Their flesh is soft (tender), and they throw a portion of their fat among the lean so as to marble it. The beef is of a better quality and they take on fat much easier.

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The family that had brought Hop Toy to the United States as a little boy were from the Hu Nan province, whose food was reputed to be hot, spicy, and wholesome. But they eschewed nothing edible, so far as Stanley could tell; any kind of vegetable, fish, fowl or meat, the Hu Nan kitchen could countenance it, and prepare it well.