were already being appreciated for their meat during prehistoric times. People then started domesticating them about 5,500 years ago, exploiting the animal’s strength to help them in hard physical labour and it’s docility to act as a mode of transport. So the consumption of horsemeat declined and was limited to periods of famine.

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Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on February 5, 2011.

The Chinese New Year that started on Thursday 3rd February falls under the sign of the symbolic animal Rabbit or Hare, and the cosmological element White Metal.
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Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on June 24, 2006.

Contrary to popular opinion, this is not a Mexican dish, but rather the national dish of Texas, also known by the people over there as ‘the red bowl’.

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Originally published in the Journal de Montréal on January 27, 2007.

Duck lovers enjoy its delicious meat, which is so easy to prepare, and which helps maintain the cardiovascular system in good shape, thanks to its low levels of cholesterol and high levels of monounsaturated fats.

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