ox tongue

B's ox tongue (£5) was cooked the only way I ever like to see it, very thinly sliced and flash-fried.

If you can't get ox tongue, substitute with pieces of crisp-fried bacon.

For the ox tongue, place the vegetables, parsley stalks, garlic and bouquet garni into a large saucepan.

Add the ox tongue, reduce the heat and simmer for 4 hours, or until the meat is very tender.

Ladle the soup around the egg and top with the crisp ox tongue.

A plate of ox tongue and vegetables is served alongside it to place into the soup, and an "egg" made from turnip custard.

Grilled ox tongue is appealingly smooth and chewy, almost like pasta translated into meat.

Embrace - do not fear - the spicy ox tongue and tripe with roasted chili-peanut vinaigrette ($8.95).

Pressed and sliced ox tongue remains popular for use in sandwiches.

In profile, the head of a partisan may look similar to that of a ranseur, ox tongue, or spetum.