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{{short description|Italian street food from Naples}}
{{Short description|Italian street food from Naples}}
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| name = 'O pere e 'o musso
| name = ''<nowiki>'O pere e 'o musso</nowiki>''
| image = Napoli (5766529178).jpg
| image = 'O pere e 'o musso and offal, on sale on a truck in Naples, Italy.jpg
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| caption = Street vendor selling 'O pere e 'o musso out of his truck in the streets of [[Naples]]
| caption = {{lang|nap|'O pere e 'o musso}} on sale on a truck in the streets of [[Naples]], Italy
| alternate_name = il piede e il muso
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| country = [[Italy]]
| country = [[Italy]]
| region = [[Campania]], [[Naples]].
| region = [[Naples]], [[Campania]]
| creator =
| creator =
| course = [[Meat]], [[Organ meat]]
| course = ''[[Italian meal structure#Formal meal structure|Secondo]]'' (Italian course)
| type = [[Meat]], [[Offal|organ meat]]
| served = Cool, room temperature or warm
| served = Cool, room temperature or warm
| main_ingredient = [[Pig feet]], [[snout|Cow Snout]], [[Lemon Juice]]
| main_ingredient = [[Pig feet]], cow snout, [[lemon juice]]
| variations = Other [[organ meats]]
| variations = Other organ meat
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'''{{'}}O pere e 'o musso''' is a typical Neapolitan dish, with its name meaning "the foot and the muzzle" in Neapolitan, which refers to its main ingredients: pig's feet and cow snouts. 'O pere e 'o musso is usually sold as street food from carts, in the cities of [[Campania]]. 'O pere e 'o musso is also consumed in the region of [[Molise]] and in the province of [[Foggia]], where the dish is regarded as a "party" food.<ref name="cibodistrada">{{cite web|url=http://www.cibodistrada.it/news/o-per-e-o-muss/9760|title='O per e 'o muss, nato per non sprecare nulla|editor=cibodistrada.it|access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>
{{lang|nap|'''{{'}}O pere e 'o musso'''}} ({{IPA|nap|o ˈpɛːr(ə) e o ˈmussə|lang}}; {{literally|the foot and the muzzle}}) is a typical [[Neapolitan cuisine|Neapolitan dish]]. Its name refers to its main ingredients: [[Pig's trotter|pig's feet]] and cow [[snout]]s. The dish derives from popular tradition and a need to make use of less noble cuts of meat, and is usually sold as street food from carts, in the cities of [[Campania]].<ref name="cibodistrada">{{cite web|url=http://www.cibodistrada.it/news/o-per-e-o-muss/9760|title='O per e 'o muss, nato per non sprecare nulla|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906021204/http://www.cibodistrada.it/news/o-per-e-o-muss/9760|archive-date=September 6, 2017|language=it}}</ref> It is also consumed in the region of [[Molise]] and in the [[province of Foggia]], where the dish is regarded as a "party" food.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}


== Preparation ==
==Preparation==


=== Traditional recipe ===
===Traditional recipe===
This Neapolitan culinary speciality is prepared by boiling pig's feet ('o pere) with calf's snouts ('o musso). 'O pere e 'o musso derives from popular tradition and a need to make use of less noble cuts of meat. The ingredients are [[depilated]], [[boiled]], cooled, cut into small pieces and served cold, seasoned with salt and lemon juice.
This Neapolitan culinary specialty is prepared by boiling pigs' feet with calves' snouts. The ingredients are depilated, [[Boiling|boiled]], cooled, cut into small pieces and served cold, seasoned with salt and lemon juice.


=== Additions ===
===Additions===
Besides those already mentioned, the following ingredients are often added:
Besides those already mentioned, the following ingredients are often added:<ref name="cibodistrada" />
* Calf foot<ref name="cibodistrada" />
* Calf foot
* Goat foot<ref name="cibodistrada" />
* Goat foot
* The four stomachs of the calf (including [[tripe]])<ref name="cibodistrada" />
* The four stomachs of the calf (including [[tripe]])
* Cow [[udders]]<ref name="cibodistrada" />
* Cow [[Udder|udders]]
* Calf [[uterus]]<ref name="cibodistrada" />
* Calf [[uterus]]
* Calf [[rectum]]<ref name="cibodistrada" />
* Calf [[rectum]]


The condiment of 'o pere e 'o musso includes, depending on the customer's preferences, the addition of [[fennel]], [[lupins]], [[olive]]s and [[Chili pepper|chilli]].<ref name="napolipiu.com">{{cite web|url=https://napolipiu.com/origini-e-storia-della-cucina-napoletana/|title=Origini e storia della cucina napoletana|access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>
The condiment of {{lang|nap|'o pere e 'o musso}} may also include, depending on personal preferences, [[fennel]], [[Lupinus|lupins]], [[olive]]s or [[Chili pepper|chilli]].<ref name="cibodistrada" />


== Street food tradition ==
==Street food tradition==
'O pere e 'o musso can be found in traditional shops and butcheries; however, it is most popularly sold by street vendors using stalls or carts and motorized vehicles such as [[Piaggio Ape|apecars]].<ref name="napolipiu.com"/>
{{lang|nap|'O pere e 'o musso}} can be found in traditional shops and butcheries; however, it is most popularly sold by street vendors using stalls, carts or motorized vehicles such as [[Piaggio Ape|apecars]].<ref name="cibodistrada" />


In the past, the salting of the meat by the street vendors was carried out by using a characteristic instrument, a dispenser consisting of an animal horn with a hole at the end. This tool is still in use by some vendors.
In the past, the salting of the meat by the street vendors was carried out by using a characteristic instrument, a dispenser consisting of an animal horn with a hole at the end. This tool is still in use by some vendors.


== Related pages ==
==See also==
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* [[Neapolitan cuisine]]
* [[Neapolitan cuisine]]
* [[Campania cuisine]]
* [[Street food]]


== References ==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 20 November 2024

'O pere e 'o musso
'O pere e 'o musso on sale on a truck in the streets of Naples, Italy
TypeMeat, organ meat
CourseSecondo (Italian course)
Place of originItaly
Region or stateNaples, Campania
Serving temperatureCool, room temperature or warm
Main ingredientsPig feet, cow snout, lemon juice
VariationsOther organ meat

'O pere e 'o musso (Neapolitan: [o ˈpɛːr(ə) e o ˈmussə]; lit. 'the foot and the muzzle') is a typical Neapolitan dish. Its name refers to its main ingredients: pig's feet and cow snouts. The dish derives from popular tradition and a need to make use of less noble cuts of meat, and is usually sold as street food from carts, in the cities of Campania.[1] It is also consumed in the region of Molise and in the province of Foggia, where the dish is regarded as a "party" food.[citation needed]

Preparation

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Traditional recipe

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This Neapolitan culinary specialty is prepared by boiling pigs' feet with calves' snouts. The ingredients are depilated, boiled, cooled, cut into small pieces and served cold, seasoned with salt and lemon juice.

Additions

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Besides those already mentioned, the following ingredients are often added:[1]

The condiment of 'o pere e 'o musso may also include, depending on personal preferences, fennel, lupins, olives or chilli.[1]

Street food tradition

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'O pere e 'o musso can be found in traditional shops and butcheries; however, it is most popularly sold by street vendors using stalls, carts or motorized vehicles such as apecars.[1]

In the past, the salting of the meat by the street vendors was carried out by using a characteristic instrument, a dispenser consisting of an animal horn with a hole at the end. This tool is still in use by some vendors.

See also

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Media related to 'O pere e 'o musso at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "'O per e 'o muss, nato per non sprecare nulla" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 September 2017.
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