Hog head cheese?

Question

What is the Spanish word for souse, aka hog head cheese? I'm hoping for a one word answer.

Answer 1

Geeeeeeeeeez, now why would you call this cheese for heaven's sake?

I mean...this is meat!!!

Crazy language

In Spain chicharrones

• Heidita, would "chicharron" refer to the crispy fried skin of pigs? - Rikko May 28, 2010
• Is it "cittalini"which were deep fried parts of the intestines and were deliscious. - ray76 May 28, 2010
• You should hear some other things we call cheese. :-) - billy-jones May 28, 2010
• thank you tigresa! :-) - billy-jones May 29, 2010

Answer 2

cabeza de jabali.

Got the word from Wikipedia

• Thank you for answering! - billy-jones May 29, 2010

Answer 3

Would "chicharron" refer to the crispy fried skin of pigs?

Not in Spain rikko.

These are cortezas:

• Yes, exactly. Now I wonder why these are called chicharon over here. - Rikko May 28, 2010

Answer 4

@ Heidita: I guess this is can be called "cheese" in certain languages because the meat is either pressed together under force or "gelled" together by gelatine. I have heard it being called cheese before but I can't remember in which language... could be french but I'm not sure.

• Thank you for answering! - billy-jones May 29, 2010
• :) - chicasabrosa May 31, 2010