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A Sandwich a Day: Seared Beef Tongue at Noble Pig in Austin

Cedar Park, a northwest suburb of Austin is home to Noble Pig, a small, unassuming deli-like shop that boasts delicious specialty sandwiches. It seems to be getting easier and easier to find beef tongue in and around Austin as more chefs are featuring it, and more customers grow to understand the beauty of this organ meat.

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1 Comment | Posted by YiMay Yang, November 23, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: A Sandwich a Day, Austin, Noble Pig, sandwiches, Texas, tongue, tongue sandwiches

The Nasty Bits: Yak Tongue

This yak tongue was exactly a foot long. It is, to date, one of the best tongues I have tried. For an animal whose flesh is not particularly well-marbled, yak's tongue is speckled with fat and will cook slowly to fork-tender softness. Would it be too strange to say that the tongue melted on my tongue?

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18 Comments | Posted by Chichi Wang, October 11, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: The Nasty Bits, tongue, yak

The Nasty Bits: Pickled Tongue Sandwiches

Squeamishness aside, the tongue is such an appealing cut: tender and fatty, and delicate in taste (unlike kidneys or liver, for instance, which have a more distinctive flavor). I enjoy tongue sandwiches. Like corned beef or pastrami, the thin slices of tongue are so rich and satisfying that it's perfect between two slices of rye bread. All it needs is some horseradish and mustard, and maybe a dill pickle.

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20 Comments | Posted by Chichi Wang, August 9, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: pickling, the Nasty Bits, tongue

Photo of the Day: Ox Tongue Angel Barbie

How do you interpret this image of a half-naked Barbie doll with slices of ox tongue for wings? Beyond Nose to Tail by Fergus Henderson and Justin Piers Gellatly of St. John Restaurant features unique photography for a cookbook, this photo being the most evocative. I'll never look at ox tongue the same way again. Related: Zach Brooks on his recent visit to St. John...

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8 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, October 9, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Tagged: Fergus Henderson, Photo of the Day, tongue