Offal
noun
The internal parts of an animal, often used as food.
The butcher made a pie using offal from the cow.
Often appears as...
- eat offal
- cook offal
noun
Refuse or waste parts especially of a butchered animal.
The less desirable offal were discarded and only the choicest cuts of meat were sold.
Often appears as...
- dispose offal
- animal offal
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noun
The internal parts of an animal, often used as food.
The butcher made a pie using offal from the cow.
Often appears as...
- eat offal
- cook offal
noun
Refuse or waste parts especially of a butchered animal.
The less desirable offal were discarded and only the choicest cuts of meat were sold.
Often appears as...
- dispose offal
- animal offal
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Edible Variety
Offal refers to multiple edible animal organs, not just one specific part.
Chicken hearts and livers are both considered offal.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Delicacy
In some cultures, certain offal is a delicacy and eaten on special occasions.
At the festival, they served the prized offal, duck liver pâté.
Pro Tip 3/3Acquired Taste
Offal can have strong flavors; some people may need time to enjoy it.
I wasn't sure about tripe at first, but after a while, I started to like this type of offal.
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Tristram Stuart: The...
If we do that to fruit and vegetables, you bet we can do it to animals too. Liver, lungs, heads, tails, kidneys, testicles, all of these things which are traditional, delicious and nutritious parts of our gastronomy go to waste. Offal consumption has halved
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Tristram Stuart: The...
If we do that to fruit and vegetables, you bet we can do it to animals too. Liver, lungs, heads, tails, kidneys, testicles, all of these things which are traditional, delicious and nutritious parts of our gastronomy go to waste. Offal consumption has halved
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Quote examples
Lucy Punch
English Actress
I won't eat offal. Once, I was in London at the Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, which is this really fancy eating establishment and hotel, and I almost got conned into eating testicles. It was one of the most delicious meals I've ever eaten, about twelve courses. That was one of the courses.
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Anna Chancellor
English Actress
I'm not crazy about oysters and offal and brains and stuff like that. It's vegetables that I really like. I worked in the River Cafe restaurant when it first opened, and I used to eat the leftover vegetables on the plates. They were so delicious.
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Tristram Stuart
English Author
Offal and offcuts such as head and feet can be picked up for next to nothing, and eating them helps to avoid waste.
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Fergus Henderson
English Chef
Nose-to-tail eating is not a bloodlust, testosterone-fueled offal hunt. It's common sense, and it's all good stuff.
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Lucy Punch
English Actress
I won't eat offal. Once, I was in London at the Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, which is this really fancy eating establishment and hotel, and I almost got conned into eating testicles. It was one of the most delicious meals I've ever eaten, about twelve courses. That was one of the courses.
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Anna Chancellor
English Actress
I'm not crazy about oysters and offal and brains and stuff like that. It's vegetables that I really like. I worked in the River Cafe restaurant when it first opened, and I used to eat the leftover vegetables on the plates. They were so delicious.
Quote examples
Tristram Stuart
English Author
Offal and offcuts such as head and feet can be picked up for next to nothing, and eating them helps to avoid waste.
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Fergus Henderson
English Chef
Nose-to-tail eating is not a bloodlust, testosterone-fueled offal hunt. It's common sense, and it's all good stuff.
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