Tuscan Butcher: Chapters 25-28 Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 25, Bill returned to Dario's shop. The Maestro continues teaching Bill as though he had never left, picking up on the thigh of a cow. During this time, Bill visited a local vineyard and saw for the first time the "chianine" or the cow that once populated this region of Italy. The chianine is larger than a normal cow and tends to be all-white. The chianine once worked hard on the vineyards and farms of the region, resulting in a tender and much-desired meat. Bill also began to learn about the different cuts made on a cow. Bill discovered that some of the cuts that the Maestro told him he could not find in other books, causing him to come to the conclusion that butchers of different regions have different cuts on the animals...