A Story About My Nanna That Includes Cows Tongue, Pigs Feet and all sorts of…

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I was just sitting here today thinking about a wonderful woman who is no longer in my life but instead of keeping it to myself I thought I’d share my thoughts with you.

My Nanna was a wonderful lady, looked after me most of the time when I was young and I’ve got a story to share that includes some weird and wonderful stuff and I’d love to hear about your experiences too

My Nanna and Grandad were from England and Ireland, came over here (Australia) when my Mum was 10 years old. They were real Aussie battlers, a low income family with 6 kids but they worked hard and really did quite well for themselves, lived a comfortable life.

I managed to find this picture of me with my Nanna when I was about 4 or 5.

My Nanna was a great cook and had an amazing vegetable garden too. Maybe that’s where I got my passion for food, cooking and vegetables

She’d ALWAYS be in the kitchen making something, probably why she also struggled with her weight so much. She did LOVE to eat and hated wasting any food!

Sometimes she’d make sweets and cakes that were divine. She’d make homemade chocolates for gifts. She’d bake up the best stews and soups. And she could make a killer baked dinner with yorkshire puddings to die for.

But she would always have weird and wonderful things cooking too.

Things like cows tongue

Or some pigs feet

She’d also cook tripe, which is the stomach lining (I think)

And if she could find some weird and wonderful delicacy believe me she would try it! I guess you could say she was pretty adventurous with food. I used to think it was just gross. So did my cousins. When we’d come home from school and lift the lid on the pot you never knew what was going to be in there. Maybe that’s why she did it, to entertain us?!

Or maybe, maybe she just loved those foods because back in England they were cheap forms of meat, just like they are here. And maybe she knew the secret that these types of foods we all find so gross are actually very nutrient dense…just maybe?!

I’ll never get to ask her because she passed away when I was 13. I wish I could because I bet she’d have loads of good stories to tell.

Still, it’s nice to spend a moment here with you, in memory of her.

I love you Nanna and hope you rest in peace.

Have you eaten cows tongue, pigs feet or weird and wonderful foods?

I have to say I still haven’t taken the plunge…maybe one day I’ll heed my Nanna’s actions and take an adventurous plunge

Jedha

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