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"merryb" > wrote:

> On Mar 7, 9:54 am, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article .com>,
> >
> > "merryb" > wrote:
> > > I've never heard of Barbocoa, so I googled it- beef head?? Guess I'm a
> > > wimp- I would probably pass out just trying to cook it!
> >
> > Specifically, it's just the cheek meat:
> >
> > http://i15.tinypic.com/2hceuk6.jpg
> >
> > http://i18.tinypic.com/2n8px5d.jpg
> >
> > All that white is mostly collagen fiber, not fat.
> > Cooks into a delightful jell stuff. Nice and gooey like pigs feet.
> > Add that to that really dark red meat that shreds into some of the
> > richest flavored beef...
> >
> > I'll eventually post the whole series. I made tacos with it in this
> > instance. That is it's most common use along with breakfast tacos.
> >
> > The remaining stock is to _die_ for!
> > --
> > Peace, Om
> >
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> >
> > "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack
> > Nicholson
>
> Ok, thanks for the pics. Not anything like I was imagining! I was
> picturing a head in a pot!

No, that would be Pork Cabeza Tamales. ;-)

I've seen whole pigs heads for sale here in the stores around the
Holidays. Never had the nerve to fool with one.......<G>
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Peace, Om

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