THERE are plenty of local food traditions that have stood the test of time. A few that are still enjoyed by many local folk today include black pudding and what about Lancashire hot pot? A warm ...

THERE ARE people, you know, real people, some of whom consider themselves to be people of discernment, who scorn oxtail. I cannot understand how you can be omnivorous, even carnivorous, and ...

Once referring to the tail of an ox, oxtail now refers to the tail end of a cow, starting right where the rump meets the tail. This is cut into cross sections, so you see a circle of bone in the ...

Reader Arnold Harrison, who lives in Little Hulton has memories of the 1930s and 1940s when tripe, cow heels, ox tails and hearts were all eaten "not because of their popularity but because there ...