What is head cheek called in Afghanistan?

Head Cheek is called "kalla" in Afghanistan.

What is head cheek called in Armenia?

Head Cheek is called "glukh" in Armenia.

What is head cheek called in Azerbaijan?

Head Cheek is called "kəllə" in Azerbaijan.

What traditions use head cheek?

Head Cheek appears in 38 documented culinary traditions, including Northeast India Whole-Animal Beef Tradition, Ethiopian Slaughter-Day Tradition, Quinto Quarto Romano.

Head Cheek

Q: Where is head cheek located on the animal?

Head Cheek comes from the Head — cheek/jaw muscles and facial meat. The cheek muscles and facial meat of the beef head, heavily worked and rich in collagen. Slow-braised to become extraordinarily tender — the basis of Mexican barbacoa, Meghalayan dohkhlieh (a head-meat salad), and upscale bistro 'joue de boeuf.' The head is typically steamed or braised whole then the meat stripped and dressed.

Head — cheek/jaw muscles and facial meat

The cheek muscles and facial meat of the beef head, heavily worked and rich in collagen. Slow-braised to become extraordinarily tender — the basis of Mexican barbacoa, Meghalayan dohkhlieh (a head-meat salad), and upscale bistro 'joue de boeuf.' The head is typically steamed or braised whole then the meat stripped and dressed.

Regional Names — 50 countries

Country	Local Name	Also Known As	Native Script	Conf.	Traditions
Afghanistan	kalla		کله	●	Kallapacha
Argentina	cabeza	cachete		◑
Armenia	glukh		գլուխ	●	Khash Armenian Slaughter Feast Tradition
Azerbaijan	kəllə			●	Kəllə-Paça
Bolivia	cabeza	cachete		●	Caldo de Cabeza
Brazil	bochecha	cabeça		●
Chile	cabeza	cachete		◑
China	niútóuròu	niǔliǎnròu (牛脸肉)	牛头肉	●
Colombia	cabeza	cachete		●
Czech Republic	hovězí líčka	hlava		●
Ecuador	cabeza	cachete		●
Egypt	ra's		رأس	●
Ethiopia	ras		ራስ	●	Ethiopian Slaughter-Day Tradition
France	joue de bœuf tête de veau is veal not beef	tête de veau		●	Tête de Veau
Georgia	tavi		თავი	●	Hashi Georgian Slaughter Feast Tradition
Germany	Ochsenbacke	Rinderbacke		●	Ochsenbacken Geschmort Schlachtfest
Greece	kefáli	mágoulo (μάγουλο)	κεφάλι	●	Greek Easter Offal Tradition
Hungary	pofa	marhafej		●	Hungarian Pörkölt Offal Tradition
India	siri	thala (Kerala) · naakku thala	سری	●	Siri-Paya Thala Curry
Indonesia	kepala sapi	pipi sapi		●	Padang Beef Offal
Iran	kalleh		کله	●	Kaleh Pacheh
Israel	rosh	lechi (לחי)	ראש	●	Rosh Hashanah Head Traditions
Italy	guancia di manzo	testina di vitello		●	Quinto Quarto Romano
Japan	tsurami		ツラミ	●
Kazakhstan	bas		бас	●	Bas Tartu Beshbarmak Feast System
Kyrgyzstan	bash		баш	●	Bash Tartuu Beshbarmak Feast System
Lebanon / Levant	ra's	khadd (خد)	رأس	●
Mexico	cabeza	cachete · trompa · labio · ojo		●	Tacos de Cabeza
Mongolia	tolgoi		толгой	●	Mongolian Boiled Head Tradition
Morocco	ras	khadd (خد)	رأس	●
Nigeria	head meat	ori màlúù (Yoruba) · kan saniya (Hausa)		●	Orishirishi — Nigerian Assorted Meat
Pakistan	siri		سری	●	Siri-Paya
Peru	cabeza	cachete		◑
Philippines	ulo ng baka	pisngi ng baka		●
Poland	głowizna	policzki wołowe		●
Portugal	bochechas	cabeça		●	Bochechas de Vaca Estufadas Portuguese Rural Slaughter Tradition
Russia	golova	shchyoki (щёки)	голова	●	Kholodets
Saudi Arabia	ra's		رأس	●
Senegal	tete de boeuf			●	Tabaski — Senegalese Eid Offal Tradition
South Africa	head meat			●
South Korea	meorigogi	bolsal (볼살)	머리고기	◑
Spain	carrillera	carrillada · cabeza de ternera		●
Tajikistan	kalla		калла	●	Kallapocha
Thailand	kaem wua	hua wua (หัววัว)	แก้มวัว	◑
Turkey	kelle	yanak		●	Kelle-Paça
Ukraine	holova	shchoky (щоки)	голова	●	Kholodets
United Kingdom	ox cheek	beef cheek		●
Uruguay	cabeza	cachete		◑
Uzbekistan	kalla		калла	●	Kalla-Pocha
Vietnam	má bò	đầu bò		◑

Regional names reflect documented butcher and market terminology. Confidence indicators reflect research quality, not cultural importance.

Head Cheek

Regional Names — 50 countries

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