Breaking the Lenten Cannon

Boston has a rich Catholic tradition. Ash Wednesday was this week and had may Boston residents walking around town with the cross of burnt palms on their forehead (yes, that's what it was – and it was on purpose). The beginning of the Lenten season brings other rituals to many Catholics and other Christians who may be a bit more liberal in following the canon laws the rest of the year. The practice of not eating meat or poultry on Friday's for religious observance was once strong enough to force McD's to start selling the filet-o-fish. In some franchises they offer reduced prices on the sandwiches for the 40 days of Lent. If the canon laws don't strike you, or you're just looking to break tradition today (being the first Friday of Lent), our friends at Gridskipper have put together a solid guide of where to get your meat on (and they're talking everything from goat, rabbit, and buffalo to simply "Large Quantity Beef and Pork").

The list looks to inspire the "guilt" in "Catholic guilt." It seems as though they've left out one place – which is in walking distance to a number of the other picks on their list. Somewhere in the geographical epicenter of their meat-place picks of Koreana, Gol, Market Basket, Savenor's (Cambridge location), and Mayflower Poultry Company is the Midwest Grill in Inman Square. It's not just meat: it's all sorts of meat. And they serve it from swords. Swords. Halleluiah.

Image of the wonderful sign that brightens the night sky in Cambridge is for the Mayflower Poultry Company. Captured by Flickr user frankh