Chapter 1088: Chapter 97: Meat Consumption
In this way, Germany must possess sufficient strategic composure, and the government must maintain a clear mind and high efficiency, but under the leadership of William II, it’s obviously not likely for Germany to achieve these points.
Moreover, even if Germany can always maintain the best state, to achieve ultimate victory, external conditions are required, that is, the governments of other countries falling into decay or governance errors. Suppose the UK, France, and Russia were countries like Austria-Hungary, then perhaps there would be a chance.
The reason Austria-Hungary was weak among European powers was mainly due to fundamental defects in its system; without a unified strong government, Austria-Hungary could not fully implement many beneficial policies.
Moreover, the most fatal problem is that Austria-Hungary, this inefficient government, is still Germany’s most important ally, further increasing the difficulty of Germany achieving victory in the war.
East Africa, the United States, and Germany are entirely different. For East Africa and the United States, war is a non-essential option, at least in terms of large-scale decisive battles. The situation in Europe can be described as having a significant impact on everything.
The United States and East Africa have no such worries; after all, the United Kingdom can’t let Canada and the United States clash, nor let Egypt or South Africa attack East Africa.
As regional powers, East Africa and the United States have no strong forces around that can threaten the two countries. If the above events occur, the two countries can instead expand logically.
The transition of world dominance is basically impossible to achieve peacefully. To capture the international market controlled by the UK and France, scenarios of regional turmoil and wars are inevitable.
The geopolitical advantages of East Africa and the United States enable the two countries to maneuver with traditional powers like the UK and France, even if this process is somewhat prolonged.
In the past life, even without Germany disrupting the European situation, the United States could step by step achieve its goals, though the final outcome might not be as ideal.
Of course, currently, the East African government still doesn’t have any idea on this matter. In this regard, East Africa and the United States are basically aligned, as the two countries have better options—letting Europe become chaotic on its own.
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"During the 2-5 plan, our country’s annual average growth in consumer goods was about three percent, and the national living standards significantly improved, especially the substantial increase in the consumption of light industrial goods, with household appliances being the most prominent."
"The consumption of textiles and food also significantly increased. Among food consumption, the per capita consumption of meat and dairy products has significantly improved, already surpassing the standards of some European countries. In meat products, pork and beef account for the highest proportion, followed by poultry and lastly lamb and other meats."
As a German country, and under the dual influence of immigration from the Far East Empire, pork has always been a meat source with relatively high acceptance among East Africans.
Of course, before the 1990s, the sales of pork in East Africa were far less than beef, with pork consumption being limited by production.
This situation was reversed after the 1990s, mainly because East African agriculture had already matured, and the prices of international agricultural products, especially grains, remained low. To consume the surplus grains, East Africa began to develop large-scale livestock farming.
Pig farming began to rise on a large scale in East Africa, and until now, pork has become the primary meat source for East African citizens.
Certainly, this is closely related to the diversified cooking methods in East Africa. The German Region, the Far East Empire, and the Slavic regions, the three primary sources of immigrants in East Africa, each have their own techniques for processing meat.
Especially pork, which is relatively difficult to handle, requires higher standards in farming and cooking techniques. As an immigrant country, East Africa has greatly enriched its methods of cooking and preserving meat.
Sausage, cured meat, smoked meat, braised, stir-fried, and other methods, coupled with the promotion of farming and slaughtering techniques in East Africa, have allowed pork to be effectively turned into various delicacies, thus being widely promoted across the nation in East Africa.
Of course, pork is highly popular in East Africa not only due to dietary traditions, improvements in breeding and slaughtering technology, and diverse cooking methods, but also because of East Africa’s local environmental climate.
Although East Africa has abundant grasslands, the quality of cattle and sheep produced in the tropical savannah climate can’t ultimately compare with other regions, which also provided conditions for the increased consumption of pork in East Africa.
Not to mention East Africa, even Germany, and Denmark, countries with superior grasslands due to their temperate oceanic climate, have pork consumption levels higher than beef.
Overall, East African meat consumption is moving toward diversification. Although pork and beef currently dominate, other meat consumption is also rapidly increasing, especially poultry.
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Lamb, camel meat, fish meat, horse meat, donkey meat, and other meat sources are also increasing. In the southern part of East Africa, that is the South African Plateau region, lamb is abundantly produced, while in the Northwest Somali region, camel meat is a characteristic meat source. Horse meat in East Africa is relatively niche, fish meat is also quite popular in East Africa, though limited by geography, concentrated near coastal and lake river areas. As for donkey meat, for many East Africans, it is a completely new experience, with donkey meat cooking techniques mainly coming from the northern part of the Far East Empire.
"Currently, our country’s meat consumption is developing in a diversified direction, and with the development of animal husbandry and breeding industries, per capita meat consumption has significantly improved, and the physical fitness of the citizens has markedly improved. According to the 1909 military recruitment standards, the height alone has increased by two centimeters compared to the 1980s."
Regarding height, East Africans were not considered short from the beginning, and now the average height of East Africans is above the world average line. In the 1909 sample survey, the average height of East African adult males was about 172 cm, adult females were 163 cm, meaning the current average height of East Africans is about 167.5 cm.
This level is equivalent to France, where the average French height is 167 cm, Germany is 169 cm, and the Netherlands is 171 cm.
Height is clearly directly related to living standards; just like current Europeans’ height has increased significantly compared to the past.
In the mid-20th century, the average height of the Dutch and French was only about 165 cm, and Germany was only about 163 cm. From early East African average height data, in the 1970s, the average height in East Africa was just over 160 cm, with the severely malnourished immigrant population being the main reason for the low average height in East Africa at that time.
Over decades, the average height of East Africans increased by nearly ten centimeters, which is an important manifestation of the improvement in East African living standards.
Germany’s average height surpassing France is also related to Germany’s rapid economic development; in the mid-20th century, Germany was slightly inferior to France, but now it is above France, which is hard to explain.
In the mid-20th century, Germany was not yet unified, and years of war greatly affected German production. The German Region was a major area of population outflow globally, but now Germany’s industrial development and political stability have created conditions for agricultural development, leading to a significant improvement in Germans’ quality of life.
The most illustrative case is Russia; today, Russians are apparently not as tall and robust as the Russians in the past life, because with low living standards, Russian soldiers are almost the shortest among European countries.
The average height of Russian soldiers is only about 165 cm. One must know that the military’s height restrictions are relatively lenient, but they can generally reflect accurate data on the healthy male height in a country.
Moreover, Russian requirements in Poland, Ukraine, and other regions are even lower, while the highest height is in some Baltic territories. Russian European and Asian portions have soldiers’ heights in the intermediate position; in this era, Poland and Ukraine can be seen as relatively impoverished areas in terms of Russian development.
As for Russia’s Asian part, although the population is small, this doesn’t mean their living quality is poor, especially with meat contributing to a larger proportion in the diet. After all, the Asian territories of Russia are not suitable for agricultural planting.
