The Old Folks Knew It!

(UsedToBeT2D) #25

I think the diet was key, but they probably had a lot of exercise too?

#26

Then there is SCOUSE a stew from Merseyside

And in Dominica there is a dish called SOUSE

I guess this is came about because of the triangular trade.

(Bob M) #27

I don’t think exercise causes weight loss. Or at least I was able to gain 90+ pounds, while riding centuries (100 miles) on my bike every year.

#28

Pickled pork tongue is fairly common here, in Quebec. It’s so tender and yummy, though unfortunately usually pricey. We’re right across the border, eh, c’mon over and pick up some langues de porc marinées, tête fromagée, and cretons :wink:

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #29

Attendez-moi, j’y viens!

(UsedToBeT2D) #30

Neither do I. But exercise likely helps maintain a healthy metabolism and weight.

#31

Oh my, it’s complicated… I would try if I could buy some but making it? I like simple, I can have perfect meals that way too. But it’s interesting to see what people do with their meat :slight_smile:

#32

Never heard of such a thing but sounds very good!
By the way, I heard about pickled eggs in this forum some months ago the first time… I almost always have some in my fridge now, impossible to get bored of it… Vinegar and me, this love story won’t end soon. But I never ate pickled meat, ever.

(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #33

It is a thing in the USA, especially the Southern areas. I grew up eating it, my Great Aunt made it every year. She raised hogs and chickens and had 5 acres of plant foods.

Chicken feet are awesome. I freak out the local dim sum employees when I go in and have two orders of them, I can’t find them locally in the markets, so when I want some comfort food, I go there and load up on them.

(Bob M) #34

It’s a difficult one. Was exercising on a treadmill and a guy next to me started telling me about how he lost a lot of weight by walking on the treadmill. Then, at some point, he said that he also cut out sugars and breads. Which one (or both) was it?

To me, exercise seems to make me hungrier. I always eat more on the days I exercise (which includes working around the house). And, there’s quite a bit of evidence that exercise does not really matter in terms of weight. See this, for instance:

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Alas, until we can sequester two groups, one which exercises, and one which does not, for a lifetime, we’ll never be able to answer this.

#35

I am the opposite except heavy exercise but then I eat in a big deficit I never could without exercise.
My SO eats exactly the same, no matter the exercise and his weight change clearly shows the difference. So it helps us.
[CORRECTION: Well, he knows better. It seemed as I wrote as he never stopped exercise for more than a few weeks - and he always started to gain fat as crazy then. But eventually, super slowly, his appetite follows the smaller energy need. But if there is more exercise, the appetite immediately shoots up. But he is used to eating the same every day, hunger be damned. More food causes quick fat gain, less food fat loss, he could be a simple CICO example. He can’t do low-carb but only numerous calories satiate him, it doesn’t matter if it’s 5% or 95% carbs. We extremely differ at that. So he never stops exercising, not even for a day if possible, to avoid fat gain.]
Even so, we shouldn’t overestimate the power of exercise, of course. It’s still up to how (much) we eat, exercise may just help a bit - or not. We never could lose any fat just due to exercise, no wonder, we CAN eat and love it too… But it still helps a bit, if it’s fat gain vs. maintenance due to the exercise, it’s still very valuable… Some people even lose fat solely with more exercise, I am sure it’s not very common but possible under certain circumstances.
If the lifestyle (both exercise and eating matters) is enough to make our muscles bigger, that should help even more. And bigger muscles are cool anyway, I actually never exercised JUST to help my fat-loss (it never did except maybe lately but no results about that yet). Exercise is simply needed for a healthy lifestyle, to keep my tiny energy (no exercise is worse than high-carb to me energy and well-being wise) and keeping my currently tiny muscles. It’s pretty sad for me to read that we shouldn’t exercise when we want to lose fat (I saw that a few times in this forum, I don’t remember who wrote that). I rather would stay as fat as I am now for sure! No exercise is HELL.
(I am very lazy and still quite enthusiastic about this topic, it seems.)

(Germaine M Schweibinz) #36

You can get both at US Wellness Meats. Their braunschweiger is outstanding also!

(Bob M) #37

I really like their liverwurst, as it’s a lot less fatty than normal liverwurst. I have not had their braunschweiger. Makes me want to order some of these, although they are a bit expensive ($15/pound). I could get the individual parts from the local farm, but then I’d have to figure out how to make them. That’s not happening!

(Rebecca ) #38

My Grandfather-in- law used to make the same thing but called it Pon Haus (spelling) Pennsylvania Dutch, I believe.

(Germaine M Schweibinz) #39

I really like their , braunschweiger & beef head cheese. I’ll try the liverwurst next. This is how I get my organ meat!

(Bob M) #40

@Gms That’s good to know. Next time I order from there, I’ll get those too.

@Rebj I was listening to a book about what was happening in England/France in the 16-1700s. The author was describing how the entire pig was used and eaten, such as through blood pudding, various pies, sweet meats, etc. I think this has been lost a lot, and it’s too bad, as offal is very nutritious.

I’ve even found that grinding my own burger meat or taco meat at home yields a better result than buying it. I rarely do this, as it’s time consuming (buy large hunks of meat, cut them into smaller cubes, freeze for a bit, run through two different size grinding disks, etc.), but it does make a better product.

I have a sausage stuffer attachment, and have been thinking of making my own sausage. But never have. There’s never enough time.

(Germaine M Schweibinz) #41

I do make my own ground burger meat, once you eat that , you can’t go back.

#42

Grinding meat is almost no time for me (I need to clean my grinder but I use it extensively first if possible) but I only once tried to make sausage… I just grind and add spices, I don’t have a tool to put the meat into the intestine (I made one tiny sausage by hand :D) and honestly, I don’t need that shape, I go for the flavor and texture only :wink: But I have a bunch of salted intestine now, it costed almost no money but still, what a waste… Maybe one day I won’t be lazy…

I mostly make frikadellers but it’s the same as sausage without the intestine, isn’t it. It is to me. Fried sausage spiced ground meat.

Moms always taught their kids never ever buy ground meat in the supermarket here so I never could bring myself to do it :smiley: But it’s cheaper and better to make my own anyway, less garbage (that’s very important for me. I rather don’t eat meat but hate buying it with a ton of plastic. I allow it very rarely when I am curious and that kind of meat is only available that way) etc.

This is an old thread, I just hope I didn’t repeat myself much…

(Bob M) #43

Do you use a hand grinder or electric? I use electric, but my wife’s family has a hand grinder.

I always liked this recipe:

It’s the only sausage recipe I’ve made so far.

(Germaine M Schweibinz) #44

That looks great, I will try this!