headcheese

head·cheese

or head cheese H0098500 (hĕd′chēz′)n. A jellied loaf or sausage made from chopped and boiled parts of the feet, head, and sometimes the tongue and heart of an animal, usually a hog.

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[From cheese, something resembling a dairy cheese in shape or consistency.]

headcheese

(ˈhɛdˌtʃiːz) n (Cookery) US and Canadian a seasoned jellied loaf made from the head and sometimes the feet of a pig or calf. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): brawn

head•cheese

(ˈhɛdˌtʃiz)

n. luncheon meat made of the edible parts of the head of a pig or calf and molded in its own aspic. [1835–45]

Headcheese

Not cheese, but more like sausage. It is made by boiling a complete hog’s head until the meat is cooked and starts to fall from the bones. The meat is then ground, seasoned, and chilled.

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headcheese - sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pigloaf - a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese"sausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings