Head cheese or brawn is a meat jelly or terrine made of meat. Somewhat similar to a jellied meatloaf, it is made with flesh from the head of a calf or pig, typically set in aspic. It is usually eaten
Head cheese, Elizabeth's restaurant, New Orleans
German Sülze
Saurer Presssack
German Schwartenmagen in a tin as it is sold as a type of Hausmacher-Wurst, i.e. homemade sausage
A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aids in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell,
Head cheese
…Head cheese (Dutch: hoofdkaas) or brawn is a meat jelly or terrine made of meat. Somewhat similar to a jellied meatloaf, it is made with flesh from the head of a calf or pig (less commonly a sheep or cow), typically set in aspic. It is usually eaten cold, at room temperature, or in a sandwich. Despite its…
The head of a meerkat
The head of a death mask
Mid-sagittal section of a human skull, by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1489
Transection of a human head, by Thomas Bartholin, 1673