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calf's brain

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  1. calf's brainnoun

    the brain of a calf eaten as meat

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  1. calf's brain

    Beef brains and veal (juvenile beef) or calf's brains are used in the cuisines of France; Italy; Spain; El Salvador; Mexico, etc. where they are called sesos in Spanish and are eaten in tacos and quesadillas; Pakistan and Bangladesh, where they are known in Urdu and Bengali as Maghaz; Portugal; Indonesia; and in the United States, especially in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Ohio River valley. Calf's brains, or cervelle de veau, is a traditional delicacy in Europe and Morocco. It is the brain of a calf consumed as meat. It is often served with tongue, sauteed with beurre noir and capers, or mixed with scrambled eggs. In Italy, cervella fritte is a popular dish made of bite-sized batter-fried morsels of beef brain. Beef brains have a mushy texture and very little inherent flavor and are typically flavored with sauces such as chile sauce and sauce ravigote. Outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as mad-cow disease) led to legislation to reduce risks of contracting the human variant of the illness by consumption of beef brains and spines.

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  1. calf's brain

    A calf's brain refers to the brain of a young cow, specifically a domestic bovine under a year old, typically used as food in various cuisines worldwide. It is considered a type of variety meat or offal. Its texture is more tender than an older animal’s brain and it’s often cooked in different ways such as frying, boiling, or baking.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of calf's brain in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of calf's brain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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