ISO Veal or Beef Brains

[pilinut]

Every once in a while I get a craving for the breaded fried brains I enjoyed as a child, but I don't know where to find veal brains here. Does anyone know of a good source?

[hyperbowler]

I had some brains at Maykadeh a few years back, but I'm not sure from what animal they came. They were cut coronally.

Locanda's menu includes a sheep brain dish.

[Robert Lauriston]

Maykadeh serves lamb's brains.

[Tripeler]

There are many who crave Brains

http://www.sabrain.com/beers

[takuhead]

Brains that are not from Harris Ranch or other feedlot cattle?
I'm having a hard time finding a sustainable grass-fed source...any tips?

[wally]

Have you asked Prather?

[takuhead]

good idea - will try them next :)

[sfbing]

I asked them about this when buying my side of beef from Prather. B/c of their other business of supplying the medical industry, Prather is pretty obsessive about not letting neural tissue contaminate their equipment. They wouldn't even provide us with the beef neck, let alone the brain.

[SteveG]

Had some good calf brains at Incanto about 4 or 5 years ago.

On taqueria menus, you are looking for sesos.

[pilinut]

Thank you, Robert and vulber! That's a good start. Perhaps the butchers in the Mission will have the beef brains, and I shall place Maykadeh and Vallarta on my must-try list. I am already salivating. . .

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Vallarta Restaurant
14366 E 14th St, San Leandro, CA 94578

[vulber]

One place you might want to try is the meat market at the southwest corner of 23rd and mission - can't remember the name off hand - they tend to have more of the obscure offal items

[vulber]

most of the taquerias in the mission have brain tacos (or brain burritos for that matter, but i think that would be a bit too much). my favorite is vallarta

[Robert Lauriston]

To cook or in a restaurant?

[pilinut]

Ooops. I wasn't very clear in my query, but either one--or both! I've all but given up on finding brains in restaurants. And I have a delicious old recipe for canneloni that calls for brains.

[Robert Lauriston]

Anyplace with a hardcore French chef might make brains in brown butter by special order: Chez Spencer, La Folie, Chapeau.

Maykadeh does great things with lamb brains, not sure about veal.

Pakistani restaurants sometimes have brain masala, not sure which kind of brains they use.

butchers: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/28849

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Chez Spencer
82 14th St., San Francisco, CA 94103

La Folie
2316 Polk St., San Francisco, CA 94109

[vulber]

good point, i know shalimar and chutney both have brain masala

[osho]

Goat brain is served at Shalimar.

[rcspott]

Would you be willing to share your cannelloni recipe. I have had ravioli with brains in the filling and they were to die for.

[pilinut]

I'm afraid it will have to wait until I get back to my cookbooks several weeks from now. But I agree wholeheartedly that pasta fillings with brains mixed in can redefine the possibilities!

[wally]

In the '80's, Genova Delicatessen in Oakland had them as an ingredient in their meat ravioli. No more though.