“..Britain gets an offal taste of austerity..”..(ew..!..)
“..Depending on your taste, the word offal conjures up a gory image of bloody organs and entrails, or a delicacy best fried in butter with onions.
But increasing numbers are joining a small band of foodies who consider sheep’s liver or bull’s testicles a delicacy or a hearty budget meal, or both, rather than an object of disgust.
According to Asda, offal sales are up 25 per cent, compared with the same period a year ago – a few days before the Northern Rock wobble and the arrival of harder financial times.
By packs sold, the cheapest offal, pig’s liver, was up 18.9 per cent, lamb’s liver, the next cheapest, up 11.7 per cent, and ox liver, the more expensive of the three, up 3.5 per cent.
“With more pressure on the purse, scratch cooking has become more important to shoppers,” said Jim Viggars, Asda’s senior meat buyer.
“We’ve noticed that customers are looking for alternatives and are going back to traditional dishes, such as liver and onions.
They know offal is high in protein and iron and offers great value for money.”
The supermarket attributes the rise of offal partly to its popularity among chefs, who have for years been exhorting the public to experiment
with lungs, livers, hearts and intestines..which has long been the case abroad..”
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