Do you know your Thor’s hammer from your tomahawk? These butchers are trying to keep up with social media
Thor's hammer, the tomahawk, picanha and flat iron are some of the trending meat cuts fuelling the evolution of butchery.
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Fiona Breen is executive producer of ABC Rural Tasmania and a senior multimedia journalist. She's passionate about bringing rural and regional stories to the wider ABC audience. Fiona loves getting out on farms and catching up with rural people.
As a former reporter for Landline, Fiona has been on assignment across Australia and to the sub-Antarctic's Macquarie Island and to Davis Station on the icy continent.
Thor's hammer, the tomahawk, picanha and flat iron are some of the trending meat cuts fuelling the evolution of butchery.
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