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Default Brit pork speciality?



"graham" wrote in message news
On 2018-01-21 1:40 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

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>> Faggots are a traditional dish in the UK,[1][2] especially South and Mid
>> Wales and the Midlands of England.[3][4][5] It is made from meat
>> off-cuts and offal, especially pork.[3] A faggot is traditionally made
>> from pig's heart, liver and fatty belly meat or bacon minced together,
>> with herbs added for flavouring and sometimes bread crumbs.

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> It's a pudding, then. Or is it a sausage?
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>


The ones I've eaten, admittedly many years ago, were essentially meat balls.
Other UK charcuterie includes Haslet (pronounced hay-ss-let) and stuffed
chine, the latter being confined to Lincolnshire.
Graham

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D loves Haslet and we can even buy it in Scotland now)