A brain sandwich served in Evansville, IN

A fried-brain sandwich is generally a sandwich with sliced calves' brains on sliced bread. Thinly sliced fried slabs on white toast became a ubiquitous menu item in St. Louis, Missouri, after the rise of the city's stockyards in the late 1880s, although demand there has so dwindled that only a handful of eateries still offer them. But they remain popular in the Ohio River valley, where they are served heavily battered on hamburger buns. In Evansville, Indiana, it is not uncommon to find them on many restaurant menus and they are a major seller at the annual Fall Festival. Evansville is a city located in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. ... An Italian sandwich. ... Beef brains and calf or veal (juvenile beef) brains are used in certain types of ethnic cooking, such as French cuisine and Mexican cuisine (known as sesos in Spanish), often seen in tacos and burritos. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Frying is the cooking of food with cooking oil as the heat transfer medium. ... This page is about the food toast, for other meanings, see Toast (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area    - City 66. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... The Ohio River is the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. ... Hamburgers often contain lettuce, onions, and other toppings, as shown here. ... Nickname: River City Location in the state of Indiana Country United States State Indiana County Vanderburgh Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel Area    - City 105. ...

The rise of incidents of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "Mad Cow" disease in recent years will likely further diminish the remaining appeal of this curious regional dish. Brains from cows over 30 months old at slaughter are no longer permitted in human food in the US (Hefling, 2004). Some restaurants have taken to serving pig brains instead of cow brains due to BSE concerns. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which infects by a mechanism that surprised biologists on its discovery in the late 20th century. ... Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which infects by a mechanism that surprised biologists on its discovery in the late 20th century. ... Bombay Stock Exchange Bovine spongiform encephalopathy ...

References

• Brown, Alton. Feasting on Asphalt episode 2, "I Smell Pork." Originally aired August 5, 2006.
• Hefling, Kimberly. "Craving brain food, mad cow or no: Indiana diners chow down on a disappearing delicacy". Associated Press, January 15, 2004.
• CNN Cow brain sandwiches still on the menu. Associated Press, January 16, 2004.

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See also

• Barbacoa de cabeza
• Eggs n' Brains
• Beef brain
• Cabeza