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__NOTOC__ Lights are the
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of game or livestock as used in
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and butchery. Although technically offal, lights are rarely used in English-speaking culinary traditions, with the exception of the
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national dish haggis. In
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, slices of beef lights (''paru'', literally "lung" in
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) are coated in flour and
turmeric Turmeric () is a flowering plant, ''Curcuma longa'' (), of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, the rhizomes of which are used in cooking. The plant is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asi ...
powder, deep-fried, and sold in packets at street markets. These are a very popular snack eaten with chilli sauce and a dash of vinegar. Bopis ( es, bópiz) is a piquant Philippine dish of pork or beef lungs and heart sautéed in tomatoes, chilies and onions.


See also

* Mutton *
Veal Veal is the meat of calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, however most veal comes from young male calves of dairy breeds which are not used for breeding. Generally, v ...
*
Venison Venison originally meant the meat of a game animal but now refers primarily to the meat of antlered ungulates such as elk or deer (or antelope in South Africa). Venison can be used to refer to any part of the animal, so long as it is edible, in ...


Notes and references


Notes

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Pig’s Liver
'' (Includes lights) ''Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management''. 1861. *'
The River Cottage Meat Book
''. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. 2007.


References


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