Offal Flashcards
1
Q
What to consider when buying offal?
A
- Buy from a reputable supplier
- Know (or ask) where the offal has come from and how old it is
- Fresh is best, not frozen
- No discolouration, malodour or damage
- Shiny but not slimy
- Reasonably firm
- Not dry or cracked
2
Q
What to look for when buying kidneys?
A
- Deep red in colour (rather than brown or grey)
- No malodour
- No severe damage
3
Q
What to look for when buying livers?
A
- Avoid strong smelling livers
- Deep red and shiny (avoid grey)
- Has few tubes running through the slices
4
Q
What type of kidneys are ox kidneys?
A
lobulated
5
Q
What does it mean to “seize kidneys”?
A
Browning kidneys before sitting in a sieve over a bowl to encourage bitter juices to run out
6
Q
What is a “pluck”? (offal)
A
Heart, liver, lungs without intestines
7
Q
What are sweetbreads?
How to identify different ones?
A
Usually refers to the thymus gland of a lamb or pancreatic gland of a calf
Veal (pancreatic) sweetbreads are more spherical in shape
Thymus gland sweetbreads are more cylindrical in shape
