Saltyson

Saltyson (saltseson) is a traditional meat dish of Ukrainian, Polish, and Belarusian cuisines, a kind of sausage product long made during the slaughter of a pig. It is a tasty and thrifty way to use the less “noble” parts of the carcass: the pig's head, ears, tongue, heart, and skin.

The boiled offal is finely chopped, seasoned with garlic, pepper, and spices, and then packed tightly into a natural casing (most often the pig's stomach) and cooked. The broth, rich in natural gelatine, sets and binds the filling into a single springy mass. The finished saltyson is placed under a press and cooled. It is served cold, thinly sliced, as an appetising snack with horseradish or mustard. This dish is another example of the wise, zero-waste folk cuisine, where every part of the product was valued and turned into a delicacy.