Comments on: Offal items from around the ‘net http://www.nosetotailathome.com/2009/03/offal-items-from-around-the-net/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:31:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ryan http://www.nosetotailathome.com/2009/03/offal-items-from-around-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Ryan Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:00:46 +0000 http://www.nosetotailathome.com/?p=317#comment-223 Aye, the first time I had brains, I had to really gird myself. It's not my favorite thing in the world, but I've had a lot of food I'd consider less desirable. Thanks for all of your comments! Aye, the first time I had brains, I had to really gird myself. It’s not my favorite thing in the world, but I’ve had a lot of food I’d consider less desirable.

Thanks for all of your comments!

]]> By: ntsc The Art of The Pig http://www.nosetotailathome.com/2009/03/offal-items-from-around-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-216 ntsc The Art of The Pig Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:18:49 +0000 http://www.nosetotailathome.com/?p=317#comment-216 It wasn't a health thing, but psych. The taste was fine, delicate liverish as I recall. I was even curious as to the taste having first heard of such in Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky where the two 'boys' share raw brains with salt for 'desert'. I had to force myself to swallow. I've had braised beef cheek at Symon's resturant in Cleveland. My wife likes sweet breads so I've tasted them several times, I like them some ways not others. She wants nothing to do with trottters and tolerates ox-tails and will not allow me to attempt head cheese, although she likes it well enough. I don't care for heart and again I think that is mind not taste as I like tongue in combo sandwiches (roast beef, tongue and chopped chicken livers to be explicit). And I certainly eat sheep, pig and beef casings, although some are a bit much to chew. It wasn’t a health thing, but psych. The taste was fine, delicate liverish as I recall. I was even curious as to the taste having first heard of such in Heinlein’s Tunnel in the Sky where the two ‘boys’ share raw brains with salt for ‘desert’.

I had to force myself to swallow.

I’ve had braised beef cheek at Symon’s resturant in Cleveland. My wife likes sweet breads so I’ve tasted them several times, I like them some ways not others. She wants nothing to do with trottters and tolerates ox-tails and will not allow me to attempt head cheese, although she likes it well enough. I don’t care for heart and again I think that is mind not taste as I like tongue in combo sandwiches (roast beef, tongue and chopped chicken livers to be explicit). And I certainly eat sheep, pig and beef casings, although some are a bit much to chew.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.nosetotailathome.com/2009/03/offal-items-from-around-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Ryan Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:49:02 +0000 http://www.nosetotailathome.com/?p=317#comment-212 I've always been confused about oxtails being considered offal as well. The same with beef cheek. I just made a pretty tasty braised cheek dish last night with a reduced wine sauce and creamy polenta. You're not alone by any means in the "don't want to eat brain" department. I've replied to many an e-mail asking "why, for the love of Pete, did I eat brains?" You only live once! I’ve always been confused about oxtails being considered offal as well. The same with beef cheek. I just made a pretty tasty braised cheek dish last night with a reduced wine sauce and creamy polenta.

You’re not alone by any means in the “don’t want to eat brain” department. I’ve replied to many an e-mail asking “why, for the love of Pete, did I eat brains?” You only live once!

]]> By: ntsc The Art of The Pig http://www.nosetotailathome.com/2009/03/offal-items-from-around-the-net/comment-page-1/#comment-210 ntsc The Art of The Pig Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:08:51 +0000 http://www.nosetotailathome.com/?p=317#comment-210 I've tried offal of various kinds. Liver I do like, both in pate or similar and calf or chicken liver as an etree. I don't know why they are offal but braised ox-tails are one of my favorite meals. Tongue, in various combinatino sandwiches, many preperations of sweet-breads. Head cheese and souse are great as is scrapple. I can't eat brains, I don't mind the taste, I just didn't want them. So I don't buy whole or half hogs, instead buying the primal cuts that will get used. I’ve tried offal of various kinds. Liver I do like, both in pate or similar and calf or chicken liver as an etree. I don’t know why they are offal but braised ox-tails are one of my favorite meals. Tongue, in various combinatino sandwiches, many preperations of sweet-breads. Head cheese and souse are great as is scrapple.

I can’t eat brains, I don’t mind the taste, I just didn’t want them. So I don’t buy whole or half hogs, instead buying the primal cuts that will get used.

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