is ine ▁re lies ▁partly ▁on ▁the ▁meat ▁of ▁the ▁rein de er ; ▁the ▁In uit ▁di et ▁uses ▁locally ▁caught ▁sea - m amm al ▁meat ▁from ▁wh ales ; ▁Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁a te ▁k ang ar oo ; ▁and ▁ind igen ous ▁North ▁American ▁food ▁included ▁b ison ▁ste ak . ▁In ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁meat ▁reci pes ▁from ▁medieval ▁times ▁on wards ▁simply ▁state ▁" me at " ▁without ▁specifying ▁the ▁kind ▁or ▁cut ; ▁" ap art ▁from ▁an ▁occas ional ▁gaz elle , ▁kid ▁or ▁cam el ", ▁only ▁l amb ▁and ▁m utton ▁were ▁e aten ▁because ▁cattle ▁were ▁s eld om ▁b red . ▁ ▁In ▁contemporary ▁Argentina , ▁where ▁ste ak ▁consumption ▁is ▁very ▁high , ▁ste ak ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁cu is ine ▁and ▁the ▁as ado ▁has ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁d ish . ▁In ▁Austria , ▁the ▁national ▁d ish ▁is ▁Wiener ▁Sch nitz el , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁ste ak ▁made ▁from ▁ve al . ▁Ad vice ▁on ▁but ch ery ▁and ▁reci pes ▁for ▁American ▁black ▁bear ▁ste ak ▁and ▁ch ops ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁New ▁Jersey ▁( US ) ▁government . ▁▁ ▁Pro tests ▁▁ ▁Veg ans ▁are ▁against ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁consumption ▁of ▁ste ak ▁as ▁they ▁view ▁the ▁sla ugh ter ▁and ▁treatment ▁of ▁c ows ▁as ▁un eth ical . ▁Veg an ▁activ ists ▁regularly ▁hold ▁protest s ▁against ▁ste akh ouses . ▁