Pressed Ox Tongue

Ox tongue is a substantial, soft and tasty meat. It used to be boiled, or boiled then roasted (spiked with cloves), potted and made into brawn along with ox cheeks and palates.

Most ox tongues bought these days will have been previously pickled in a sweet brine. The tongues are rubbed with salt and then left to pickle in a mixture of water, salt and sugar. This pickling process takes anything from 4–6 days. It’s at this stage that you’ll probably buy it. Unsalted or unpickled tongue