Alsace-Lorraine — Alsatian Main Dishes
Boiling instead of simmering, toughening the exterior. Insufficient curing time, producing bland meat. Smoking at too high a temperature (hot smoking changes the texture entirely). Not soaking overly salty specimens before cooking. Carving with the grain.
Boiling instead of simmering, toughening the exterior. Insufficient curing time, producing bland meat. Smoking at too high a temperature (hot smoking changes the texture entirely). Not soaking overly salty specimens before cooking. Carving with the grain.
Schiffala connects to similar techniques: German Kassler (smoked pork), Czech uzene (smoked meat), American smoked pork shoulder.
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