I love head cheese!

[Renew Deal]

I just finished a head cheese and salami sandwich with extra mustard, and can't for the life of me realize why anyone could not like it. Yet, so many people hate head cheese. Why?

[Swede]

1. Because it's made of head?

[applegrove]

2. What exactly is head cheese? I've often heard the name but have no idea how it is made.

[Renew Deal]

3. Head....Cheese

Head cheese (AmE) or Brawn (BrE) is a cold cut originating in Europe. Another version pickled with vinegar is known as souse. Head cheese is not a cheese but a meat jelly made with pieces from the head of a calf or pig (sometimes a sheep or cow) in aspic. It may contain onion, black pepper, allspice, bay leaf, salt, and vinegar. It may also include meat from the feet, tongue, and heart. It is usually eaten cold or at room temperature as a luncheon meat.

Historically meat jellies were made of the cleaned (all organs removed) head of the animal, which was simmered to produce stock, a peasant food made since the Middle Ages. When cooled, the stock congeals because of the natural gelatin found in the skull. The aspic may need additional gelatin in order to set properly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_cheese

[dugaresa]

4. You can use pig's ears and feet and it will work as well

[Arugula Latte]

6. Oh, sure, who wouldn't want to eat that?

[Renew Deal]

8. It sounds delish!

[applegrove]

7. Now that I know what it is I'm sure I will never have any and I'm surprised it is still sold

in grocery stores due to mad cow disease. Thanks for warning me though! LOL

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. Geez!!!

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