589557 Wed Jan 21 10:03:54 -0800 2009 37 22 Quebec (including Montreal) 0 4344536 On another thread about offal, Oana requested the names of restaurants that provide yummy offal dishes: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/585451 So let's get started, shall we? Asian restaurants are a great place to find offal, but you have to get past the English menu. Cuisine Szechuan has an excellent selection of offal on their English menu, including an excellent pork tongue and heart appetizer. Dim sum places are a great place to find offal like chickens feet, pork blood sausage, tripe, etc. I have seen these things at Kam Fung, Le President (now Tong Por), New Jing Hua, just to name a few places. Latin American/South American restaurants have good selections as well. I loved anticuchos, marinated Peruvian cow heart on a stick, and had a delicious version from Chicos. Here is a thread on this topic: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/425695 I have had Soon dae (Korean blood pudding) at Kagopa, and it is pretty tasty. I had a fabulous Morcilla tapas at Pinxtos recently done in a phyllo pastry and with apple. Boudin Noir is present on many french menus as well. Sweetbreads are usually available (Ris de veau) as are kidneys (Rognons) in most French bistros/restaurants. I have enjoyed the sweetbreads at Bistro L'Entrepont, but they are the most common offal dish available in French restos in my experience. I love the chopped liver at Bouchonne, the wine bar. Really fabulous. I am a fan of the calf liver at Lemeac. It comes with delicious mashed potatoes. Pig's foot is very delicious at Au Pied de Cochon. I also had some very tasty tongue there in their Choucroute, although they left the surface on, and I was a little creeped out by the sight of taste buds on my meat. But It was delicious. Well that is a start. Let's hope others will pitch in! Wed Jan 21 10:03:54 -0800 2009 89969 moh 1 4344606 Recent sightings/hearings: - sweetbreads and brains at Au Cinquième Péché (though neither is currently on the menu) - sweetbreads at Le P'tit Plateau - venison liver, kidneys and tripe pizza at Au Pied du Cochon - calf's liver and sweetbreads at Les Infidèles - foie gras just about everywhere <sigh>. Wed Jan 21 10:24:34 -0800 2009 4344536 10520 carswell 2 4344633 Oh yeah! I forgot about the wonderful sweetbreads at Le P'tit Plateau! My mind is weak (but my stomach strong). Wed Jan 21 10:28:25 -0800 2009 4344606 89969 moh 3 4344701 lol! :) thank you :) Wed Jan 21 10:49:42 -0800 2009 4344633 256715 oana 2 4344695 The offal pizza at Au Pied du Cochon is a special, or is it on their winter menu? Wed Jan 21 10:47:32 -0800 2009 4344606 11610 BLM 3 4344714 That might explain whay I have never seen it there ...have you had it BLM? If so can you kindly describe it in detail? :) Happy eating, Oana Wed Jan 21 10:53:41 -0800 2009 4344695 256715 oana 4 4344734 I didn't know about it, until carswell mentioned it(you probably realize now). Wed Jan 21 10:58:01 -0800 2009 4344714 11610 BLM 5 4344741 yup :) lol :) happy eating, oana Wed Jan 21 11:01:05 -0800 2009 4344734 256715 oana 3 4344790 On ze menu. See for yourself: www.restaurantaupieddecochon.ca And, no, I've not tried it. Wed Jan 21 11:13:29 -0800 2009 4344695 10520 carswell 4 4344812 I can't believe it :) my eyes have gazed upon this menu countless times and I never noticed it before today :) Chapeaux BLM :) Wed Jan 21 11:21:54 -0800 2009 4344790 256715 oana 2 4344708 Nooooo! :) Offal Pizza?! I have never seen that on his menu...God bless him and his originality :). Thank you carswell! Happy eating, Oana Wed Jan 21 10:52:34 -0800 2009 4344606 256715 oana 2 4345033 Club Chasse et Pêche also has sweetbread. A dining companion ordered it and i tried a bite. That was the first time i had ever heard of it and it was great! Wed Jan 21 12:20:59 -0800 2009 4344606 161693 blond_america 1 4344615 This is gold. :) Pure gold :). You are the best :). Thank you moh! :) Happy eating, Oana Wed Jan 21 10:26:15 -0800 2009 4344536 256715 oana 1 4344725 anyone read that gorgeous recipe book from Martin Picard? gorgeous photos, such offal food porn! Wed Jan 21 10:55:46 -0800 2009 4344536 12656 bigjeff 2 4344744 it is sitting in my kitchen in all its fatty glory :) have you made anything from it yet? happy eating, oana Wed Jan 21 11:02:08 -0800 2009 4344725 256715 oana 3 4347633 oh my. that is a bad-ass book and I've yet to try cooking any of the main dishes. its not so much a functional cookbook for me as much as offal porn; intrigued with trying some of the bread recipes though. and definitely its influenced me to try using a lot more of those ingredients in other recipes. Thu Jan 22 09:47:58 -0800 2009 4344744 12656 bigjeff 4 4347646 it is pretty crazy :) you have to get to know some farmers to make a lot of the dishes in there so that you can get the best quality offal around. that is so wonderful - then its goal has been satisfied :) happy eating, oana Thu Jan 22 09:50:48 -0800 2009 4347633 256715 oana 1 4344726 Moh, you mentioned you liking the liver & onions combination. Have you seen any Montreal restaurants servings it? Wed Jan 21 10:56:11 -0800 2009 4344536 11610 BLM 2 4352339 Not a restaurant, but I bought some rabbit livers, and tiny kidneys, at Boucherie du Marché this week. Just a matter of when they've dressed rabbits. Wonder if Le Canard libéré does duck livers with onion? I confess that offal pizza does not appeal, but I don't usually like any meat on pizza, except perhaps some seafood, or good Italian sausage. I'd make two courses, even if the offal one is awfully small. Fri Jan 23 16:54:30 -0800 2009 4344726 84119 lagatta 1 4344991 Most Pho shops will have tripe, and (not sure all but some) will have congealed blood. My favorite is Pho Bac 97, though last time I had the broth wasn't as good as before. Well, perhaps a bad day. Gryphon d'or serves haggis, but I think only on special days. Perhaps you can also pre-order. Some Greek restaurants might offer kokoretsi (a meli melo of fabulous lamb organs and intestines, spit grilled) and tripe soup; but I cannot direct you to specific menus. Can anyone help me with this, I think I just started craving. Me want intestines. Wed Jan 21 12:08:54 -0800 2009 4344536 53259 emerilcantcook 2 4347730 Patsas (tripe soup) can be had at Tripoli in Parc-X and kokoretsi i susually available on the week-ends at Panama. I am not sure if Atomic in Chomedey has it as well. Thu Jan 22 10:10:22 -0800 2009 4344991 12421 hungryann 3 4360965 Thank you. Mmm smelly offal... Mon Jan 26 23:04:58 -0800 2009 4347730 53259 emerilcantcook 1 4345144 Here are my favourites from around town: • tongue with thyme appetizer at Au Pied de Cochon - absolutely melt-in-your-mouth fantastic • tongue at Maria Bonita (a mexican resto, 5269 avenue Casgrain) • fried sweetbreads at Club Chasse Et Peche • tripe pizza at APDC • boudin at Leméac (even a boudin hater like me had a bite and I have to admit it is good!) Wed Jan 21 12:53:27 -0800 2009 4344536 48563 mainsqueeze 2 4345875 «boudin at Leméac (even a boudin hater like me had a bite and I have to admit it is good!)» Aside from you, me and SnackHappy, no one here raves about the boudin. And yet it's one of the best and most unusual (astoundingly spiced, loose textured, sans casing) in the city, and the cider sauce is perfect. What's more, it's on the post-22:00 menu. Wed Jan 21 16:50:48 -0800 2009 4345144 10520 carswell 3 4345980 My first boudin experience was at Lemeac and i enjoyed it. I liked that it kinda looked like a chocolate dessert square. I was expecting it to have a casing so i was surprised when i saw it. But i have no other blood sausage reference to compare it to. Wed Jan 21 17:27:21 -0800 2009 4345875 161693 blond_america 3 4347265 This is making me salivate :). happy eating, Oana Thu Jan 22 08:06:48 -0800 2009 4345875 256715 oana 2 4349681 Does Le P'Tit Plateau deep-fry or braise their sweetbreads? Thu Jan 22 20:37:37 -0800 2009 4345144 13143 souschef 1 4345713 For Pigs Feet, try the Dominion Pub (Montreal's oldest BTW) on Metcalfe just south of St Catherines next to Dunn's. They really do it well. The chef is from France, with 20 years in Germany before coming to Canada. Wed Jan 21 15:50:56 -0800 2009 4344536 259263 bigfellow 2 4345852 Whoa. The former Dominion Square Tavern. For the longest time serving a mainly gay clientele, much like the Peel Pub (aka the Real Rub), until that demographic abandoned downtown for Le Village. Great decor (if you can ignore the TVs, it's like stepping into the pre-World War II era). Had heard pig's trotters (with sauerkraut, right?) were a specialty but never followed up on it. Anything else of interest on the menu? Wed Jan 21 16:44:14 -0800 2009 4345713 10520 carswell 3 4348274 They have a newish Chef from France who worked in Germany for 20 or so years. They seem to have a very busy lunch crowd of local business people. Last week one of the lunch specials was home made german sausages (bratwurst) mit spatzelle. Vey nice. Today I had a nice veal cutlet (I think it was really pork, but it was only $9.95) with a cream sauce made with bacon & onions. I go about once a week. Thu Jan 22 12:15:25 -0800 2009 4345852 259263 bigfellow 4 4348361 Wow. This is fantastic. Who knew there were so many places :) Long live organ meat! :) Thank you again for starting this moh. happy eating, oana Thu Jan 22 12:41:50 -0800 2009 4348274 256715 oana 4 4352354 bigfellow, that sounds fantastic. Only $9,95 in the central business district? This is worth a trek. Fri Jan 23 16:59:48 -0800 2009 4348274 84119 lagatta 2 4351112 Speaking of pigs knuckle (feet), Mazurka on Prince Arthur does a good Polish rendition. Along the lines of mainsqueeze, you can find a few items in Ruby Rouge dim sum - pork blood, tripe, pork intestine, chicken feet, sliced pigs feet, beef tendon (my favorite), sometimes duck feet. There's also a stew of various innards which escapes me, but its served from a stainless steel cart. Fri Jan 23 10:21:24 -0800 2009 4345713 176627 porker 3 4352477 Mazurka might also serve flaki which is basically a polish tripe soup. I never thought to check because i can't stand the stuff myself. When i was young and my parents would cook some up i would have to leave the house because of the smell. Fri Jan 23 17:49:52 -0800 2009 4351112 161693 blond_america 4 4354086 When I was a kid, my mom would clean then cook pork kidneys for my dad. I'd close my bedroom door as the house would fill with the smell of urine. Sat Jan 24 12:47:34 -0800 2009 4352477 176627 porker 4 4430008 A friend of mine has informed me that Wawel sells frozen containers of flaki in case somebody wants offal "to go". Not sure if every location has it though. Wed Feb 18 15:50:40 -0800 2009 4352477 161693 blond_america 1 4346957 Also, an honorable mention to the Treasure Bean Curd dish at Hong Kong wich contains pork stomach and other offal. Thu Jan 22 06:16:01 -0800 2009 4344536 48563 mainsqueeze 1 4376902 On the south side of Ste. Catherine between St. Mathieu and St. Marc is a place called Nord Sud Café ( the sign is a little hard to figure out because the exact order of the words is Nord Café Café Sud). They seem to serve pekinese and cantonese style food. A quick glance of the menu reveals several interesting dishes including fried pig intestines, pig intestines with chili, duck blood soup, braised goat and yuxiang eggplant. I'd love to try them out but with the sudden explosion of quality chinese food in the Concordia ghetto they'll have to take their place in line! Sat Jan 31 22:32:31 -0800 2009 4344536 161693 blond_america