"Cutting Across the Grain" is an article about how to cut meat across the grain and between carpools.
If you cut across the grain, you will get the tenderest results.Look closely at a piece of meat and you will see that the long muscle fibers are parallel to one another.It is easier to chew meat that is cut across the grain because the fibers are shorter.Certain cuts of meat that contain more than one muscle may have areas where the fibers run in different directions; watch out for these changes as you slice and adjust the direction in which you are cutting if necessary.
You can find a dish of lentils and salmon at any French bistro.Lean, mellow lentils complement the richness of the fish.