67990 Mon Mar 28 22:42:16 -0800 2005 2 2 Los Angeles Area 0 369332 where to get this headhceese that you mentioned? what does it exactly consist of? saw u wrote about it the foods of other cultures thread. Mon Mar 28 22:42:16 -0800 2005 0 Michelson 1 369344 ptcha - isn't headcheese. If you want headcheese (kocsonya is just an aspic,) you can go to the German Deli on Roscoe west of the San Diego fwy, and they have a big selection, including hungarian style (disznosajt - pork cheese). Van Nuys German Deli 16155 Roscoe Blvd. North Hills 818-892-2213 link below has other possible haunts http://www.germancorner.com/yellowpages/foodstores/orange_to_yucaina.html is the second half. Otto's in Burbank on Clark has a nice selection as well http://members.aol.com/HungImprts/ As for p'tcha, it is jellied calf's foot - the calves' hooves are boiled in a seasoned broth, when cooked the meat is flaked off, the liquid strained and boiled down and the natural gelatin sets. Lots of garlic (Hebrew, regel krusha), a kosher headcheese if you like. There used to be a Jewish deli on Fairfax around where Merkato is now, between Olympic and Pico, that sold it. Maybe someone else knows where to get it. I get homemade p'tcha sometimes. If you're ever in New York, the 2nd avenue deli sold it the last time I was there, in 2002. Link: http://www.germancorner.com/yellowpages/foodstores/alameda_to_oakland.html Tue Mar 29 01:44:02 -0800 2005 369332 0 Jerome 1 369345 I'd give the folks at Ernie's a call. I was pretty impressed by what I found there. Andrew Tue Mar 29 01:53:38 -0800 2005 369332 0 AndrewS