Carnea este un termen care definete carnea ca atare i produsele din carne.

In general carnea
este constituit din musculatura scheletului animalelor cu poriuni de esut conjunctiv i adipos
(gras). n cadrul acestui termen nu sunt incluse mruntaiele, prile cornoase (copite, pr, pene),
esuturile cartilaginoase i osoase. Dup normele de igien sanitar-veterinare carnea trebuie s fi
controlat nainte de consum de o persoan calificat. Dup timpul de intrare n consum carnea
poate s fie carne proaspt sau carne conservat. Conservarea poate fi realizat prin temperatur
ridicat (fierbere sau prjire), sau prin srare, uscare i afumare. Carnea este diferit i dup
proveniena sa, dup specia de animal din care se obine dup sacrificare.
n prezent, cea mai cunoscut diet bogat n carne este dieta Atkins, elaborat n anii 1970 de
cardiologul Robert Atkins.[1] n anul 2001, organizaia American Heart Association a lansat un anun
public n care dieta Atkins era criticat pentru eliminarea unor surse necesare de substane nutritive
din alimentaie, subliniind c persoanele care urmeaz aceast diet sunt supuse riscului de a nu
obine toate vitaminele i mineralele necesare i totodat risc s sufere de probleme cardiace,
renale, osoase i de anomalii ale ficatului.[1]
Pe viitor, se estimeaz c va fi imposibil ca agricultura modern s livreze necesarul de alimente
pentru 10 miliarde de persoane, ci vom fi n cteva decenii.[2] Cel puin, nu dac ei vor avea o diet
de tip occidental.[2] Soluia ar fi ca oamenii s treac la un regim alimentar vegetarian.[2] Oricum,
toat lumea este de acord c animalele crescute pentru hran sectuiesc apele planetei.[2] Pe
deasupra, ele mai i polueaz teribil.[2]
In Mexican cuisine, carne asada (literally 'grilled meat' (specifically beef), though any type of dry
heat cooking may be used)[1] is made from thin marinated beef steak, usually skirt steak, flank
steak or flap steak.[2] It is usually cooked with a certain amount ofsearing to impart a charred flavor.
Carne asada can be served as a main dish or as an ingredient in other dishes (see below). Carne
asada is often served with fresh guacamole, grilled onions, black beans or frijoles charros,
rice, tortillas and fresh salsa.[3][2] Carne asada can also be topped with chismol or pico de gallo.
The dish is commonly prepared in the northern and western parts of Mexico (in the states
of Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Nuevo
Len, Durango, Tamaulipas, Nayarit, Zacatecas, Colima, Michoacn, Aguascalientes,Guanajuato, S
an Luis Potos and Jalisco) as well as in the American Southwest (especially Southern
California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas). It is sold at Mexican meat markets called carniceras in
the American Southwest and especially those states with Mexican/Mexican American enclaves

Carne asada can be purchased from meat markets either prepared (preparada, i.e., already
marinated) or not (no preparada), for marinating at home.[2] The meat can be marinated in many
different ways, from simply rubbing with salt to using spice rubs such as lemon and pepper or garlic
salt and lime, before being cooked on a grill.[3][2] Some recipes even use beer in the marinade.
Carne asada can be served as a main dish but it is also commonly chopped up and used as an
ingredient in other dishes.[2] The following is a list of popular dishes that use carne asada as a main
ingredient: