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offally en · ADJ

Etymology

From offal + -ly.

Meanings

1. Containing or consisting of offal.
   • There are quite a few offally bits in dishes such as cazzmar, lamb innards made into a sausage and baked , and there's a long slow cooking method 2000, World Food: Italy, page 176:
   • Then it's filled filled egg roll–style with Mexican rice, beans (black, pinto, sometimes refried), salsa, and some chopped or shredded meat (carnitas, grilled or stewed chicken, carne asada, or offally things like tongue, chitterlings, or brains). 2017, Holly Hughes, Best Food Writing 2017:
   • Less offally dishes include crispy breast of duck with lime and orange and boned baby chicken cooked with caramelised chicory. 1994, Egon Ronay, Egon Ronay's Cellnet Guide, Hotels & Restaurants, page 775:
2. Characteristic of or pertaining to offal.
   • For the more offally inspired, try the tripa (tripe) and sesos (brain). 2012, Lonely Planet Food, The World's Best Street Food: Where to Find it & How to Make it:
   • You can make it with proper cuts of pork—indeed, some recipes call for a bit of pork fat to be added —but using the liver, heart and kidneys gives it that traditional, offally, visceral appearance as well as a distinct taste and texture. 2011, Andrew Webb, Food Britannia, page 364:
   • Actually, I'd really love these made with nothing but the rich, almost offally, brown meat but I know this is strong medicine for most people. 2012, Nigella Lawson, Nigellissima: Instant Italian Inspiration:

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