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Liver
Beef liver · hígado · レバー
Among the densest sources of iron and vitamin A in the food supply — and among the strongest-flavoured. Freshness decides everything: the best pieces need only salt and sesame oil raw. Because vitamin A stacks up quickly, this is a cut to eat occasionally rather than often.
Bright cherry colour with a slight sheen and spring. Avoid dark, dull or waterlogged pieces.
Omasum
Third stomach · bible tripe · センマイ
Hundreds of thin leaf-like folds stacked like a book — the third stomach. That geometry shreds into a unique chew, and with almost no fat it is the lowest-calorie cut in this atlas. Most often eaten raw with sesame-oil dipping sauce.
Black membrane removed, folds sharp and clean. Scrub with coarse salt several times to clear the smell.
Which one to buy
- Better forLiver : Omasum
- GrillingLiver78 : —
- Stir-fryAbout the same74 : 68
- Raw beef dishesOmasum60 : 85
- FryingOmasum— : 62
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Temperatures are guidance for whole-muscle cuts. Ground meat and poultry need 71°C / 160°F throughout.