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Fat == 9 calories per gram Protein == 4 calories per gram So if a culture's fat : protein ratio is higher, then for a given weight of meat there will be more
by theunixbeard 11y ago
Fat == 9 calories per gram
Protein == 4 calories per gram
So if a culture's fat : protein ratio is higher, then for a given weight of meat there will be more calories consumed. Anecdotally, in China it seems meat-dishes tend to be much fattier than in the US.
For example: https://www.google.com/search?q=hong+shao+rou&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=hong+shao+rou&tbm=isch
That's pork belly ; AKA the thickest bacon cut imaginable and naturally very fatty (also delicious).
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Source: I lived in Shenzhen, China for 4 months.
- sliverstorm 11y agoin China it seems meat-dishes tend to be much fattier Seems to be a preference thing. At least according to one immigrant Vietnamese family I was close with growing up, muscle is rather bland and boring in texture. They strongly preferred the fat & connective tissue for their flavor & texture respectively, and dishes were always very oily. As far as I know, Western diets used to be fattier, but out of concern for the diseases of civilization animal fats have been reduced.