TIMMAY 6 Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Just wondering if many people bother with offal nowadays? I'm in my mid twenties, and when i talk about it most people my age, they look at me as if i'm suggesting canibalism! Got one of my mates to eat lambs heart last night, and he was well impressed! Just seems to me alot of people miss out on a cheap and delicious feed, and i don't know why? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Lambs kidneys, any liver fried in seasoned flour and hearts, lovely. I always said it, if offal looked like steak it would be 10 times the price. Delicious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,863 Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 i eat it all the time,over here in cork we eat boddice and offal,the boddice is spare ribs boiled till its falling off of the bone,feckin georgous.I can also remember eating pigs cheeks(from the face not the ass) pigs heads and other forms of shite :sick: we were poor then though, what am i saying....we're still poor,lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kreet 0 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 i like a decent bit liver have stayd clear of the rabbit liver since i was young due to people talkiing about liver fluke but i like a decent bit lamd offal , one thing i would never touch now is a chickens liver or turkey offal due to the intense farming method although if i had the room to rear my own i would eat everything i could . the girl and kids turn there nose up at liver but hey its all the extra for me . i always mind when i was young and my grandad used to boil sheep and pig heads up for the dogs and he would pick out the eyes n eat them now that turns me insides, you cant get such thing now a days only the butcher that does my dog mince has ever got bones anymore its a joke !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
masmiffy 82 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Cant beat it liver kidney heart chitlings even black pudding I guess is offal! Use to do my own pressed tongue but dont know if you can even buy one 'raw' now? Thinking about it have 'lost' my original tongue press. When I was a kid and we had a pig killed we got nearly all of it back in one form or another. Head & trotters were made into brawn owt was wasted! Last time I got one off a mate didnt even get the liver!! was told butchers perks! Feck the butcher its mine! Anyhow I was always told there is only one bit of a pig you cant eat The squeal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garethstroud 0 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I think one of the issues is that people have been brainwashed by seeing meats packed nicely in supermarkets. If they used their local butcher and saw all the different things available and tried different things, they'd be amazed. I bought a pigs head from my local butcher a few months ago to make brawn. My work colleagues were mortified and were nearly sick when I said that pigs cheek was fantastic. They refused point blank to try my brawn. I then asked how many of them liked sausages, of which there were many. I then proceeded to tell them that many butchers make them with the meat from the pigs head!! They also think I'm a dog for buying sweetbreads and sweetmeats - cheap as chips and beautiful. They just wont try things though!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Cant beat it liver kidney heart chitlings even black pudding I guess is offal!Use to do my own pressed tongue but dont know if you can even buy one 'raw' now? Thinking about it have 'lost' my original tongue press. When I was a kid and we had a pig killed we got nearly all of it back in one form or another. Head & trotters were made into brawn owt was wasted! Last time I got one off a mate didnt even get the liver!! was told butchers perks! Feck the butcher its mine! Anyhow I was always told there is only one bit of a pig you cant eat The squeal And do you know why the squeal isn't used???? Because you can't catch it................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattydski 560 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Can beat a decent bit of offal. Normally make liver and bacon Casserole, or Pate, or indeed Meat loaf But the ultimate cheep meat is Pigs Cheek or Trotter as allready said....Yum Yum. Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Never been a big fan of offal myself, even though I was brought up with liver & kidneys. I don't mind the odd bit of kidney in a steak & kidney pie. I like haggis, black pudding & faggots. I tried a bit of lamb heart a few weeks ago. I buy them for the ferrets, and I was always tempted to try a bit. I thought it better than liver, but it's still not something I'd go out of my way to eat though, although I might try it cooked with some onions & bacon at some point in the future! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bandit man 9 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 beef curtains not bad taste a bit like scampi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Grant 4 Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 OK. Someone's going to ask. What the hell are beef curtains. Traditional Scottish thing is "Potted Hied", made from sheeps heads. Leave on the cheeks and every second tongue. Some butchers still make them. Nobody has mentioned tripes, done with onions and white sauce they are not bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 OK. Someone's going to ask. What the hell are beef curtains. Traditional Scottish thing is "Potted Hied", made from sheeps heads. Leave on the cheeks and every second tongue. Some butchers still make them. Nobody has mentioned tripes, done with onions and white sauce they are not bad. Erm, Ladies private parts! AKA: Badly packed kebab.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biffo 0 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 roasted lamb heart stuffed with chopped liver & onions or stuffed with a herby dumpling yum as for beef curtains its better to tenderize them vigorously Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samba 534 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 had haggis for first time other day very impressed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sauer 2 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 beef curtains hehehehehe definately need some tenderising!!!! dinnae mind liver now n again i soak mine in milk then cut into strips n lightly coat in seasoned flour then flash fry!!! stalkers treat roe liver for breaky always fancied trying say heart for example but me thinks i would need someone in the know to cook it up for me so when i tasted it for first time id know id giving it fair trial...... think if i tried it mesel i would feck it up sauer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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