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Jul 16, 2012 9:12 AM
Offal /ˈɒfəl/,[SUP][1][/SUP] also called, especially in the United States, variety meats or organ meats, refers to the internal organs and entrails of a butcheredanimal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but includes most internal organs other thanmuscle and bone. As an English mass noun, the term "offal" has no plural form. Some cultures shy away from offal as food, while others use it as everyday food, or in delicacies.
I had some crispy tripas (cow intestine) the other day. It was very tasty. I have a had lots of Foie Gras which is also awesome. Tripe and sweetbreads are on my list of offal I would like to try.


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Jul 16, 2012 9:14 AM
I follow a paleo diet but offal is where I draw the line. No thanks on brains, livers, hearts, intestines, etc. Also won't eat lamb.
Jul 16, 2012 9:14am
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Jul 16, 2012 9:16 AM
BR1986FB;1226410 wrote:I follow a paleo diet but offal is where I draw the line. No thanks on brains, livers, hearts, intestines, etc. Also won't eat lamb.
Lamb is awesome, why the hangup? I understand why you wouldn't like the others.
Jul 16, 2012 9:16am
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Jul 16, 2012 9:20 AM
Sweetbreads, when prepared well, are awesome. Had General Tso sweetbreads w/ foie at Haute Dish in Minneapolis last year, 100% amazing.
Jul 16, 2012 9:20am
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Jul 16, 2012 9:20 AM
I actually like liver, and have had cow's tongue but that is where I draw the line on organ meats.
Jul 16, 2012 9:20am
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Jul 16, 2012 9:23 AM
Also, beef tongue has to be prepped well to be good. If it's under/overcooked it's tougher than just about anything, but if they can get it tender, yummmm.
Jul 16, 2012 9:23am
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Jul 16, 2012 9:33 AM
i've had liver and brains, they taste similar.
Jul 16, 2012 9:33am
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Jul 16, 2012 9:38 AM
gorocks99;1226417 wrote:Also, beef tongue has to be prepped well to be good. If it's under/overcooked it's tougher than just about anything, but if they can get it tender, yummmm.

The tongue I had was smoked then slow roasted, very tender and delicious.
Jul 16, 2012 9:38am
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Jul 16, 2012 9:45 AM
BR1986FB;1226410 wrote: Also won't eat lamb.

mmmmm, dead lamb. A night on High Street at the bars, stumble to the gyro place up the stairs (was next to Subway) and order from the old Greek owner who barely spoke English.

If I remember correctly, he had some hot daughters who'd occasionally work in there too.

Love me some strips of lamb, lettuce, little sour cream on a pita.....awesomeness.
I'm betting another OC'er remembers the place I'm talking about. Talkin' High Street in the 90's.
Jul 16, 2012 9:45am
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Jul 16, 2012 9:49 AM
Pork cheek tacos are about as good as it gets.
Jul 16, 2012 9:49am
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Jul 16, 2012 9:52 AM
said_aouita;1226424 wrote:mmmmm, dead lamb. A night on High Street at the bars, stumble to the gyro place up the stairs (was next to Subway) and order from the old Greek owner who barely spoke English.

If I remember correctly, he had some hot daughters who'd occasionally work in there too.

Love me some strips of lamb, lettuce, little sour cream on a pita.....awesomeness.
I'm betting another OC'er remembers the place I'm talking about. Talkin' High Street in the 90's.
This was awesome, thanks for the walk down memory lane. My buddy got chased out of that gyro shop with a baseball bat because he told the owner that "Gyros Suck" haha. But yes, that place rocked, and yes, his daughters were solid haha. Used to come stumbling home from the Cornerstone, CoEds or Panini's and would scarf those gyros, which were like $2 back then (damn I sound old, when did that happen???).
Jul 16, 2012 9:52am
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Jul 16, 2012 10:17 AM
If you ever eaten (Scapple ) you've eaten the worst of the worst of Offal :D
Jul 16, 2012 10:17am
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Jul 16, 2012 11:04 AM
I like liver and chicken gizzards.
Jul 16, 2012 11:04am
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Jul 16, 2012 11:08 AM
Love lamb, and have eaten turkey heart, livers & gizzards, but have no interest in expanding beyond that.
Jul 16, 2012 11:08am
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Jul 16, 2012 11:29 AM
I grilled some scrapple recently ...... Not so hot.
Jul 16, 2012 11:29am
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Jul 16, 2012 11:32 AM
Fried scrapple is a great breakfast food
Jul 16, 2012 11:32am
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Jul 16, 2012 11:38 AM
justincredible;1226453 wrote:I like liver and chicken gizzards.
Millers Chickens Gizzards in Athens is GOAT
Jul 16, 2012 11:38am
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Jul 16, 2012 12:08 PM
Enforcer;1226472 wrote:Millers Chickens Gizzards in Athens is GOAT
I used to love them from Lee's Famous Recipe as a kid.
Jul 16, 2012 12:08pm
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Jul 16, 2012 10:06 PM
said_aouita;1226424 wrote:mmmmm, dead lamb. A night on High Street at the bars, stumble to the gyro place up the stairs (was next to Subway) and order from the old Greek owner who barely spoke English.

If I remember correctly, he had some hot daughters who'd occasionally work in there too.

Love me some strips of lamb, lettuce, little sour cream on a pita.....awesomeness.
I'm betting another OC'er remembers the place I'm talking about. Talkin' High Street in the 90's.
BigAppleBuckeye;1226427 wrote:This was awesome, thanks for the walk down memory lane. My buddy got chased out of that gyro shop with a baseball bat because he told the owner that "Gyros Suck" haha. But yes, that place rocked, and yes, his daughters were solid haha. Used to come stumbling home from the Cornerstone, CoEds or Panini's and would scarf those gyros, which were like $2 back then (damn I sound old, when did that happen???).
He was there in the 80's too. Good times.
Jul 16, 2012 10:06pm
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Jul 16, 2012 10:34 PM
ccrunner609;1226441 wrote:Rocky Mountain oysters..............Yummy!
Those sound...offal
Jul 16, 2012 10:34pm
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Jul 16, 2012 10:44 PM
The stuff I tried that I like are gizzards, beef tongue, and heart. Most of the stuff that is mushy I really cant stand like the brain liver kidney.
Jul 16, 2012 10:44pm