Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock; its practitioners formed guilds in England as far back as 1272.[4] Since the 20th century, many countries and local jurisdictions offer trade certifications for butchers in order to ensure quality, safety, and health standards but not all butchers have formal certification or training. Trade qualification in English-speaking countries is often earned through an apprenticeship although some training organisations also certify their students. In Canada, once a butcher is trade qualified, they can learn to become a master butcher (Fleishmaster).[5][6]
Standards and practices of butchery differ between countries, regions and ethnic groups. Variation with respect to the types of animals that are butchered as well as the cuts and parts of the animal that are sold depends on the types of foods that are prepared by the butcher's customers.
Left: Relief of cutting up cattle, Saqqara, Egypt, 24th century BC; Right: A butcher (14th century)
Butchery is a traditional line of work. In the industrialized world, slaughterhouses use butchers to slaughter the animals, performing one or a few of the steps repeatedly as specialists on a semi automated disassembly line. The steps include stunning (rendering the animal incapacitated), exsanguination (severing the carotid or brachial arteries to facilitate blood removal), skinning (removing the hide or pelt) or scalding and dehairing (pork), evisceration (removing the viscera) and splitting (dividing the carcass in half longitudinally).
After the carcasses are chilled (unless "hot-boned"), primary butchery consists of selecting carcasses, sides, or quarters from which primal cuts can be produced with the minimum of wastage; separating the primal cuts from the carcass; trimming primal cuts and preparing them for secondary butchery or sale; and storing cut meats. Secondary butchery involves boning, trimming and value-adding of primal cuts, in preparation for sale. Historically, primary and secondary butchery were performed in the same establishment, but the advent of methods of preservation (vacuum packing) and low cost transportation has largely separated them.
In parts of the world, it is common for butchers to perform many or all of the butcher's duties. Where refrigeration is less common, these skills are required to sell the meat of slaughtered animals.
Butcher shopEdit
"Butcher's shop", "Butchery", and "boucherie" redirect here. For the 1583 painting, see Butcher's Shop. For the landform, see Mount Boucherie.
Butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, commonly termed a butcher shop (American English), butchery (South African English) or butcher's shop (British English). Butchers at a butcher shop may perform primary butchery, but will typically perform secondary butchery to prepare fresh cuts of meat for sale. These shops may also sell related products, such as Charcuterie, hot food (using their own meat products), food preparation supplies, baked goods and grocery items. Butcher shops can have a wider variety of animal types, meat cuts and quality of cuts. Additionally, butcher shops may focus on a particular culture, or nationality, of meat production. Some butcher shops, termed "meat delis", may also include a delicatessen.
Left: Shoppers at the meat poultry department of a grocery store; Right: Fish Meat Sushi store in New York City, New York
In the United States and Canada, butcher shops have become less common because of the increasing popularity of supermarkets and warehouse clubs. Many remaining ones are aimed at Hispanic and other immigrants or, more recently, those looking for organic offerings.[7] Supermarkets employ butchers for secondary butchery, but in the United States even that role is diminished with the advent of "case-ready" meat, where the product is packaged for retail sale at the packinghouse or specialized central processing plants.[citation needed]
A primal cut is a piece of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering. Different countries and cultures make these cuts in different ways, and primal cuts also differ between type of carcass. The British, American and French primal cuts all differ in some respects. One notable example with pork is fatback, which in Europe is an important primal cut of pork, but in North America is regarded as trimmings to be used in sausage or rendered into lard. The primal cuts may be sold complete or cut further.
"...revenge the blood of a Monarch most I undeservedly butchered,..."
In various periods and cultures, the term "butcher" has been applied to people who act cruelly to other human beings or slaughter them. For example, Pompey, a prominent Roman general and politician of the first century BC, got the Latin nickname adulescentulus carnifex, translated as "The Teenage Butcher" or "The Butcher Boy", due to brutal treatment of political opponents in the early part of his career. More recently, the Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić was nicknamed "the Butcher of the Balkans".
The term can also be used in a semi-humorous or metaphorical way to describe someone whose actions resemble the various skills and methods of a butcher (chopping, cutting, slicing, stabbing etc.) Spanish footballer Andoni Goikoetxea was popularly ascribed the epithet "The Butcher of Bilbao" in recognition of his perceived aggressive style of play and frequent, sometimes injurious, challenges on opposing players.
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Slovak Pig Slaughter, Butchering, and Traditional Sausage Making - article in English with detailed pictures of Slovak family following traditional procedures
September 26, 2023
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For other uses see Butcher disambiguation A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals dress their flesh sell their meat or participate within any combination of these three tasks 2 They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments A butcher may be employed by supermarkets grocery stores butcher shops and fish markets slaughter houses or may be self employed 3 ButcherButcher separating the ribs into scallops and thick ribsButcher in Meizhou China Butcher in Blois FranceAn Amazigh Algerian butcherButcher at Ikot Nakanda Market Akpabuyo Nigeria OccupationOccupation typeVocationActivity sectorsManufacturingDescriptionFields ofemploymentRetailRelated jobsAnimal husbandryButchery is an ancient trade whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock its practitioners formed guilds in England as far back as 1272 4 Since the 20th century many countries and local jurisdictions offer trade certifications for butchers in order to ensure quality safety and health standards but not all butchers have formal certification or training Trade qualification in English speaking countries is often earned through an apprenticeship although some training organisations also certify their students In Canada once a butcher is trade qualified they can learn to become a master butcher Fleishmaster 5 6 Standards and practices of butchery differ between countries regions and ethnic groups Variation with respect to the types of animals that are butchered as well as the cuts and parts of the animal that are sold depends on the types of foods that are prepared by the butcher s customers Contents 1 Duties 2 Butcher shop 3 Primal cut 4 Metaphorical use 5 Gallery 6 Notable butchers and butcher shops 7 See also 8 References 9 Further readingDuties Edit nbsp nbsp Left Relief of cutting up cattle Saqqara Egypt 24th century BC Right A butcher 14th century Butchery is a traditional line of work In the industrialized world slaughterhouses use butchers to slaughter the animals performing one or a few of the steps repeatedly as specialists on a semi automated disassembly line The steps include stunning rendering the animal incapacitated exsanguination severing the carotid or brachial arteries to facilitate blood removal skinning removing the hide or pelt or scalding and dehairing pork evisceration removing the viscera and splitting dividing the carcass in half longitudinally After the carcasses are chilled unless hot boned primary butchery consists of selecting carcasses sides or quarters from which primal cuts can be produced with the minimum of wastage separating the primal cuts from the carcass trimming primal cuts and preparing them for secondary butchery or sale and storing cut meats Secondary butchery involves boning trimming and value adding of primal cuts in preparation for sale Historically primary and secondary butchery were performed in the same establishment but the advent of methods of preservation vacuum packing and low cost transportation has largely separated them In parts of the world it is common for butchers to perform many or all of the butcher s duties Where refrigeration is less common these skills are required to sell the meat of slaughtered animals Butcher shop Edit Butcher s shop Butchery and boucherie redirect here For the 1583 painting see Butcher s Shop For the landform see Mount Boucherie nbsp Boucherie du Bac 82 Rue du Bac ParisButchers sell their goods in specialized stores commonly termed a butcher shop American English butchery South African English or butcher s shop British English Butchers at a butcher shop may perform primary butchery but will typically perform secondary butchery to prepare fresh cuts of meat for sale These shops may also sell related products such as Charcuterie hot food using their own meat products food preparation supplies baked goods and grocery items Butcher shops can have a wider variety of animal types meat cuts and quality of cuts Additionally butcher shops may focus on a particular culture or nationality of meat production Some butcher shops termed meat delis may also include a delicatessen nbsp nbsp Left Shoppers at the meat poultry department of a grocery store Right Fish Meat Sushi store in New York City New YorkIn the United States and Canada butcher shops have become less common because of the increasing popularity of supermarkets and warehouse clubs Many remaining ones are aimed at Hispanic and other immigrants or more recently those looking for organic offerings 7 Supermarkets employ butchers for secondary butchery but in the United States even that role is diminished with the advent of case ready meat where the product is packaged for retail sale at the packinghouse or specialized central processing plants citation needed Primal cut EditMain article Primal cut See also Cut of beef Cut of lamb and Cut of pork nbsp Cuts of beef in ItalyA primal cut is a piece of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering Different countries and cultures make these cuts in different ways and primal cuts also differ between type of carcass The British American and French primal cuts all differ in some respects One notable example with pork is fatback which in Europe is an important primal cut of pork but in North America is regarded as trimmings to be used in sausage or rendered into lard The primal cuts may be sold complete or cut further Metaphorical use EditSee also Butcher disambiguation nbsp revenge the blood of a Monarch most I undeservedly butchered In various periods and cultures the term butcher has been applied to people who act cruelly to other human beings or slaughter them For example Pompey a prominent Roman general and politician of the first century BC got the Latin nickname adulescentulus carnifex translated as The Teenage Butcher or The Butcher Boy due to brutal treatment of political opponents in the early part of his career More recently the Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic was nicknamed the Butcher of the Balkans The term can also be used in a semi humorous or metaphorical way to describe someone whose actions resemble the various skills and methods of a butcher chopping cutting slicing stabbing etc Spanish footballer Andoni Goikoetxea was popularly ascribed the epithet The Butcher of Bilbao in recognition of his perceived aggressive style of play and frequent sometimes injurious challenges on opposing players Gallery Edit nbsp A butcher s display in Morocco nbsp Meat sellers at market Andahuaylas Peru nbsp A butcher at work in Aleppo Syria nbsp Leg changing system in a slaughterhouse nbsp A Butcher s Stall Turkestan between 1865 and 1872 nbsp Primary butchery in a meat packing plant 1873 nbsp Butcher in Minneapolis Minnesota 1955 nbsp Butcher at Tekka market nbsp Butchers cutting chicken in Kenya nbsp Butcher stall in Nigeria nbsp Butcher in Mali nbsp Butcher stall in Shueisian Temple Market Taiwan nbsp Butcher in TunisiaNotable butchers and butcher shops EditDario Cecchini Lobel s of New York Tom Mylan Omaha Steaks Arthur Orton Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors Salt BaeSee also EditCharcuterie Meat cutter Meat price Qassab Qureshi Sausage making Victualler Butcher knife Butcher soupReferences Edit Alberta Wage Information Alis alberta ca Archived from the original on 2011 07 16 Retrieved 2012 04 04 Merriam Webster s Dictionary s definition of butcher Archived from the original on 2013 05 12 Retrieved 2010 04 25 Employment information for butchers Archived from the original on 2010 04 05 Retrieved 2010 04 25 York Butchers Guild Yorkbutchersgild com Archived from the original on 2012 03 08 Retrieved 2012 04 04 Job futures statistics Servicecanada gc ca Archived from the original on 2009 08 07 Master Butcher s Guide Members shaw ca Archived from the original on 2006 09 23 Small butcher shops are in a renaissance How did they survive the supermarket offensive Star Tribune Archived from the original on 2019 06 03 Retrieved 2019 06 03 Further reading EditButcher at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Data from Wikidata Slovak Pig Slaughter Butchering and Traditional Sausage Making article in English with detailed pictures of Slovak family following traditional procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Butcher amp oldid 1175929873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
