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The Nasty Bits: Deep-Frying Brains

We're talking pork brains here, though they could just as easily be lamb or calf brains. A brain is a brain, and while I admit there are slight differences in taste and softness, you're dealing with an organ that is primarily composed of fat—and tastes like it. When it comes to preparing brains, deep-frying them is about as classic as it gets.

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34 Comments | Posted by Chichi Wang, May 17, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Tagged: brains, deep frying, Nasty Bits

Video: How to Make a Bleeding Zombie Brain

Your Halloween party isn't complete unless it involves zombie brains. But since you probably can't get real zombie brains, try making this strawberry gelatin-based brain full of cherry-flavored "blood."

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, October 7, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: brains, Halloween, videos

The Nasty Bits: Welcome to Fleisher's Meats, Where Brains are Just a Bandsaw Away

Two months ago I began an apprenticeship at Fleisher's Meat Shop in Kingston, New York, that started with a single premise: Could Joshua Applestone and his team of butchers teach me, your humble nasty bits columnist, to break down a pig in one week or less? It took me a week to learn how to butcher a pig, but what I couldn't have anticipated are the months I needed to recover from my time upstate.

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13 Comments | Posted by Chichi Wang, April 20, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: brains, butchering, Fleisher's, lamb, The Nasty Bits

Is it Safe to Eat Pork Brains?

Slate lets us know it's safe to eat pork brains, but inhaling them would be a bad idea....

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3 Comments | Posted by Raphael, April 20, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: brains, food safety, pork, Slate