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Sülzwurst is a type of German headcheese consisting of pork head meat, pork, rinds, and sometimes other offal parts, which are seasoned with a variety of spices. The animal parts are then cooked and chopped before they are set in a jelly-like... READ MORE

Tlačenka is the Czech version of gelatinous head cheese. It consists of different pork cuts, mainly offal that is simmered with chopped up trotters, poured into pig's intestines, and cooled until solid. Tlačenka is usually shaped into lon... READ MORE

Presskopf wurst is a variety of German head cheese that is made with different animal parts such as pork or calf head meat, rinds, bacon, pork heart, and sometimes pork blood or pork muscle meat. The sausage mixture is typically flavored with ingr... READ MORE

Traditionally prepared after the annual pig slaughter, disznósajt, translated to pork cheese, is a Hungarian head cheese that is usually made by combining various pork parts such as the head, tongue, heart, ears, and hooves of a pi... READ MORE

Once considered to be an inferior meat product, today the Polish head cheese is regarded as a unique gourmet delicacy. Depending on the seasonings, shape, and main ingredients, which often include brawn, offal, or blood, traditional Polish cuisine... READ MORE

Prepared with pork offal, usually various parts of the head, cheeks, and tongue, this traditional Italian product, similar to head cheese, belongs to the wide group of soppressata sausages. All the ingredients are roughly chopped, cooked, and seas... READ MORE

Zungenwurst is a traditional blood sausage that contains pieces of pickled tongues. It typically consists of a mixture of pork blood, fat, and pieces of pickled tongues, seasoned with ground pepper and (optionally) other strong spices. Usually, th... READ MORE