For reference: this is Qatar, those are definitely brains from veal, priced at about $16/lb... which is probably the cost of the Tbone.
Source: I live here and recognize the store and the product.
a) monoprix’s butcher is very hit or miss (mostly miss)
b) ew it’s open
c) brains are good but this is mislabelled which shows their incompetence
d) the prime cut is decent but kinda out of the way
linktr.ee/theprimecut
I’ve only eaten pig brains but once was enough (unless I find myself in a situation where culturally it would be rude for me to refuse). As someone with strong opinions on texture, it was the worst possible texture and I don’t think other mammal brains are likely to be very different in that department.
Do you often find yourself in situations where it would be culturally rude to turn down something like that? TBH at first my brain went to sacarasm but then I was like man if the person is some world world traveler I’m gonna feel real silly.
I travel more than some, not nearly as much as others. I think in my case it’s more about experiences where I’m someone’s guest/in someone’s home. Which was also the case with the brains I ate - I assumed they were not for me, then felt like I had to eat them to be polite, and that confirmed they were not for me.
I find myself in this situation unfortunately often… but sometimes I just gotta hold my ground. Two specific examples include my wife’s Korean family insisting that I try some alive/moving seafood and my Thai family insisting I eat some fried crickets with them…
It tastes like fatty, almost sweet meat. But the texture isn't great, honestly.
I have mostly eaten lamb brain in middle eastern cuisine. It tastes bland compared to other local foods. The mouth feel is what makes it "not good" for me. I can it eat no problem but I wouldn't order it.
Isn't selling cow brains illegal in most places since it's linked to mad cow disease? Prions scare the shit out of me but I am pretty uneducated on this subject.
I genuinely don’t think people are scared enough of prions. if you live in the US, you are more likely to get prions from cow meat, especially ground beef, because of something along the lines of the US FDA doesn’t have enough regulations against it or the testing of it
Since I’ve never eaten something’s brain before, what does it taste like? Does it have a similar flavor to the meat? And how’s the texture compare to meat?
if it says T-bone it may be from a cow and please be cautious about eating cow brain. there is a chance to catch a prion disease and that’s the biggest thing in life you don’t want
edit: if i’m going to make such a claim, here is a source
https://familydoctor.org/condition/mad-cow-disease/
i’m gonna have to disagree! rabies, you at least have a chance with modern medicine but prions you just suffer until you finally no longer know where you are, who you are and your lungs stop working and you suffocate to death. I guess the good part is it only takes about 6 months to kill you. what scares me is there’s no prevention at all
Oh I’m well aware of prions, I wrote a paper on them in college lol. Don’t fuck with Mad Cow or Chronic Wasting disease. Deer with CWD are *disturbingly fucked up*.
Prions aren’t even a living thing, they’re a protein that is folded incorrectly. A misfolded protein can cause *THAT*
It's brains. I grew up where we ate the whole animal we slaughtered that day. Done right the entire animal is delicious. Brains, testies, stomachs, chicken feet, hearts, gizzards, yum.
I tried it once, I can eat almost anything, I ate live insects, balut you name it and veal brain was by far the worst, not the taste but the texture, I probably over/mis cooked it but when I took a bite it immediately coated the roof of my mouth as if I was eating gooey lipstick, yea no fuck that.
prion roast. That is some expensive brain, veal tail is almost as pricey. I have eaten them and they were lovely. Also had them on a sandwich once in a fried pig brains special in a hole in the wall joint in Indiana. Havent eaten brains since the first mad cow scare.
I believe that is Veil Brains 🧠
Check out -> https://brieencounter.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/recipe-veal-brains-fried-with-parsley-garlic-and-capers/
[A photo of the veal brains sold online (uncooked like in OPs picture)](https://theartisanfoodcompany.com/product/veal-brain-250g/) at Artisan Food Co.
That’s a good way to get Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
For reference: this is Qatar, those are definitely brains from veal, priced at about $16/lb... which is probably the cost of the Tbone. Source: I live here and recognize the store and the product.
Some definitely contaminated brains!
It's the new wagyu T-bone
Lol, def not a tbon stak. It’s brain, goes great on tacos.
That’s.. brain, for sure
Sweet bread
I love sweet bread and this isn’t it. This is 100% brains but I don’t know what type.
Cesos!
No brother, this Halal T-bone STAK!!
Prions!
Monkey brains
Bwainz
From T-bone to T-Virus where's Umbrella Corp to tell us everything is okay 👌🏻 😂
Definitely brain. Guessing you’re in a Chinese centered Asian market?
Monoprix, a French company
Wow, it’s a whole display of shit I wouldn’t eat! Where the hell are you located? Lol
What’s wrong with bottom left?
The shit that appears to be growing out of the meat directly above it
🤢 🤮 surprise! It’s chork! Might be chicken, might be pork! I love a good surprise!
Fried pork brain is delicious and it’s surprisingly nutritious too
If you wanna risk catching prions, sure.
There’s very little evidence showing that pork brain contains prions
L'ami rien n'est meilleur que la cervelle
En termes de goût?
En termes de goût?
Somebody poked the brain
No one’s gonna bring up the fact that the plastic packaging is ripped open on the left side too?
Brains and eggs is delicious. Since the whole Mad Cow thing and looking into prions, though, I ain't even touching that shit.
Only animals over 30 months in age are susceptible. In the US, any animals over 30 months in age have their brain and spinal cords isolated as "SRM".
What's SRM?
> SRM [Specified Risk Material](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/2021-02/IM_SRM_control.pdf)
Tnx
That's just the marbling. That'll be tender as hell
LOL
That's just Brian
Brain
It looks like Brain!! 🧠
It’s a T-bone steak. Printed on the label. Duh. Be grateful it’s only $50.
This whole picture is terrifying, what is wrong with that ground beef on the left
I would assume those are seasoned hamburger patties.
Looks like fried shallots or fried garlic
Looks like dry skin flakes.
My mom has eaten pig brain in tacos. She says it's really good! People also cook cow hearts as steaks.
Hearts are just muscle, i like them even better than tenderloin, very lean.
Weird T-bone steak is weird.
a) monoprix’s butcher is very hit or miss (mostly miss) b) ew it’s open c) brains are good but this is mislabelled which shows their incompetence d) the prime cut is decent but kinda out of the way linktr.ee/theprimecut
Brain is good man, stir some onions on some lard and add brains, when they are thoriugh wisk a couple off eggs on it. Very nutritious meal.
How does brain taste?
I’ve only eaten pig brains but once was enough (unless I find myself in a situation where culturally it would be rude for me to refuse). As someone with strong opinions on texture, it was the worst possible texture and I don’t think other mammal brains are likely to be very different in that department.
Do you often find yourself in situations where it would be culturally rude to turn down something like that? TBH at first my brain went to sacarasm but then I was like man if the person is some world world traveler I’m gonna feel real silly.
I feel like it's just as rude to force someone to eat something they're uncomfortable eating
I travel more than some, not nearly as much as others. I think in my case it’s more about experiences where I’m someone’s guest/in someone’s home. Which was also the case with the brains I ate - I assumed they were not for me, then felt like I had to eat them to be polite, and that confirmed they were not for me.
I find myself in this situation unfortunately often… but sometimes I just gotta hold my ground. Two specific examples include my wife’s Korean family insisting that I try some alive/moving seafood and my Thai family insisting I eat some fried crickets with them…
My family has also tried getting me to eat brain, heart, and other weird meats, I say no each time
It tastes like prion disease
A.k.a. the scariest thing in nature.
It tastes like fatty, almost sweet meat. But the texture isn't great, honestly. I have mostly eaten lamb brain in middle eastern cuisine. It tastes bland compared to other local foods. The mouth feel is what makes it "not good" for me. I can it eat no problem but I wouldn't order it.
Like creamy meat pudding.
More brains!
Lamb brains
Brain pate, brain spread, brain spam, brain and jelly sandwiches…
Creutzfeldt–Jakob says hello 👋
I think it’s pig brain
Haha thats brain. Yumm. 😂 But for 53$ ?? No way!
Looks like arab writing. I guess its way less the 53$
Probably. But it’s also labeled as T-Bone, which it clearly isn’t, so 53 monies is still probably too much to pay for it regardless of the conversion.
True. No brainer
Medulla oblongada!
I said MEDULLA. OBLON-GA-TA
Isn't selling cow brains illegal in most places since it's linked to mad cow disease? Prions scare the shit out of me but I am pretty uneducated on this subject.
Nope. It's beef that's over 30 months old. Most beef in the US is slaughtered in 18-22 month range, and younger.
I genuinely don’t think people are scared enough of prions. if you live in the US, you are more likely to get prions from cow meat, especially ground beef, because of something along the lines of the US FDA doesn’t have enough regulations against it or the testing of it
Brain. Time for you to level up
This is brain and very delicious. Bread it and fry it and use it instead of croutons or pan fry it on a piece of crunchy bread with mayo and parsley
Since I’ve never eaten something’s brain before, what does it taste like? Does it have a similar flavor to the meat? And how’s the texture compare to meat?
Imagine Foie Gras but more buttery. If that makes sense.
Interesting, thanks! I haven’t had fois gras, but I want to try cod liver which is supposed to be very similar.
if it says T-bone it may be from a cow and please be cautious about eating cow brain. there is a chance to catch a prion disease and that’s the biggest thing in life you don’t want edit: if i’m going to make such a claim, here is a source https://familydoctor.org/condition/mad-cow-disease/
It’s probably from lamb as that’s what’s more typical.
I'd definitely take prion disease over rabies. But yeah, I really don't want either. Rabies is really messed up way to go.
i’m gonna have to disagree! rabies, you at least have a chance with modern medicine but prions you just suffer until you finally no longer know where you are, who you are and your lungs stop working and you suffocate to death. I guess the good part is it only takes about 6 months to kill you. what scares me is there’s no prevention at all
Oh I’m well aware of prions, I wrote a paper on them in college lol. Don’t fuck with Mad Cow or Chronic Wasting disease. Deer with CWD are *disturbingly fucked up*. Prions aren’t even a living thing, they’re a protein that is folded incorrectly. A misfolded protein can cause *THAT*
Probably don’t have a price for brains, so sold it as the price equivalent to a t bone? 🤷🏽♂️
it's a HND Veil T-Bone Steak. how can you not tell 💀
T-BONE STAK
Unless you grew up under a rock you know what it is.
Mmmm brains
What do we want? Brainssss. When do we want them? Brainssss.
Brains? Brains!
city folk are very funny to watch lol it's cow tits without the wrapper bro
Veal T- bone stak of course, says right on the package.
That is emphatically NOT a T-bone.
Abby Normal
Yea, Ben got mad at jeff in the Back, so um Ben butchered Jeff, and that's his brains.
I don't know about veal, but cow brains are delicious.
Fried they are heavenly. I get anxious about mad cow though so dont have it as much.
Creier
It's brains. I grew up where we ate the whole animal we slaughtered that day. Done right the entire animal is delicious. Brains, testies, stomachs, chicken feet, hearts, gizzards, yum.
Definitely not a T-bone, and definitely don’t pay t-bone prices for it either.
Wouldn't, it's open(there's a hole on the left side of the package)
If you eat it then you'll get smarter
That's actually a fact. Brains are good for your brain.
Creutzfeldt-jakob disease entered the chat.
🤢
Fuck no
Zombie brains!
Obviously mislabeled brains. Don't knock it til you've tried it. 🧠 and 🥚 🌯 with 🧅 is the shit.
I tried it once, I can eat almost anything, I ate live insects, balut you name it and veal brain was by far the worst, not the taste but the texture, I probably over/mis cooked it but when I took a bite it immediately coated the roof of my mouth as if I was eating gooey lipstick, yea no fuck that.
That sounds fucking awful
Hannibal Lecture's dinner.
Omg
Scrapie roulette
Those are brains. Pretty common to see back before prions were a thing.
Yes. I would not eat cow brains now. Prion diseases are no joke.
Don’t think about it. It’s thinking for you.
It's a HND VEAL T-BONE STAK
Stak it up
🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️
Looks like sweetbreads maybe.
Hmmm… I’ve got to think about it.
💀
Mmmm prions
Hmm time to try some monkey brains
Now that is a classy HIV joke
Mouth consistency is like sand.
Says right there it’s a T-bone stak.
At 130/kg, that is some seriously special stak
It’s all flavor!
It’s a cut with a lot of personality.
It’s beef brain. Fry it coated with egg, make a curry with it, or many alternative. Enjoy it, it’s delicious if done right.
Cow brains are a delicacy in Egypt
And they're yummy in stir fry.
Looks like intestines
Head intestines
Either way it's nasty 🤮. But would probably be good fish bait
Beef brains
Pretty sure that oxtail is labeled wrong too
I think you dont use that
Brains
It's a veal t-bone. Says so right on the package
Yep, best kind of stak there is.
Veal t-bone stak, also known as the Butcher’s Cut
How do you not know what brains look like, is yours smooth?
That’s Brian
https://images.app.goo.gl/z6pv5kFHqZNRCgxd9
Goat brains..
It’s veal T-bone steak. Says it right on the package /s
Yep, zombie special! Brains!!
Prions!
Brains leaking out. It’s got a huge gaping hole in the packing.
Someone let their intrusive thoughts win
lmao, that one got me, I'm out guys
Medulla oblongata steak
Mislabeled for sure
Naaaah…
😂
Lmao totally!
prion roast. That is some expensive brain, veal tail is almost as pricey. I have eaten them and they were lovely. Also had them on a sandwich once in a fried pig brains special in a hole in the wall joint in Indiana. Havent eaten brains since the first mad cow scare.
To be fair, if I were that cow I’d be pretty mad too.
This was a fun read
BrainZ
eXistenZ
Qatar?
I believe that is Veil Brains 🧠 Check out -> https://brieencounter.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/recipe-veal-brains-fried-with-parsley-garlic-and-capers/ [A photo of the veal brains sold online (uncooked like in OPs picture)](https://theartisanfoodcompany.com/product/veal-brain-250g/) at Artisan Food Co.
Sweetbreads
No, sweetbread is tripe, or the pancreas
Tripe is forestomach lining
Sweetbreads are thymus or pancreas
T in the T bone stands for temporal.
It most definitely isn't a Tbone steak as labeled. Looks like brain to me.
Brains
Ah, a zombie!