'O pere e 'o musso
.jpg) Street vendor selling 'O pere e 'o musso out of his truck in the streets of Naples | |
| Alternative names | il piede e il muso |
|---|---|
| Course | Meat, Organ meat |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Campania, Naples. |
| Serving temperature | Cool, room temperature or warm |
| Main ingredients | Pig feet, Cow Snout, Lemon Juice |
| Variations | Other 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[edit]
Traditional recepie[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
'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.
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