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View Poll Results: How about some head cheese?
I love it 24 38.71%
I tried it - I hate it 8 12.90%
Never tried it - never will 27 43.55%
I might try it 2 3.23%
I need to try that 1 1.61%
Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-26-2015, 08:03 PM
 
Location: Chicago - Logan Square
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If it's well made, it's great. I usually have it as part of a larger platter at least once or twice a month.
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Old 01-26-2015, 08:25 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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Come on - be adventurous, and I agree - it does have to be well-made. There is one brand that is like souse with caraway seeds - that one I don't like as much.
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Old 01-26-2015, 11:01 PM
 
Location: L.A./Pismo Beach
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It's a staple at our home on Christmas Eve.
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Old 01-27-2015, 12:48 AM
 
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Oh man on crusty bread with spicy grainy deli mustard and lots of pickled whatever's.
For some reason I always crave pickled beets with my head cheese.
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Old 01-27-2015, 07:44 AM
 
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NOPE.
I grew up eating that crap. Gross. Did not like it then. Do not care to relive that part of my gastronomical life.
See, we butchered our own animals. So EVERY part of the animals were used....tongues, brains, hearts, kidneys, feet, blood....

No. Just no.
I did too but grew up in a city. Can't do it after eating some of the things you mentioned and other
things as well (gizzards, chicken liver, pickled pigs feet, blood sausage).
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Old 01-27-2015, 08:01 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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It comes in at least two main forms. Sulze is the form most common in Germany, which is pickled with vinegart. Common American head cheese does have the tang of pickling. I like them both just fine, but I rarely eat cold cuts. If I needed to choose a cold cut, head cheese would be one of my first choices.

In fact, now that youve mentioned it, I might buy some next time out.
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Old 01-27-2015, 10:48 AM
 
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I use to sell head cheese, and rat or skunk cheese
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Old 01-27-2015, 12:45 PM
 
Location: Finland
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Never tried it, can't quite get over how it looks, all jelly-like. My toddler loves it though.
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Old 01-27-2015, 03:05 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Come on - be adventurous, and I agree - it does have to be well-made. There is one brand that is like souse with caraway seeds - that one I don't like as much.
I'd try it if I could find some made by a full service butcher shop or an Amish farmer... or something.
The stuff in the supermarket looks terrible.
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Old 01-27-2015, 03:33 PM
 
Location: Heart of Dixie
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I'd try it if I could find some made by a full service butcher shop or an Amish farmer... or something.
The stuff in the supermarket looks terrible.
I like the Boar's Head brand of head cheese - and it's actually visually appealing (well, to me).
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