My Dad worked for Swift & Co. and got "trim" parts for free. We ate a lot of beef tongue. Boil in salted water, skin, and slice is both the simplest and best way to fix it. But I never had it pickled or smoked so "best" is a choice of one and thus I might be wrong. I'd sure like to find out!
Tongue is perhaps the best meat on the animal. It is mild, completely free of fat and sinew, very fine-grained, and simple to fix.
It's been funny watching white folk, usually liberals, "discover" tacos de lengua over the last couple decades thinking they stumbled on some secret poor brownskin food.
Yes ^ ^
Back when my folks were young and before that,
the "poor " folks bought junk cuts like brisket and
ribs and chicken wings and tongue, etc.
The stores would durn near give away a big package
of chicken wings and fatty boney cuts of meat.
Now, all that stuff costs as much or more than a
decent steak, and people slather on sauces and
spices to where you can't even get a taste of meat.
People have forgotten that spices and sauces
came about to cover up the half spoiled smell
and taste before everybody had refrigeration.
