'O pere e 'o musso

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'O pere e 'o musso
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Street vendor selling 'O pere e 'o musso out of his truck in the streets of Naples
Alternative namesil piede e il muso
CourseMeat, Organ meat
Place of originItaly
Region or stateCampania, Naples.
Serving temperatureCool, room temperature or warm
Main ingredientsPig feet, Cow Snout, Lemon Juice
VariationsOther organ meats

'O pere e 'o musso is a typical Neapolitan dish, with its name meaning "the foot and the muzzle" in Italian, which refers to its main ingredients: pig's feet and cow snouts. 'O pere e 'o musso is usually sold as street food from carts, in the cities of Campania. 'O pere e 'o musso is also consumed in the region of Molise and in the province of Foggia, where the dish is regarded as a "party" food.[1]

Preparation[]

Traditional recepie[]

This Neapolitan culinary speciality is prepared by boiling pig's feet ('O pere) with calf's snouts ('O musso). 'O pere e 'o musso's origins derive from popular tradition and a need to make use of less noble cuts of meat. The ingredients are depilated, boiled, cooled, cut into small pieces and served cold, seasoned with salt and lemon juice.

Additions[]

Among the ingredients that make up the dish, in addition to those already mentioned the following ingredients are also often added:

  • Calf foot;[1]
  • Goat foot;[1]
  • the four stomachs of the calf (including tripe);[1]
  • cow udders;[1]
  • calf uterus;[1]
  • calf rectum[1]

The condiment of the 'o pere e 'o musso includes, depending on the customer's preferences, the addition of fennel, lupins, olives and chilli.[2]

Street food tradition[]

'O pere e 'o musso can be found in traditional shops and butcheries; however, it is most popularly sold by street vendors using stalls or carts and motorized vehicles such as apecars.[2]

In the past, the salting of the meat by the street vendors was carried out by using a characteristic instrument, a dispenser consisting of an animal horn with a hole at the end. This tool is still in use by some vendors.

Related pages[]

  • Neapolitan cuisine
  • Street food

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g cibodistrada.it (ed.). "'O per e 'o muss, nato per non sprecare nulla". Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Origini e storia della cucina napoletana". Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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