headcheese from a wonderful man down on Alabo Street but he’s been dead for years. Normally, I get the stuff from Ville Platte but, if I am stuck, does anyone know of a good local source? I can get the Langenstein’s... (16 replies, last updated by midcity July 14, 2009)

. ANother fellow was ordering headcheese and when I saw the block of it I realized that this was the Real Deal so I bought some. First class stuff. Best I’ve had since Dupre closed his shop in Ville Platte. Bourgeois has... (1 reply, last updated by Hungry Celeste May 8, 2003)

I thought headcheese was made from the various odd head parts, like brains, etc. and set up in a gel and formed into a loaf. (14 replies, last updated by billh September 28, 2005)

can anyone tell me where i can get some good headcheese? (i’m not crazy about boarshead’s). i lived in DC for a while and you could get it everywhere. do you think it’s just a southern thing? tanks! ;-) (13 replies, last updated by Peter Cuce April 30, 2003)

I want to make a torta with this cut. If you eat it where do you go to get it? I recall Columbus making a spicy version. I know I can get it at Northgate but if you have any espec. good cheeses of the head recs, let me know (2 replies, last updated by Fake Name August 11, 2008)

Two unpopular deli products among many, I realize, but I love both. Do any of you Chowhounds have some good recommendations as to where I might obtain quality versions of both these items? Who makes Toronto’s best headcheese... (16 replies, last updated by pearlD June 27, 2009)

As a kid, I had headcheese a lot for my lunches. Now I’m getting nostalgic for it. My mom says we used to get it from this European deli in Mississauga. Anyone know where I can get some in the North York area? Thanks! (18 replies, last updated by finefoodfriend February 2, 2008)

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... (2 replies, last updated by AndrewS March 29, 2005)

That’s what it is called in Genova, Italy ... testa in cassetta, literally ‘head in a box’. OK, I have a couple of questions here ... 1. What are different styles of headcheese? What is the most delicious... (8 replies, last updated by Bostonbob3 September 2, 2006)

to cool. They may be pressed by laying a weighted board over them. If you prefer you may place the headcheese in bowls or bread pans. This has to be eaten fairly soon as it is a fresh meat product. It would keep several months... (2 replies, last updated by violabratsche August 4, 2007)

A few years back, my wife and I used to find a local L.A. brand of hot links and spicy headcheese at some stores called “Soul Brothers”. Haven’t seen it lately. Does anybody know if they’re still in... (2 replies, last updated by GVDub April 2, 2007)

J & S sells three types of headcheese I’ve never seen before. The turkey headcheese gave me pause. How big are turkey heads anyway? It’s not like turkeys carry a lot of less-used parts like a pig. How much meat is there in a... (0 replies, last updated by rworange September 17, 2006)

May sound crazy but I am wondering where to find some unusual dishes or food in NYC restaurants / stores? Anthony Bourdain got cow brain sandwich in India and Fish Eye ball in Quebec, so are there any adventurous food available... (8 replies, last updated by erica December 8, 2006)

I heard a rumor floating a while back that the CIA was opening a new facility somewhere in NYC. Anyone know anything about this? (0 replies, last updated by headcheese September 12, 2007)

Hi GG, I buy headcheese there all the time! This is the old-schooled head-cheese that I like much more than the vinagery kind at Dean and Deluca and the one at Grand Central. I actually don’t quite like their other ham, but... (1 reply, last updated by kobetobiko May 24, 2008)