What is Boeuf Charolais du Bourbonnais?

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Boeuf Charolais du Bourbonnais is the meat of adult bovines that come from the Charolais breed, reared in the department of Allier in France. The minimum time that the animals (heifers, bulls and cows) must be reared before being sold as fresh meat is 30 months. During that time, the animals feed on cereals, grass, cake, roots, tubers and dried and concentrated feeds. The heifers must weigh at least 290 kilograms, the bulls 340 kilograms and the cows at least 330 kilograms. The meat has a strong flavor and tender consistency and has a much-valued marbled taste because the cattle are allowed to grow at their natural pace and the calves must always be raised by their mothers. Prepare the beef with mushrooms, wine sauces, rosemary, mint or wild fennel, or make a Carpaccio or Steak Tartare dish.