Liver and onions

Liver and onionsis a dish consisting of slices ofliver(usuallypork,beef,chickenor, in the United Kingdom,lamb) andbulb onions. The liver and the onions are usually sautéed or otherwise cooked together, but sometimes they may be sautéed separately and mixed together afterwards. The liver is often cut in fine slices, but it also may bediced.
Liver and onions is widely eaten in theUnited States,United Kingdom,Canadaand inGermany,where it is usually eaten along with boiled ormashed potatoes. Beef or veal liver is common in the US; veal or lamb liver are the usual choices in the UK.
In theFrench traditional recipethe liver is fried withbutterandbacon.InCatalancuisineolive oilis used, instead of butter, and friedgarlicis added to the mixture.In Italian cuisine, thefegato alla veneziana(lit.'Venice-style liver') recipe includes a dash ofred wineorvinegarand thefegato alla romana('Rome-style liver') a dash ofwhite wineand is cooked inlard.
In the United States liver and onions has long been an iconic staple of many diner-style restaurants. It is served either dry, with the liver, onions and sometimes bacon simply sauteed and heaped together, or the onions can be turned into a gravy or sauce, with stock and flour added, and with the liver returned to the gravy briefly before plating. Sometimes, QR meals can consist of this dish. This form is sometimes called "smothered liver and onions" but that name is only common in the Deep South. Liver and onions is especially common in the regions of Pennsylvania and the Midwest with a strong Germanic culture, for instance in Amish and Mennonite communities. In large Eastern cities such as New York and Philadelphia, it is simply popular urban diner food.
Beef liver and onions is widely popular inLatin America(Spanish:hígado (de res) encebollado,Portuguese:fígado (bovino) acebolado), where it is often eaten along withtortillasorrice. In Brazil, the traditional recipe calls for potatoes or other root vegetable, prepared most commonly boiled and puréed or ashome fries.These recipes have also migrated to the large Latin populations in several US cities and are often found on Honduran, Colombian, Cuban and Dominican menus. One typical US Latin recipe includes tomato and peppers to make a "criollo" gravy for the liver and onions.
There are variants of this dish usingchickenandlamblivers. These are popular inSpain, among other countries.
"Liver and Onions" has become an online meme, stemming fromThe Simpsonsepisode "The Day the Violence Died". In said episode, Chester J. Lampwick, while talking to Bart, exclaims that he would like to celebrate via eating liver and onions. This clip has been edited into various otherSimpsonsscenes,in what is known as "Liver and Onionsposting". The most famous instance of this meme comes from a scene fromThe Simpsons, where Bart and Lisa are laughing at grotesque content. The joke eventually turns into liver and onions.
In theDougepisode "Doug's Dinner Date", it is reveal that liver and onions is Doug's most hated food.
InSeason 2, Episode 24; "Red Tape"of7th Heaven, a coupon has the Camden family visit a new restaurant only to discover that the coupons are for liver and onions much to the revulsion of the children.
In thePowerpuff Girlssegment "A Very Special Blossom", Professor Utonium claims his favorite dish is liver and onions. But when the title characters serve to him as a Father’s Day gift, he is inexplicably hesitant to taste it.In a later segment titled "Lying Around the House", the Powerpuff Girls come to the dining table for lunch, expecting to be given something they enjoy, but instead the Professor serves them liver and onions which they dislike, thus they secretly give the dish to the outside dogs.