Offal

Offal is the entrails and internal organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of organs, but includes most internal organs other than muscles or bones. In many parts of the United States these portions of the animal tend to be considered "waste parts", although there are U.S. recipes which include chitterlings, hog maw, etc. The parts that constitute offal vary with time, place and cultural tradition. Many items classified as offal are considered to be delicacies, and command a high price, in many places: tongue, sweetbreads, calf's liver, etc.

See also

• Fried-brain sandwich
• Echinococcosis
• Larousse Gastronomique
• Giblets