Kill it, Cook It, Eat It. - Tonite

[Largest of Als]

Kill It, Cook It, Eat It

10:30pm - 11:15pm

BBC3


1/3 - Beef

If you eat meat, watch this. It's the first of three programmes following your food from field to fork. Today, we see a calf slaughtered, butchered, cooked and eaten. Virtually all of this takes place in a small abattoir in Derbyshire, temporarily fitted out with a TV studio to accommodate an audience of interested onlookers and potential diners. It's clear that we are all witnesses to the treatment of the cattle and, while seeing a large animal killed is not insignificant, the process revealed to us is never actually shocking. This is interesting stuff, but why it's presented as an event in front of an audience is never clear. Certainly, for any omnivore who cares about food, it is worth watching, but you can't help but feel that it could have done with being just a little less preachy.

THis could be interesting.. altho, probably not to vegetarians..


Al

[Pantgirl]

Shit I might be on the toad on the way to Aberdeen Hope I can see it. I want to see if it reflects an abbatoir properly etc.

[hotblonde]

Heard the adverts on the radio..think it will be interesting, but won't let my daughter watch it..she's in danger of becoming a hippy as it is.

[linz]

Oh my word. I'm not into eating meat, but i certainly wouldn't be persuaded now.

I feel pure light headed seeing it getting slaughtered.

[SqueeTDM]

My mum thinks there is something mentally wrong with me as I am unphased by this
But it's just an animal
*awaits neg reps*

[weefi]

i'm kinda glad i didnt see it cause i think it would have put me off eating meat again
still, cool name for a show about eating food tho!

[Pantgirl]

THey're doing a Christmas Special tonight on Geese and Turkeys. Quite good so far but its more relying on the small abbatoir which is all hand done rather than the larger ones where its more mechanical :/

I always love the mad vegans who are ALWAYS (no matter how excellently its done) going "Its DIGUSTING"

[kimzor]

Hope it was shite.

[Jenpot]

Can't be worse than reading Fast Food Nation.

[The Butcher]

i watched this a few nights ago.

had to go to bed as i was getting right hunngry

[Potatojunkie]

Can't be worse than getting Technologic stuck in your bonce.

[Pantgirl]

It's not that bad, i've been to an abbatoir many a time and it doenst bother me one bit. THis is quite "Nice" actually as i've heard bird slaughterhouses are the worst :/ Never been to one but

[The Butcher]

Can't be worse than getting Technologic stuck in your bonce.

daft punk?

[Devastator]

Aw I would hate to see a sad goose, but I don't eat them so it's ok.

[Exit_W0unds]

Anyone watched the first one of season three yet? I'm watching it just now and expect to be completely unphased by it.... if somewhat hungrier than I was before watching.