Beer Marinade Cuts Steak Cancer Risk
IF YOU are frying a steak and
mindful of your health, then marinate it in either
beer or red wine. So say food scientists who
measured amounts of a family of carcinogens found in
fried steaks after steeping them in booze.
Cooking
food increases levels of cancer-causing compounds
called heterocyclic amines (HAs). Fried and grilled
meat are particularly high in these compounds,
because fiery temperatures convert the sugars and
amino acids in muscle tissue into HAs. Various
substances can reduce HA content: an olive oil,
lemon juice and garlic marinade cut HAs in grilled
chicken by 90 per cent.
Now Isabel Ferreira and colleagues at the University
of Porto in Portugal have looked at the effects of
beer marinades on fried steak. Six hours of
marinating in beer slashed levels of two types of HA
by up to 90 per cent compared with unmarinated
steak.
For a third type of HA, beer was more efficient at
reducing its content than wine. Beer contains more
water-retaining sugars than wine and that may hinder
the transport of water-soluble molecules to the
steak's surface, where high heat converts them into
HAs. Tasters also preferred the smell, taste and
appearance of beer-marinated steak.
2008 WINNER "Sexiest Female Golfer"
The
question of who is the "Sexiest Female
Golfer" for 2008 was decided by American
Beer Drinking Club members. Members and
visitors to our website voted all year.
2008's Sexiest
Female Golfer is Natalie Gulbis!
Natalie won with
23% of the votes.
Followed closely by Paula Creamer with
21%, Michele Wie-13%, Anna Rawson-9%,
Nikki Garrett-9%, Anika Sorenstam-7%,
Morgan Pressel-6%, and Christi Kerr,
Daniele Amee, Lorena Ochoa and Sophia
Sandolo each with 2%
Your editor's
favorite pick Tina Miller lost. But
maybe you can see why he wanted her to
win.
King
Gambrinus, known as "the patron saint of beer," has
long been a universal symbol of beer and brewing.
Particularly during the late nineteenth century, the
image of Gambrinus was used by countless brewers to
promote their products and remind consumers of the
rich heritage of beer-making. Many breweries were
even adorned with life-size statues of the King.
Don’t
be alarmed by the title “English Bitter” – even
though the word bitter is in the name, the style is
barely bitter in comparison to today’s India Pale
Ales and other highly hopped concoctions. However,
when this style was first drank over 100 years ago,
it was one of the more bitter beer styles available.
