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Pork tongue

Smaller and more tender than beef tongue, it is done after two hours in a simmering pot. Peel it while still warm, slice it, and serve it with a sharp pickle sauce or chopped into tacos de lengua.

  • Poached
  • Stewed
Gaston in profile, with the Pork tongue outlined$5/ lb
Gaston · Head · inside the animal
In French
Langue de porc
Where it sits
Head. From snout to ears, nothing goes to waste: the whole head ends up as head cheese.
Tenderness
3/5
Flavor
3/5
Marbling
3/5
Price
$5 / lb ·
Actual size
~18 cm

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