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Love tongue. Cook it occasionally and eat with horseradish mayonnaise

teachrdan 4y ago
I was reading "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" to my kid and saw a reference to the Quimby family eating tongue as a cheap meat, due to budget cutbacks from Mr. Quimby going back to school to become a teacher. Ramona did not care for tongue if I recall correctly.
jakzurr 4y ago
My father made a wonderful tongue & beans soup; must have been 45 years ago. Little brother and friend come home, I tell them, "You've got to try Dad's soup!" They both raved about it, until I mentioned the meat was cow tongue. Years later I was still catching flack about that little incident. But he'd grown up on a farm and meat was meat; I thought it tasted great.
- ljf 4y ago
  Right until the 90s in the UK you could get ox tongue in the deli of nearly all major supermarkets here (nicely sliced) - I loved it long before I realised what it was. I grew up on a very small farm, but I'm sure many non farm folk were eating it back then too.
- groffee 4y ago
  Why do we balk at tongue (and brains, eyes, squishy bits etc) but not actual cuts? Food is food.
  - samatman 4y ago
    I don't balk at tongue (last ate it grilled at table) but you won't catch me eating brain. I have a deep horror of prion disease that precludes developing an appetite for nerve tissue.
    - 0xbadcafebee 4y ago
      Lengua tacos are delicious! But I once tried pig's ear at a korean street food cart. It felt like chewing on an ear. I still wish I had never tried it.
- dieselgate 4y ago
  Oh classic, that reminds me of "rocky mountain oysters" - proof that anything fried can be pretty alright
gus_massa 4y ago
Tongue (with vinegar and garlic) is one of the traditional dishes for Christmas here in Argentina (or at least in my family). I never ate it in a sandwich, anyway.
- int_19h 4y ago
  It makes for excellent cold cuts. Just the thing on sliced bread.
the-smug-one 4y ago
Beef tongue is amazing! Try out tongue tacos.
- trelane 4y ago
  Have done this, can confirm.

I was reading "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" to my kid and saw a reference to the Quimby family eating tongue as a cheap meat, due to budget cutbacks from Mr. Quimby going back to school to become a teacher. Ramona did not care for tongue if I recall correctly.

jakzurr 4y ago

My father made a wonderful tongue & beans soup; must have been 45 years ago. Little brother and friend come home, I tell them, "You've got to try Dad's soup!" They both raved about it, until I mentioned the meat was cow tongue. Years later I was still catching flack about that little incident. But he'd grown up on a farm and meat was meat; I thought it tasted great.

ljf 4y ago
Right until the 90s in the UK you could get ox tongue in the deli of nearly all major supermarkets here (nicely sliced) - I loved it long before I realised what it was. I grew up on a very small farm, but I'm sure many non farm folk were eating it back then too.
groffee 4y ago
Why do we balk at tongue (and brains, eyes, squishy bits etc) but not actual cuts? Food is food.
- samatman 4y ago
  I don't balk at tongue (last ate it grilled at table) but you won't catch me eating brain. I have a deep horror of prion disease that precludes developing an appetite for nerve tissue.
  - 0xbadcafebee 4y ago
    Lengua tacos are delicious! But I once tried pig's ear at a korean street food cart. It felt like chewing on an ear. I still wish I had never tried it.
dieselgate 4y ago
Oh classic, that reminds me of "rocky mountain oysters" - proof that anything fried can be pretty alright

gus_massa 4y ago

Tongue (with vinegar and garlic) is one of the traditional dishes for Christmas here in Argentina (or at least in my family). I never ate it in a sandwich, anyway.

int_19h 4y ago
It makes for excellent cold cuts. Just the thing on sliced bread.

the-smug-one 4y ago

Beef tongue is amazing! Try out tongue tacos.

trelane 4y ago
Have done this, can confirm.