pig liver

Swine's filtering gland

Pig liver is the liver of a domestic pig, used as food.

It has a stronger, more assertive flavor than chicken liver but is milder than beef liver.

Common in pâtés, terrines, and traditional dishes across many cuisines: pig liver with onions, chopped pig liver spread.

Often sold as pork liver.

Related
  • offalEdible animal organs
  • organBody's working component
  • pâtéSeasoned meat paste
  • ironElement twenty-six
  • foieFrench for liver

butcher · slaughter · sausage · bloody · blood sausage · rich · gamey · fried · onions · chopped · spread · meat · innards · giblets · nose to tail · bile · tender · gravy

Categories
Opposites
organ vs. muscle meat

pig liverpork loin

Cut from pig's back

pork chop · pork tenderloin · bacon · ham · pork belly

animal source

pig liverbeef liver

Bovine filtering organ, edible

calf liver · chicken liver · lamb liver · goose liver · duck liver

organ type

pig liverpig heart

Swine's circulatory organ

pig kidney

Family

pig, pigs, pigged, pigging, piggish, piggy, piglet, pigpen, pigsty

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G