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The Peacock for sure sounds great

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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!

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It was very good by the way

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My husband loves it, but that's not at all up my alley!

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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!

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The cooked lung sounds good but the brain... eww

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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.

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That Italian Cuisine video is so funny! (and I mean when you have cuisine like that -- a lot is forgiven!)

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It is really interesting how many people forget Italy's fascist past.

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Yes. We remember what we want to!

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