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« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2008, 12:11:45 AM » |
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Hard to find brain in my area but a middle-eastern supermarket sells lamb brain and I can find veal brain in another one.
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« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2008, 12:21:49 AM » |
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Here in Italy I can find calf brain as well.
I find it at the supermarket, as well as calf heart and liver, rabbit liver, chiken livers and heart (never tried chiken's organs raw).
Our tradition includes cow's stomach (it's called "trippa") but only cooked.
Don't bother with calves' brain. Continental Europe has the most appalling reputation as regards providing low-quality calf-meat(ie veal). They are kept in appalling conditions and fed crap, so avoid it like the plague. I'm in a similiar situation in the UK, I can get hold of organic pigs' brains but they're all grainfed, unfortunately, due to stupid regulations. |
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« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2008, 04:17:43 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2008, 02:00:52 PM » |
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"I can get hold of organic pigs' brains but they're all grainfed, unfortunately, due to stupid regulations"
pigs are omnivores, are they not?
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« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2008, 04:48:33 PM » |
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"I can get hold of organic pigs' brains but they're all grainfed, unfortunately, due to stupid regulations"
pigs are omnivores, are they not?
That's the whole point, pigs do NOT eat a 100% grainfed diet in the wild, they eat roots, leaves, small mammals, tubers etc. etc., as well as a little grain. |
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« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2008, 09:37:09 AM » |
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Ok so I emailed a bunch of grass fed buffalo ranches and only one of them replied to my inquiry as to whether or not they sell the buffalo brains. Only one replied, asking if I wanted the brains for consumption or tanning. I replied saying that I wanted them for consumption but he never answered.  Back to the drawing board.  ps - does anyone know what buffalo brains look like? If they are used for tanning they must be dark brown or something huh? |
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« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2008, 10:09:36 AM » |
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You should of said tanning! omg big newbie mistake! it sounds like he would of given it to you!
It's best to not be honest, I always tell farmers, butchers it's for my dogs never for me and they are happy to give me unusual things really really cheap and for some reason they often chuck in some free stuff like old meat/fat which is totally fine or chuck in a marrow bone!
I'm a crap liar and know nothing about dogs so if they ask about my imaginary dog I just tell them it's a big one and its my brothers not mine.
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« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2008, 12:01:50 PM » |
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DoH!!!! (slaps forehead)  Ok I'm learnin... good thing you guys are schoolin me lol.... I should have some decent sources for meat here in Texas so I'm sure I didn't blow my only source. I'll keep tryin... |
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« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2008, 12:53:13 PM » |
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come to think of it, find out a little bit about tanning and ring them up with pretending you want to tan. Sounds like a possible, even reliable way to get hold of brains. No one needs to know I get brains from the supermarket, creamy... bland...a little scary! |
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« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2008, 05:22:21 PM » |
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You should of said tanning! omg big newbie mistake! it sounds like he would of given it to you!
It's best to not be honest, I always tell farmers, butchers it's for my dogs never for me and they are happy to give me unusual things really really cheap and for some reason they often chuck in some free stuff like old meat/fat which is totally fine or chuck in a marrow bone!
I'm a crap liar and know nothing about dogs so if they ask about my imaginary dog I just tell them it's a big one and its my brothers not mine.
I agree, I've lost a few sources because I asked for unusual organs like brains or adrenals(and, on very rare occasions, letting slip that I eat the meat raw - doh!) - farmers are pretty limited people and probably feel they're doing me a favour by not providing me with such foods, out of concern for my health or whatever nonsense. Much better to pretend you've got a dog on a raw, prey-model diet. |
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