Salatet Mokh

Name: Salatet Mokh
Yield: servse 6-8
Ingredients: 2 sets calf’s brains or 4 sets lamb’s brains; Salt; Wine vinegar; 1/2 large mild onion or 4–6 scallions, finely chopped; Juice of 1/2–1 lemon, or more; 4–6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; White pepper; 2–3 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley to garnish

December 9, 2011

Brains are considered a great delicacy in the Middle East. In some parts, it is believed that they feed one’s own brain and render one more intelligent. In other places, it is thought that eating brains reduces one’s intelligence to that of the animal, and people who hold such beliefs cannot be persuaded to touch them. I used to have to eat them in hiding from my children, who screamed when they saw me.

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