Tag Archives: pig

Pig’s Head (slow cooked)

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Mad Dog

It’s quite common to see pig heads hanging in London butcher’s shops in early January. Traditionally pigs are fattened up through the warmer months (where crops are plentiful) and then slaughtered in late autumn or early winter. There are very … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Meat, Recipes, Shopping | Tagged brains, Brawn, gravy, head, pig, pig cheeks, pig's head, pork, stock, tête de porc | 32 Comments

Calf’s Head

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Mad Dog

May 20th, 2011 I was cycling past Cramers (a local butchers shop) on Friday and noticed a calf’s head in the window. I usually look in as I pass, since they are one of the few butcher’s shops which sell … Continue reading →

Posted in Meat, Recipes, Shopping | Tagged beef, brains, Brawn, butchers, calf, cheeks, Cramers, head, meat, oysters, pie, pig, recipes, Smithfield, soup, tête de veau, tongue, turtle soup, veal | 3 Comments

Brawn

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Mad Dog

May 19th 2011 Last week I ate at Brawn, with Oli and Catie – the name of the restaurant suggested that it could be my kind of place and I certainly wasn’t disappointed. The interior is clean and white, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish, Meat, Recipes, Restaurants | Tagged abondance, anchoïade, anchovy, biodynamic, brains, brandada, Brawn, Bull and Last, Cervelle de Canut, cheese, duck, eggs, fish, garlic, gesier, Ginger Pig, gizzard, head cheese, lemon, mayonnaise, meat, morbier, pig, plaice, recipe, restaurant, rose, samphire, Sauce Gribiche, scallops, Smithfield, sourdough bread, St. John, trotter | 2 Comments

Chilli Cool

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Mad Dog

February 18th, 2011 I read a book called “Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper“, by Fuchsia Dunlop a few years ago. The book tells Fuchsia’s story of living in Sichuan provence and becoming the first woman and westerner to enrol in … Continue reading →

Posted in Meat, Recipes, Restaurants | Tagged chilli, Chilli Cool, Chinese, Fuchsia Dunlop, noodles, pepper, pig, pork, restaurant, Shaoxing, Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper, Sichuan | Leave a comment

Pork Belly

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Mad Dog

September 8th, 2010 Pork Belly is the stomach of a pig and is generally used to make bacon (the Chinese and Koreans use it for other recipes). Pork belly is also very good when oven roasted or barbecued, the fat … Continue reading →

Posted in Meat, Recipes | Tagged bbq, belly, crackling, pig, pork, recipe, sea salt, skin | Leave a comment

Veal Cheeks

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Mad Dog

August 30th, 2010 I went to see the butcher looking for Pig Cheeks, which I’ve had several times at the Little Bay in Farringdon. They serve the cheek meat on a mound of garlic mash with a piece of crisp bacon. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Meat, Recipes | Tagged anchovy paste, bacon, bouquet garni, braise, carrots, celery, cheeks, chilli, deglaze, garlic, Little Bay, pig, recipe, tomatoes, veal | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: pig

Pig’s Head (slow cooked)

Calf’s Head

Brawn

Chilli Cool

Pork Belly

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