If you find yourself craving a delicious rib-eye or sirloin steak, you should consider satisfying this craving at a locally sourced steakhouse. Carry on reading to find out why.
Your meal will taste fresh
If you have your meal at a restaurant that sources its meat from local farmers, the steak you eat will probably taste a lot fresher than if you were to order the same dish at a place that gets its meat from somewhere halfway across the country.
The reason for this is as follows; if a piece of meat is being delivered to a restaurant that is very far away from where the meat itself was produced, it will need to be placed into a mobile refrigeration or freezer unit. The longer it remains in that unit, the less fresh it will taste when it is finally cooked.
Conversely, if a piece of meat that a steakhouse serves was produced at a farm that is just a short distance away from that steakhouse, this meat will not have spent very much time at all in any refrigerated storage unit, and as such, it is likely to taste far nicer than one which has.
You'll be supporting local farming businesses
A lot of restaurants purchase their steaks and other forms of meat from multi-national meat companies. When they choose to work with these corporate businesses, the businesses of their local livestock farmers suffer.
If you care about this issue, then it is worth actively seeking out restaurants that serve meat that is purchased from local farmers. By doing this, you will not only get to enjoy a delicious, fresh steak but will also be contributing to the continuing success of the small livestock farming businesses in your town or city.
Your meal won't have as much of an impact on the environment
As mentioned above, some restaurants buy their meat from suppliers that are not local.
This decision can negatively impact the environment, as the refrigerated vehicles in which the meat is transported are often driven hundreds of miles in order to deliver the meat to these restaurants. These lengthy road journeys result in the use of a lot of non-renewable fuels and the emission of fumes that can harm the ozone layer.
By opting to enjoy your steak at a restaurant that gets its meat from local suppliers, you can reduce the impact your meal has on the environment, as no long-distance road journeys will have been made in order to deliver the meat to the restaurant.
