Pig’s head and trotters combine to make tlačenka,a robust meat brawn that goes down best with a choice Czech beerWhile some may balk at snacking on offal, this traditional Czech meat jelly made from porcine head and trotters is the perfect accompaniment to the current generation of Czech craft beers.
Head cheese, and known to Czechs as tlačenka,is not a food for the faint of heart. Take a pig’s head, throw in some trotters for that fundamental gelatine, and simmer in stock overnight then strip away the tender meat which would otherwise recede to waste cheeks,tongue and ears – and shape in a terrine dish. Served in a thick slice with slivers of raw onion, vinegar and rye bread, and it most closely resembles a coarse pate. Those ears are said to give the concoction additional bite.
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Source: theguardian.com