Pig Ears & other Animal Parts

[toml]

I was at Costco today and was surprised to see they sold pig ears! And then I took a closer look and noticed it was for dogs!

Sheesh! How wasteful! Do Americans not know how good pig ears taste? It's probably because they don't know how to cook it.

*sigh*

So do the rest of you still eat stuff that Asians back home eat? Or are you all white now? :lol:

To name a few that I still eat:

Chicken Feet
Pig Feet
Cow Stomach
Cow & Pig Intestine
Cow Tongue
Duck Tongue
Fish Eyes (ok.... I did eat them when I was a kid, but now I'm a little grossed out by it).

What about the rest of you?

[Hater Depot]

I knew a guy who loved squid eyeballs.

[ellencho]

You know, I'm not the biggest fan of organ meat, or feet meat, but I don't mind tripe, and pigs' feet and ham hocks are always delicious. I also love tendon that's been boiled till it's soft like gelatin.

[Scowl]

I eat all the stuff on your list except for the fish eyes. I was never into the whole "let me at that fish head!" thing. I don't have duck tongue a whole lot though, too much bone for the amount of meat. Pig's blood is good, too.

And of course, the thousand year old eggs. If you don't like those, you're a sellout, plain and simple.

[toml]

Ah....beef tendon is nice.

Whenever I eat chicken I eat the cartilage as well :)

I was never into the whole "let me at that fish head!" thing. I don't have duck tongue a whole lot though, too much bone for the amount of meat. Pig's blood is good, too.

Haha! Yeah, the fish head isn't something I enjoy either. Actually I just don't like fish that much.

Pig blood is nice. I prefer it in soup, rather than on a stick.


And of course, the thousand year old eggs. If you don't like those, you're a sellout, plain and simple.

Ah... thousand year old egg cooked in congee is the best!

[wzhao553]

What about gizzards? I love gizzards.

[awong]

i eat most of that stuff, since my family does and its good

[maogirl]

yeah, once in a while, i eat exotic food, too

last night, i had pizza...and...um...i think two weeks ago, i had a burger.

it's not easy for my che guevara stomach to digest imperialist food, though.


out of curiosity: so you guys call pi dan "thousand year old egg?" did anyone else here grow up calling it century egg in english?

[awong]

i've eating so many things without being told what it is, I just dont care anymore.

[howstrange]

man i just lost my appetite. Damn, I one whitewashed mutha fuck.

[Scowl]

yeah, once in a while, i eat exotic food, too

last night, i had pizza...and...um...i think two weeks ago, i had a burger.

I'm Asian American, I'm equally at home with burgers and steaks as I am with dumplings and fried rice!

What's so exotic about pizza, anyway? We invented the stuff, Italians stole the credit.

out of curiosity: so you guys call pi dan "thousand year old egg?" did anyone else here grow up calling it century egg in english?

I never really knew of any "official" english name for it, I've heard all kinds of names. I like "thousand year old egg" because it's kind of on par with "ancient Chinese secret." Never heard century egg, though.

Ah... thousand year old egg cooked in congee is the best!

I don't know about that, it's hard to beat it with the tofu.

How else is it served, though? I've only ever had it in congee (still don't know where the fuck the name "congee" came from) or tofu.

man i just lost my appetite.

If you think this stuff is bad, I once saw "Victims of Oppression" on the menu at a restaurant in Beijing.

[howstrange]

If you think this stuff is bad, I once saw "Victims of Oppression" on the menu at a restaurant in Beijing.

How about "Husband and Wife with Chef's Special Sauce" ? That's from a restaurant in San Diego. Damn, I hope this is a case of lost in translation.

[howstrange]

If you think this stuff is bad, I once saw "Victims of Oppression" on the menu at a restaurant in Beijing.

How about "Husband and Wife with Chef's Special Sauce" ? That's from a restaurant in San Diego. Damn, I hope this is a case of lost in translation.



whatya know, I found a picture:

correction, its chef's special "homemade dressings"

http://www.plateoftheday.com/food_blog/husbandandwifeMenu.gif

[ellencho]

Oh, how could I forget - sweetbreads or pancreas. I've never had then in any way other than fried but they're delicious.

[awong]

my problem with the food is the prices...too expensive, my mom would buy them more often to cook, but the prices are expensive at all places, the spanish market, sam's club, etc. If only they were cheaper...

[ellencho]

my problem with the food is the prices...too expensive, my mom would buy them more often to cook, but the prices are expensive at all places, the spanish market, sam's club, etc. If only they were cheaper...
It all depends on the cut of meat your mom is looking for. Usually the less desired cuts of meat, stuff that everyone here seems to like, are cheaper. For the most part, liver, tripe, heart, ears, feet, etc are pretty cheap. Things like pancreas, which is very perishable, and oxtail, which is only allowed to be butchered from cows under the age of 18 months is more expensive.

Other things that factor into meat prices are where it's being sold. Ground pork sold in a Jewish or Muslim neighborhood will be more expensive because there will be less people buying it, and therefore a shitty turnover rate. But ground pork in a Chinese neighborhood are probably quite cheap because many people are buying it. Ground pork in the suburbs where I live is usually 3-4 bucks a lb for a prepackaged container that looks rather bland and dull. If I drive down to south Philly where all the Vietnamese markets are I can get a lb for 89 cents that was freshly ground that day so it's rosy pink and fluffy looking.

[BoondockSaints]

I am Korean-American so I am equally comfortable eating burgers to Pho to kimchi. In college, one of my Chinese friends gave me stick heavily fried meat that he was eating. I absentmindely starting munching on it and thought "hey this is pretty good," until I looked at and noticed a freaking claw. It was chicken feet lol... kinda grossed me out. Now that I am older, I am much less finicky about trying and eating different kinds of foods.

[KeJia Sista]

i usually have the thousand year old egg with pork jook; i also like them mixed with the tofu, scallions and soy sauce. love the chicken feet with the black bean sauce. i like frog deep fried or in jook; as well as crispy intestines (stuffed with scallion!) Way better than "soul food" chittlings.
I don't like to eat the fish head unless its super crispy but it feels a little strange biting their lips.

Oh, we left out the coagulated ducks blood. (That stuff that looks like red/brown tofu?) Doesnt have much of a taste anyway.

Ke Jia