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Re: Exotic meats...

Postby mark111757 » Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:36 pm

Sue

As I recall, cheeks are the basis of guanciale. Supposed to be oh so good, especially in carbonara....n

Here in this part of the states, it is considered exotic either way.

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Re: Exotic meats...

Postby Alexandria » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:33 am

Joan,

I adore calves liver .. It is not as common in Spain as in Veneto, Italy.

Manitas ( pig´s trotters) in a stew are delectable .. Very common in Spain, particularly in the rurals ..

Thank you for the links ..

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Re: Exotic meats...

Postby Alexandria » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:38 am

Mark,

Guanciale ( cheeks of a pig ) are amazingly extraordinary. Not as common in Spain as in Italy .. It is a staple in Italy .. Authentic classic Italian Carbonara is made with Guanciale, not bacon or ham.

Delicious ..

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Re: Exotic meats...

Postby Badger's Mate » Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:05 pm

Love trotters. Always do them in the pressure cooker with a little water and onion until tender, then release pressure and add leeks, milk and cornflour, simmering until leeks are cooked and sauce is thickened. Serve with mash :yum

I save an old disposable razor for shaving trotters and pigs' heads. It's a Fergus Henderson tip. I like most offal, just this morning bought some lamb's liver at Great Amwell farmers' market in fact. Our local tapas bar does wonderful braised pig's cheeks.

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Re: Exotic meats...

Postby Luca » Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:44 pm

I'm a huge fan of many exotic, or so called, meats. Calf liver, sweetbreads, oxtail, kidneys and many of the things already mentioned.

I hope to find an occasion to try lamb fries after reading an account of a meal written by Anthony Bourdain. He made it sound rather delicious, having been baked in situ so to speak in the desert sand.

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Re: Exotic meats...

Postby Badger's Mate » Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:52 pm

I hope to find an occasion to try lamb fries


I've had lamb's fry at St. John B&W :thumbsup

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Re: Exotic meats...

Postby Stokey Sue » Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:03 am

I'm not sure I could face fry, having been confronted by a half tonne of bull's balls, frozen, courtesy of Fray Bentos, in a lab many years ago. The smell as they slowly thawed.... we were trying to extract an enzyme (actually we succeeded)

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Re: Exotic meats...

Postby Badger's Mate » Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:48 am

having been confronted by a half tonne of bull's balls




To be fair, the portion sizes at St John are a bit more manageable :D

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