Tongue!

April 26, 2013 by The Mouse

I love beef and pork tongue. Not to fond of duck tongue, probably not fond of chicken tongue either (do chickens have tongues?).

Anyway, while browsing through Yelp, came across these pictures:

____ Shiso Gohan

Source:http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/wada-honolulu?select=iD9M_-GnkzRUoFnAs37BpA#8uF9SBmzN-d8VCAitBsLrw

____ Shiso Gohan

Source: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/wada-honolulu?select=iD9M_-GnkzRUoFnAs37BpA#dd2rmSYXjnaXCe1u0nW7oQ

The on-line menu description is “____ Shiso Gohan: seasoned rice with minced beef tongue and shiso in sizzling pot”. One teeny tiny little problem, the bowl is almost ten dollars.

I decided to create my own semi-proletariat version. I went to Chinatown and picked up a half pound of cooked pork tongue from one of the store fronts that specialize in roasted meats.

Pork Tongue

One pork tongue from Chinatown, a little over half pound, $4.05. I should have taken a picture before the vendor sliced it but he was too fast.

Based on the brief description from the menu and the pictures, I thought I had the major components (except for substituting pork tongue for beef tongue.

Note: My “creation” will not look remotely like the restaurants, my philosophy is throw everything together and hope for the best. 🙂

Since “shiso” was in the name of the dish, I guessed that shiso would play prominently in the “recipe”. I had three kinds.

Green and Red Shiso

Salted Shiso

The bottled shiso contains a lot of salt, had to be careful in its use.

The assembly.

Brown Rice and Quinoa

Not really the texture of “jook” but not steamed rice either. More like thick gruel, but not mushy.

Sprinkled Shiso Fumi Furikake

Added Pork Tongue, Roughly Diced, Not Minced

At this point, I put the bowl in our steamer to warm everything up (about five minutes).

Added Chopped Shiso Leaves

After the bowl came out of the steamer, I added the chopped shiso leaves. Mixed well and ate (sorry forgot to take a picture of the “mixed” concoction).

The results were very tasty. Definitely not like the restaurant’s.

I still would like to try the restaurant version (have to wait until I’m classified as a bourgeoisie). Hee hee.

I only used about a third of the tongue for this bowl. I have more tongue for tomorrow. Stay tuned. 🙂

Enjoy. Eat well.

The Mouse

Posted in Food, Offal | Tagged Food, Pork, shiso | 23 Comments

23 Responses

on April 29, 2013 at 5:54 am | Reply chefamyremkebiggs

Oh my Goodness Mouse!!! You just brought back a childhood memory, that I have to say was not a good one….One day I came in for Supper, we called it Supper, anyway I said what are we having Mom and she replied…”Steak”,,,yay Steak 🙂
Uh…NO it was tongue and of course as I took a bite and then another, I said this taste different…she say’s well it really tongue but it’s like steak!!!!
WHAT!!! I said, yeah I’m done…as I left the table 🙂
Thanks for the reminder and the chuckle 😛
on April 28, 2013 at 9:56 pm | Reply kz

i love beef tongue the most ^^
- on April 29, 2013 at 4:13 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Beef tongue is one of my favorite parts from the beef. Not thinly sliced to grill but the slow braised until almost fall apart method. Thanks.
on April 28, 2013 at 6:46 am | Reply bentodays

Thanks for sharing! Although I am not a fan of the tongues hee… don’t usually order them.
- on April 29, 2013 at 5:35 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Thanks, it’s an acquired taste/texture.
on April 28, 2013 at 5:57 am | Reply laurayinmay

Looks delish!! I’ll try it too! Thanks for sharing!
- on April 29, 2013 at 6:16 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Thanks! Good luck!
on April 28, 2013 at 2:12 am | Reply melanietoulouse

@”I love beef and pork tongue.” – same here! 🙂 Langue de porc en gelée is quite popular, as well, served with cornichons(tiny cucumber pickles)… 🙂
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@”Added Chopped Shiso Leaves…” – we use duck smoked gizzards instead of the tongue… 🙂
- on April 29, 2013 at 6:32 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  All sounds delicious. Thanks
on April 27, 2013 at 7:28 pm | Reply Tandy

I think I have inadvertently eaten ducks tongue!
- on April 29, 2013 at 6:35 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Hope it tasted okay. 🙂
on April 27, 2013 at 7:46 am | Reply Kira

I didn’t know ducks had tongues! lol The meal actually sounds pretty yummy!
- on April 29, 2013 at 6:40 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Heh heh. That’s why the quack. Hee hee. Thanks
  - on April 30, 2013 at 11:18 am | Reply Kira
    
    LOL…you are quacking me up…hee heee
on April 27, 2013 at 5:59 am | Reply Frances antoinette

Hmmmm, I never assumed to use quinoa instead of gohan, I may try this recipe one day. Thank you!
- on April 29, 2013 at 6:41 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Thanks!
on April 27, 2013 at 12:11 am | Reply whenspoonmeetspot

Very original! Remind me to check the chicken’s mouth tonight in search of a tongue 😉
- on April 29, 2013 at 6:42 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Heh heh. 🙂
  - on May 1, 2013 at 6:10 am | Reply whenspoonmeetspot
    
    They do!! Tiny tiny tongues, maybe it could be a new delicacy 🙂
on April 26, 2013 at 11:43 pm | Reply Gary Lum

I like tasting things that have tasted other things 🙂
- on April 29, 2013 at 6:43 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Hee hee. 🙂
on April 26, 2013 at 11:31 pm | Reply renxkyoko

My mother cooks that too… Pastel de lengua.
- on April 29, 2013 at 6:43 pm | Reply The Mouse
  
  Nose to tail. Awesome. Thanks.