Offal Meat

Chris Cosentino is a crazy man. He cooks offal. Offal is the parts of the animal that fall off when the butcher is doing his work. He recently did a dinner at the Astor Center that I was thinking about trying to go to. I didn't, and after watching this video, I'm glad for that. I would never have been able to handle that. Especially the deboned pig's head served like deli meat with the tongue and ears all folded back in.

He has a blog that is still worth reading. I think what he does is fantastic, if for no other reason than the fact that he's the ultimate recycler. I also think it is very much worth reading, at least this bit about humane cow slaughter. These are the kinds of small things that most of us forget are a part of the process. I have to say that I'm in the camp of "if you can't take a look at the pictures, maybe you shouldn't eat the meat". And remember that these are pics of humane slaughter, it could be much worse at some places. Cosentino has a post up about the bad spots that I think is worth reading.