Nowadays, you won’t see brains and eggs on a menu too often, but it was a popular breakfast pairing in the American South up until the mid-1900s. It was also common in fifth-century Rome, if the most-complete surviving Roman cookbook is any indication. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/make-ancient-roman-brain-and-rose-souffle
- yep.
i used to take my dental hygienist cow tongues whenever i butchered.
she loved them and she was the only person i knew that did so i
just gave them to her.
that was jest when i lived in wa state not long ago 🏴☠️🐮🏴☠️
@Studio_M_ I’m glad to see there are still those who enjoy the delicacy.
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@Studio_M_ I was brought up on tongue sandwiches from the deli -- loved it then and now. Mom had a recipe with a raisin sauce.
You know how there are dishes that tell you an ethnic restaurant is authentic? If I see "tacos de lengua" on the menu at a Mexican restaurant, I know I'm in the right place. (Also menudo, though I don't like menudo that much.) @CherNohio
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Tongue sandwich, yes! Now I loved those with real horseradish on them.
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Never tasted "tongue", always thought it would be really tough as it is a muscle that is constantly in motion (no fat). Am I wrong?
@jjGravitas My grandmother boiled it till fork tender then took the outer layer off. (Came off easily) It was sliced thinly and buttery smooth. Horseradish and onion or horseradish alone is how we ate it.
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Before I knew what Katz's Deli was... Back in the mid late 70s...
My father had to go-to NYC and brought home a tongue sandwich from Katz's... He used to live on Delancy Street in the early 60s and ate there quite a bit then...
Just handed it to me and said try this... It was good... But I've never ordered it myself. Always Pastrami on Club Roll...
But haven't been there in a few years now...
@InvaderGzim Fun memories!
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@estherschindler I still remember seeing brains in a meat case at the supermarket when I was a kid.
@estherschindler It sounds awful, but it's really just greasy eggs. Brains are mostly fat.
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No way I would trust the supply chain enough to eat nerve tissue from cows now, though.
https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/22/world/five-britons-mad-cow-deaths-traced-to-butchering-methods.html
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It was common in the 50’s and 60’s to consume cow brain. I remember mom soaking it in milk then pan frying in an iron skillet. I don’t recall eating it often nor what it tastes like. But a “head to tail” culinary approach was adopted in the life of a farmer.