Headcheese

/ˈhɛdˌtʃiz/ noun

Definition

A traditional meat product made from the cooked head of a pig or calf, typically mixed with spices, gelatin, and other ingredients, then pressed into a loaf shape; also called brawn.

Etymology

From 'head' + 'cheese' (from Latin 'caseus'). The name is somewhat misleading—there's no actual cheese; 'cheese' likely refers to the pressed, solid form, from an Old English word for 'curd' or pressed matter.

Kelly Says

Headcheese is an example of 'nose-to-tail' eating predating modern food trends—it's been made for centuries because efficient cooks used every part of the animal, wasting nothing!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም
se-lam
ARالعربية
لحم الرأس
la-ham al-ra-as
BNবাংলা
শিরের মাংস
shi-rer ma-ng-s
CACatalà
carn de cap
kar-n de kap
CSČeština
hlavička
hla-vi-čka
DADansk
hovedkød
ho-ved-kø
DEDeutsch
Sülze
zül-ze
ELΕλληνικά
κεφτεδάκια
kef-te-dak-ia
ESEspañol
queso de cabeza
kes-so de ka-be-sa
FAفارسی
گوشت سر
go-shte sar
FISuomi
päänaula
päa-na-u-la
FRFrançais
tête de veau
tet də v-o
GUGU
શીંગા
shi-nga
HAHA
kwaya
kway-a
HEעברית
שריר ראש
she-ri-r ra-sh
HIहिन्दी
सिर का मांस
sir ka ma-ans
HUMagyar
főhús
fő-hús
IDBahasa Indonesia
daging kepala
da-ting ka-pe-la
IGIG
nri
n-ri
ITItaliano
testa di maiale
tes-ta di ma-ia-le
JA日本語
頭肉
ata-niku
KKKK
басшы
bas-shy
KMKM
ប្រាណ
bra-an
KO한국어
머리 치즈
meo-ri chi-ju
MRMR
मूठचे मांस
moo-t-che ma-ans
MSBahasa Melayu
daging kepala
da-ting ka-pe-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
hoofdschotel
hoof-ds-cho-tel
NONorsk
hovedkaker
ho-ved-ka-ker
PAPA
ਸਿਰ ਦਾ ਮਾਸ
sir da ma-as
PLPolski
głowa wieprzowa
głó-wa vie-prz-o-wa
PTPortuguês
queijo de cabeça
ke-i-ju de ka-pe-sa
RORomână
până la cap
pa-na la kap
RUРусский
голова
golova
SVSvenska
huvudost
hoo-vud-ost
SWKiswahili
nyama ya kichwa
nya-ma ya ki-ch-wa
TAதமிழ்
தலை மீன்
tha-lai meen
TEతెలుగు
చెవి
che-vi
THไทย
เนื้อหัว
nue-a hua
TLTL
karne
kar-ne
TRTürkçe
baş eti
baş e-ti
UKУкраїнська
голова
golova
URاردو
سر کا گوشت
sar ka gosht
VITiếng Việt
thịt đầu
thit dau
YOYO
ẹ̀sẹ́
e-se
ZH中文
头肉
tóu ròu
ZUZU
isilwane
i-si-lwa-ne

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