Let’s talk about food!
This morning, I was waiting to be served at the butcher’s counter when I spotted half a pig’s head awaiting a new home. I admit I am squeamish, and the thought of putting it in the oven to roast or in a large pot to boil, let alone eat it, turned my stomach. The next time someone invites me to dinner and asks if there is anything I don’t eat, pig’s head, the squiggly thing that looks like a pig’s johnson, followed by chicken’s feet, would have to be at the top of my list! What about you?
Yes, I did get the usual dark look from Mr. Piglet (no pun intended) for taking photographs of food.
I have written about the unmentionables before.
Moving swiftly on… This week I discovered that the fruits I had always called Sharon fruit were actually persimmons.
and according to my blogging friend Anna, they are delicious served with cheese.
I agree.
That’s it for Foodie Friday for this week. I am late with the post because I thought it was Thursday.
Foodie Friday: Let’s talk about food: diets, recipes, growing fruit and vegetables, food pictures, etc.
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Piglet in Portugal 
Have not eaten pigs since 1989! Franc loved the persimmons in Gran Canaria – he had not a clue what it was, and neither did a wait staff member 🙂
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Hi Lana, the persimmon was delicious so I will be adding the fruit to our weekly fruit bowl.
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Think something didn’t post.
Maybe went to spam?
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Found this. Looks straightforward enough.
I still have a couple of pumpkin in the shed I must give this a go.
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On the packet it says ‘pipa calabaza pevides abobora natural’
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Foodie Friday – Cheesy chicken bake – Ladyleemanila
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I’ll admit that when I was a child living in China, I wasn’t squeamish when I saw a pig head in the market. After living in the US for over 20 years now, when I see this, I feel sorry for the piggy and I would never eat something like this. It’s weird that as I get older, I see everything as something with a soul, whether it’s dead or alive.
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Hi Yinglan, I can imagine in China the food and diet is possibly very different from the West. I also feel sorry for the piggy.IT looks almost human.
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There’s a saying that the Chinese will eat anything except for the legs of the table. It’s scaringly true but fortunately, I wasn’t raised in such a manner. It’s also why I’m mostly vegan because looking at pig heads and other organs makes me lose my appetite.
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I remember in my childhood home, my Mom preparing a pig’s head to make head cheese. I refused to even taste it. Years later, head cheese became one of my favourite delicacies. In fact, after I had our daughter (32 hours of hard labour), when hubs asked what I wanted, I said, “Thirteen red roses (she was born on the 13th) and head cheese”. I remember the other new Moms in my room gagging when hubs delivered the goods, lol. Thanks for the memories, Carole. The other “nasty bits”, as Anthony Bourdain used to refer to them …. No thank you!
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Hi Terry, … head cheese. I’ll have to google that one. It sounds interesting … It is probably one of those things I’d enjoy if I didn’t know what it was. Yes, I can imagine the other mums gagging … I love the touch with the thirteen red roses.
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Right. Got it
https://sporked.com/article/what-is-head-cheese/
head cheese is what we call Brawn.
Nope. It reminds me of a scary moment in France when Mr. Piglet ordered Vau de tete (forgive the spelling)
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With a splash of vinegar and a bit of salt and pepper, it’s very tasty, Carole – there are two textures, fine and coarse – my preference is the coarse. Our daughter and grandkids aren’t picky eaters but they refuse to even taste it because of the name, lol. I converted hubs though, and he enjoys it as an occasional treat.
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Actually, that’s a hilarious article you shared, Carole. I’ve never seen a hint of a snout or any other recognizable bit in head cheese. If I did, I’m certain I’d be turned off too, lol. When we get home in the spring, I’ll get some at our deli, photograph it, and write a post about it.
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Yep. Sounds like a plan. BUT don’t they have ‘head cheese’ in Texas?
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I’ve never checked and I don’t think I will because I’m not sure that their processing would be the same as ours in Canada.
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Laughing … yes the name conjures up all sorts of … um … like brains.
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When you recount such tales from the butcher – no, I did not look- you can appreciate why I decided to go vegetarian.
Gives me even greater incentive to grow my own food. Or as much as I can.
This evening we had roasted vegetables, including roast potatoes.
The girls had chicken while I had a vegan schnitzel.
While I contribute veg to most meals this was this first time every vegetable came from the garden.
It made me smile.
Which reminds me, I must sow some corn this week.
Ps What are the beans on the plate?
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Hi Ark, they are Pumpkin seeds. Absolutely delicious!
I admire you going veggie. I couldn’t. I tried many years ago and I lived on veggie microwave meals as I was still cooking meat for the family. was trying to a veggie meal once a week but have fail in this quest recently.
I eat fish in preference to meat especially when we eat out.
Well done. Ii’s an amazing feeling when that happens.
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Thanks for the seed info.
How were they prepared?
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I bought them in a packet from the health section at the supermarket
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Did you fry them or serve them raw?
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Straight from the packet, Ark.
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I wonder if we could use homegrown seeds, “straight from the pumpkin”?
I read somewhere they were okay to add to a dog’s dinner. Not that I am suggesting we are canines of course!
😂
Woof woof…
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The ones I had left over from the Halloween pumkin I tried roasting in the oven and they were so disgusting I doubt even your dog would have ate them.
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YUCK! Something to bear in mind…
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I see your video now. I wonder why my seeds are green.
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Different pumpkin perhaps?
Or they have a case of the dreaded lurgy? How’s your tummy feeling? Any rumbling? 😉
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*laughing* all is good.
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