Tlačenka

Tlačenka is the Czech and Slovak variety of head cheese, comparable to the Polish salceson. It is bound with brawn, a thick broth made from pigskin and hock or trotters, which holds together cutoffs of meat such as knuckle and head, offal such as tongue, heart and liver, and fat. The seasoning is salt with various combinations of spices, among them marjoram, garlic, caraway, pepper, cloves and allspice. The light-colored tlačenka, made in a number of types, is the usual Czech form, and a dark-colored version is made with added blood. It is served with raw onions, rye bread, vinegar and mustard, or with smoked sausages.