THE BEST: Offal

[ned]

The definition may be a subjective one. Wikipedia starts out with my definition and then follows with Sam's as if they are the same thing.

How about "The parts of animals that most Americans are afraid to eat"?

[slkinsey]

The 1828 Webster's dictionary defines offal as: "Waste meat; the parts of an animal butchered which are unfit for use or rejected."

The current (10th) edition of Webster's has it as: "1 : the waste or by-product of a process: as a : trimmings of a hide b : the by-products of milling used especially for stock feeds c : the viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal removed in dressing : VARIETY MEAT"

The Online Etymology Dictionary gives the word origins as: "1398, "waste parts, refuse," from off + fall; the notion being that which "falls off" the butcher's block; perhaps a translation of M.Du. afval."

Edited to remove bizzare quote that somehow got into the original.

Edited March 2, 2007 by slkinsey (log)

[ned]

Is there a particular sea salt that is best for everyday cooking? I rarely add salt when cooking, so to be honest, I've never used sea salt.

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The 1828 Webster's dictionary defines offal as: "Waste meat; the parts of an animal butchered which are unfit for use or rejected."

The current (10th) edition of Webster's has it as: "1 : the waste or by-product of a process: as a : trimmings of a hide b : the by-products of milling used especially for stock feeds c : the viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal removed in dressing : VARIETY MEAT"

The Online Etymology Dictionary gives the word origins as: "1398, "waste parts, refuse," from off + fall; the notion being that which "falls off" the butcher's block; perhaps a translation of M.Du. afval."

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I stand corrected.

[tupac17616]

sweetbreads. Centrico. that's all i'm going to say...

[Luckylies]

Brains at Enoteca Barbone

[adrman]

Brains at Enoteca Barbone

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mmmmm, Must go.

[ulterior epicure]

I'll put in a vote for the cockscomb and corned lamb tongue at Casa Mono and the sweetbreads at Babbo.

[ned]

Nice tripe at Casa Mono