headcheese
noun
head·cheese
ˈhed-ˌchēz 
: a jellied loaf or sausage made from edible parts of the head, feet, and sometimes the tongue and heart especially of a pig
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Bar Boulud, across from Lincoln Center, is a testament to the broad range French charcuterie, but Le Veau d’Or offers only veal headcheese.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Wide ceramic troughs of homemade country pork pâté and rough, aspic-jiggly headcheese, wheels of crusty brown bread, fat links of saucisson sec, more oysters.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2019
Pigs’ heads are cooked, picked, and made into headcheese.
—Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, 15 Aug. 2017
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John Mariani, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Wide ceramic troughs of homemade country pork pâté and rough, aspic-jiggly headcheese, wheels of crusty brown bread, fat links of saucisson sec, more oysters.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2019
Pigs’ heads are cooked, picked, and made into headcheese.
—Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, 15 Aug. 2017
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“Headcheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headcheese. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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