I recently came across pajata (pagliata) in a Roman restaurant and felt that was already quite adventurous but that's nothing compared to the olden days, I guess!
When we were kids my Mom used to buy and cook lung... From a calf or cow I think. She cut it in cubes and cooked it in a stew with tomato sauce. Although we were urged to taste everything, this was something I couldn't stomach! I remember when she said she could no longer buy it... I was thrilled!! I do however, love calves brains and sweetbreads! Thanks for the great post!
This is remarkable, and stomach-churning. Realistically, I'm out after the fried dough. But the effort put into raising a self-indulgent, drunken, exploding pig is something that truly gave me pause. There are so many political, social, metaphorical levels of that recipe that I can hardly process it, much less eat it.
The Peacock for sure sounds great
I recently came across pajata (pagliata) in a Roman restaurant and felt that was already quite adventurous but that's nothing compared to the olden days, I guess!
It was very good by the way
My husband loves it, but that's not at all up my alley!
When we were kids my Mom used to buy and cook lung... From a calf or cow I think. She cut it in cubes and cooked it in a stew with tomato sauce. Although we were urged to taste everything, this was something I couldn't stomach! I remember when she said she could no longer buy it... I was thrilled!! I do however, love calves brains and sweetbreads! Thanks for the great post!
The cooked lung sounds good but the brain... eww
This is remarkable, and stomach-churning. Realistically, I'm out after the fried dough. But the effort put into raising a self-indulgent, drunken, exploding pig is something that truly gave me pause. There are so many political, social, metaphorical levels of that recipe that I can hardly process it, much less eat it.
That Italian Cuisine video is so funny! (and I mean when you have cuisine like that -- a lot is forgiven!)
It is really interesting how many people forget Italy's fascist past.
Yes. We remember what we want to!