Veal is the meat of unweaned or recently weaned male calves. It has a delicate flavour and is finely grained, light pink to white with little marbling and fat. Veal is very popular in European cuisines, and has become the star of some areas most famous meat dishes, for example, Milan’s osso buco or veal parmigiana from northern Italy, or Hungary’s rich goulash stew, flavoured with paprika.
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