Liver: Love it or hate it?

[Eric Karonen]

I grew up with liver and enjoy a good slab of baby beef, or provimi veal liver once in a while. And chicken livers can't be beat! My favourite, especially done the rumacki way, wrapped in bacon.

I can't stand pork liver, except in a pate, seasoned to hide the strong taste.

And, curiously, I've only had goose liver once - the king (or queen) of livers!

[Carzee]

weeeelll, I would pass on everything you listed.

...but I grew up surrounded by sheep. In our lingo its not called liver, its called Lambs Fry and its in gravy with fried onion rings. And its mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nice. And its as close to liver as I'd eat. Also, I hate Steak n kidney.

[Eric Karonen]

Originally Posted by Carzee

weeeelll, I would pass on everything you listed.

...but I grew up surrounded by sheep. In our lingo its not called liver, its called Lambs Fry and its in gravy with fried onion rings. And its mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nice. And its as close to liver as I'd eat. Also, I hate Steak n kidney.

Do you mean those bally things? That's what we call them here, lamb fries! Out west they eat prairie oysters ... hmm ... you know what I mean, eh?

I don't mind steak and kidney ... it's been years though. Good pie dough is hard to find ...

Organ meats ... my boss used to love sweetbreads, a friend with a restaurant couldn't get enough brain and lungs, and tripe is still on some menus here. One day I go to his restaurant and he's got a cooked pig head on a plate, picking away at the cheeks and what have you! I wish I had a picture!

[bandeapart]

I don't know about hating liver from other creatures since I'm all veggie, but I seem to hate my own liver with the amount of alcohol that I consume.

[Agarn]

Hate is not a strong enough word.

[sneakyjapan]

hate it with all my might.

[Colo Springs E]

Gross and disgusting.

[kyle1167]

I LOVE LIVER. Liver and onions is easily my favorite meal.
One year for my birthday my sister invited me to her house and told me she would fix any meal I wanted, needless to say my nephews and brother-in-law were not so happy to celebrate with me. I went home with all the leftovers.
My soon to be wife refuses to make it for me but her mother likes it and told me when I want liver she'd be happy to make it for me.

[Eric Karonen]

Originally Posted by kyle1167

I LOVE LIVER. Liver and onions is easily my favorite meal.
One year for my birthday my sister invited me to her house and told me she would fix any meal I wanted, needless to say my nephews and brother-in-law were not so happy to celebrate with me. I went home with all the leftovers.
My soon to be wife refuses to make it for me but her mother likes it and told me when I want liver she'd be happy to make it for me.

Finally, a soul mate!

[kyle1167]

Originally Posted by Eric Karonen

Finally, a soul mate!

I think we belong to a pretty elite group.

[kyle1167]

I'm also a huge fan of broccoli. About seven years ago I moved back home to care for my mother before she passed. After about the fifth day in a row of having broccoli as the side dish she turned to me and said "You know there are other vegetables".
I also find peanutbutter and dill pickle sandwiches quite delicious.

[Parma_TeleMon]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, liver!

My grandmother used to make it, but my dad hated the stuff. I'll fry a few pieces of bakon, mix a little flour with salt and pepper, dredge the liver in it, and then fry the liver and some sliced onions in the bacon grease. Chicken livers are great that way too!!

[Parma_TeleMon]

Originally Posted by kyle1167

I also find peanutbutter and dill pickle sandwiches quite delicious.

Funny, I was talking to my wife about those things just a couple of days ago. Love 'em, but she'd never heard of such a thing.

[kyle1167]

Originally Posted by Parma_TeleMon

I'll fry a few pieces of bakon, mix a little flour with salt and pepper, dredge the liver in it, and then fry the liver and some sliced onions in the bacon grease.

That's how my mother used to make it.

[Eric Karonen]

Originally Posted by kyle1167

That's how my mother used to make it.

Mine too.

And I love broccoli, better raw than cooked, with a decent dip, mainly the stalks.

Speaking of peanut butter ... well, I have to tell ya, I love peanut butter and sweet spanish onions ... maybe some things are worth keeping to yourself ... lol

[TeleDrifter]

Very good for you

[rhomco]

You have never tasted liver of the gods until you marinate it in Catalina Dressing. Salt & pepper, roll it in flour and fry it in bacon grease with fresh cut onions. Owwweee Lord call me home but not till I finish this plate of liver & onions.
Rob

[woodman]

hate it. tried to like it, still hate it.

[e-merlin]

I'll eat the occasional chicken liver, but I'll pass on the rest.

[stxrus]

Originally Posted by e-merlin

I'll eat the occasional chicken liver, but I'll pass on the rest.

fried chicken livers were a staple years ago. any other liver i'm pretty ambivalent on

steve

[Eric Karonen]

Originally Posted by rhomco

You have never tasted liver of the gods until you marinate it in Catalina Dressing. Salt & pepper, roll it in flour and fry it in bacon grease with fresh cut onions. Owwweee Lord call me home but not till I finish this plate of liver & onions.
Rob

That sounds good ... never heard of marinating liver before ... but why not? That's a pretty sweet sauce ... Catalina ... I bet it works well.

[Strat62]

Yep, liver and onions fried in butter is one of my favorites. Not something I'd make a steady diet of, but once or twice a month; hell yeah! Another favorite is deer heart. I'm not sure whether my mother pressure cooked it or roasted it, but you chill it in the fridge, slice it thin, and it makes an excellent cold cut.

[Eric Karonen]

Originally Posted by Strat62

Yep, liver and onions fried in butter is one of my favorites. Not something I'd make a steady diet of, but once or twice a month; hell yeah! Another favorite is deer heart. I'm not sure whether my mother pressure cooked it or roasted it, but you chill it in the fridge, slice it thin, and it makes an excellent cold cut.

Never tried heart, but your post reminds me of the all beef tongue and ox tails I ate as a kid!

[BritishBluesBoy]

Absolutely revolting.

[sacizob]

I love liver, however my wife refuses to cook it.

[Big John]

Meat is one thing but offal is a whole different ball game (if thats the right expression ?)

[stantheman]

Hmmmmm livah!!!
With onions!!!
Lots and lots of onions!!!

[boris bubbanov]

I liked all kinds of liver, and liked chicken or turkey giblets, etc. but avoided the other organ meats.

But I learned how much of certain compounds accumulated in the liver and reluctantly quit eating it over 20 years ago.

Then I quit altogether eating the "4 hoofed" cultivated meats so liver is now a very distant memory but yeah, I liked it. I think I would rather eat liver than a burger, at this point.

[56telemike]

My doc says Quit drinkin' and be good to your liver!

[Eric Karonen]

Originally Posted by 56telemike

My doc says Quit drinkin' and be good to your liver!

And so it should be ... ahhh, fava beans .....

[Tim Armstrong]

I liked liver until I read Bubbanov's post!

Tim

[mr natural]

I don't like liver. Mrs. Natural and I used to live in the apartment upstairs from this retired cop. The kitchen exhaust fans in the building all shared a common shaft, Every Saturday and Sunday, our downstairs neighbor would get up at like 5 in the morning and fry up a whole mess of liver and onions. Every apartment in the building smelled like it. Gross. On the plus side, he used to keep his heat at around 85 in the winter which meant we rarely had to turn our heat on. Nothing like low gas bills.
-Mr. M.

[drewsblues]

Well I love mine, but the way I treat it sometimes -- what with all the beer, wine, and Kentucky bourbon -- you'd think that I hated it.

[westex93]

Love it! Pork, beef, chicken....about any way you can fix it.

King for me, though, is fried chicken livers. I can eat my own weight in 'em!

But, alas, my wife won't cook liver, either. That's the one and only think she won't do. Bummer....

[buddywayne]

Nothin' better than liver and onions except chicken livers. All forbidden foods for me now. Sometimes I cheat.

[drewsblues]

Originally Posted by westex93

But, alas, my wife won't cook liver, either. That's the one and only think she won't do. Bummer....

Well if that's the one and only thing she won't do, I'd say you're in pretty good shape.

I wonder if anyone knows of restaurants that aren't afraid to put liver on the menu. In my neck of the woods, Hometown Buffet has been known to leave some under the sneeze guard from time to time... but I'm interested in restaurants; not grazing plots.

Anyone care to recommend a local establishment where a lady or a fella might be able to procure some finely prepared liver -- be it fowl or fauna?

[Eric Karonen]

Originally Posted by Tim Armstrong

I liked liver until I read Bubbanov's post!

Tim

What! You didn't have the birthday chocolate liver mousse cake thing happening yesterday?

Bubbanov's right, you need to eat youngsters (from fish to four legs) anyway you look at it! And just to appease PETA, I like my food pampered before the spit ...

I hope I haven't killed a thread about liver! I'm about to ask about baguettes!

[Big Mike Simpson]

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

But I learned how much of certain compounds accumulated in the liver and reluctantly quit eating it over 20 years ago.

Liver is only paletable when prepared in a way that covers the vile taste... hence bacon, onions and other flavors etc...

Ya.. I have eaten liver a number of ways, Gramma used to make it but she died in 64 from "hardening of the arteries" as they used to call it... I have not eaten liver since the late 60's...

The liver is like the oil filter on a car... if the animal ever ate anything bad it would be removed by or trapped in the liver.

From Wikipedia...

Very high doses of Vitamin A have the potential to be toxic and can cause hypervitaminosis A, a dangerous disorder. Russian sailor Alexander Konrad, who accompanied explorer Valerian Albanov in a tragic ordeal over the arctic ice in 1912 wrote about the awful effects of consuming polar bear liver.[11] Also, in 1913, Antarctic explorers Douglas Mawson and Xavier Mertz were both poisoned, the latter fatally, from eating husky liver. In the US, the USDA specifies 3000 μg per day as a tolerable upper limit, which amounts to about 50 g of raw pork liver. [12]

[Eric Karonen]

Originally Posted by Big Mike Simpson

Liver is only paletable when prepared in a way that covers the vile taste... hence bacon, onions and other flavors etc...

Ya.. I have eaten liver a number of ways, Gramma used to make it but she died in 64 from "hardening of the arteries" as they used to call it... I have not eaten liver since the late 60's...

The liver is like the oil filter on a car... if the animal ever ate anything bad it would be removed by or trapped in the liver.

From Wikipedia...

That was then, and this is now!

And vile taste is just plain wrong, the bacon and onions enhance the flavour! Much like a burger with something on it. Although I tend to like my burgers plain ... salt and pepper ... hehe

As far as I know, no-one has got sick from eating liver, unlike steaks, hamburger meat, pork, chicken, or salads .. very e-coli prevalent today!

How old was your gramma? Mine lived into their 90s eating butter, bread, liver, meat, veggies, ice cream, etc. every day. Maybe it was a different time ... before the corporate farms showed up on the scene! Anyway, to each his own....

[krauser2]

I LOVE MY LIVER

but I'm not sure it loves me back.......

the food, never had it, but I'd be willing to take a taste.