[PenultimateManStanding]

A certain poster who shall go unnamed (except to say he ends with a hole) has accused me of offering up trivial fluff stuff, completely irrelevant. Then I remembered his threads about cloning boogers and invisible men and thought, aw what the heck. So here it is: two of the most disgusting foods are liver and beef tongue. Ever had a big beef tongue boiled and plopped down on your plate? Not good. Liver ain't much better. But thanks to the French and the Basques, they can both be made delicious. Liver: grind it into a paste and mix the paste with spices and herbs and you get pate. Delicious on crackers. Beef Tongue: slice it wafer thin and pickle it in special herbs and serve cold with gazpacho. mmmm.

[dinopello]

You can pretty much each anything if it's battered and deep fried.

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', 'Y')ou can pretty much each anything if it's battered and deep fried.

[mercurygirl]

You are syncing up with me. I'm reading a book on food writing. Read an essay about a guy spending serious time in Italy who met up with a jolly diabolical butcher. When he praised his meats, the butcher dared him, no, forced him, to eat a piece of raw tripe. He managed, and the butcher laughed maniacally and gave him a bunch of handmade salami. Then he invited him back for more tripe, all the while laughing hysterically I'm sure.

I'm on a serious food mission right now. I'm gonna find some good barbecue tomorrow.

[The_Virginian]

[alokin]

penultimate you are crazy. There are so many recipes from many countries which turn both foods into nice plates. Liver is very healthy, however not to my taste, if it is from organic cows. I ate tongue as a Sunday dish. It is usually made in a sauce with white wine. You should learn the basics of cooking!

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('alokin', 'Y')ou should learn the basics of cooking!

[Daniel_Plainview]

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[PenultimateManStanding]

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[Pretorian]

I hated any kind of liver when I was a kid ( well it didnt change much). Once I was eating a barely warm fish soup with my mom, out of a little caserole on a bench at some mini-park near Azov sea.
You know, usual fish soup, no particular recipe, just a soup out of a sturgeon's head/tales/wings. I found a small piece of liver swimminmg there.
It was one of the best things i ever tasted. I was 5.

[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', 'Y')ou can pretty much each anything if it's battered and deep fried.

[Tyler_JC]

Miracle Berry Tablets make anything bitter/sour taste sweet.

Try it with a lemon. It's unbelievable.

[pedalling_faster]

2 parts Briana's Blush Wine Vinaigrette
1 part Jamaica Jerk marinade (Trader Joe's has it)

some of the best salad dressing i ever had. makes
iceberg lettuce taste good.

[Quinny]

How can anyody over 10 not like liver - its the most delicious part of almost any beast, and the prize reward for hunters all over the world.

It's ideal barely cooked, just seal it on a hot griddle or frying pan a bit of salt and pepper and mmmmm! I'm drooling!

For the less keen lightly coat in seasoned flower and shallow fry in very hot oil.

The main problem people have with liver is that its almost always overcooked!

The blood has to be running out when you cut it for it to be right.

[mercurygirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('alokin', 'Y')ou should learn the basics of cooking!

[lotrfan55345]

I love liver.
It practically tastes like meat!

[Quinny]

I'm not recommending this, as even I like to sear it (wipe it's arse as we say) on a hot griddle, but in many parts of the world I understand they say it tastes best raw but still warm after the kill.

[kpeavey]

What do you think gravy is for?
cut the liver into smaller pieces is you have to. cover it with gravy, get some bacon and beet greens, maybe some potatoes, you have a fine meal.

Chicken livers can be had for a buck for 20 ounces. I have several pints canned up with some onions and mushrooms. All I have to do is dump the stuff in a sauce pot, bring it to a boil, add gravy mix and I have a fast meal at the ready. Goes well with rice. As a means of adding variety to stored food, its low cost. I would not want to eat this every day, but now and then acceptable.

Beef liver is $1.50/#. I should pick some up and do the same as with the chicken livers.

As far as beef tongue goes, I would consider stocking up other foods first.

[Quinny]

Much as I respect your opinions on most issues, we'll have to differ here. I believe that this way of eating liver is what puts most people off it as when overcooked it becomes tough and tasteless. It's like we used to get for school meals.

Rare liver especially lambs, but ox, pig and more or less any other are so tender and tasty I can't even type this without salivating.

Moving onto chicken liver thats an equally beautiful dish, much underestimated and like you said cheap as chips. For the less bloodthirsty among us you can cook these a bit longer without spoiling texture and taste. When we go to an Italian restaurant my wife will order Fegatini for me without even asking. Chilli Garlic Wine and chicken livers mmm Heaven!

As an aside when poverty stricken students in Manchester we lived better than any of our mates due to my ability to cook 'rough' cuts of meat. I was taught by family and one old Aunt used to get me a joint every other week. It was always Ham shank, Breast of Lamb, Belly pork, Liver and other cheap cuts. My mates initially turned their noses up but ended up loving them. In our second year we lived in a jewish neighbourhood and I then 'discovered' chicken livers. What a revelation - one of the best fast foods in the world chicken liver butties for breakfast were quicker and healthier than bacon. When all our other mates had spent their grants on pizzas and other convenience foods we got to spend more on the more important things like beer.



$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kpeavey', 'W')hat do you think gravy is for?
cut the liver into smaller pieces is you have to. cover it with gravy, get some bacon and beet greens, maybe some potatoes, you have a fine meal.

Chicken livers can be had for a buck for 20 ounces. I have several pints canned up with some onions and mushrooms. All I have to do is dump the stuff in a sauce pot, bring it to a boil, add gravy mix and I have a fast meal at the ready. Goes well with rice. As a means of adding variety to stored food, its low cost. I would not want to eat this every day, but now and then acceptable.

Beef liver is $1.50/#. I should pick some up and do the same as with the chicken livers.

As far as beef tongue goes, I would consider stocking up other foods first.

[Grifter]

I like liver

I also like tongue. Thin slices of tongue with salt and white pepper.

Simple and delicious.