Glossary

Blind Cap: (Caecum) The pouch at the junction of the small and large intestines. Commonly used in small-scale sausage production in the US and very popular in Spanish sausage making.
Dewlap: A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal, especially that present in many cattle.
DOP: Denominación de Origen Protegida - the Castilian name for the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
DMS: Di-Methyl Sulfide. exhibits itself as a canned vegetable or creamed corn flavor in beer. It’s presence is considered a defect.
ETG: Especialidad Tradicional Garantizada. An EU scheme for geographical indications and traditional specialties
IBU: International Bitterness Unit. used for measuring how bitter a beer is
IGP: Indicación Geográfica Protegida. An EU scheme for geographical indications and traditional specialties.
Jowl: A common culinary term for pork cheeks. Technically it means any cheeks, especially droopy ones.

Landrace: A landrace is a domesticated, locally adapted, traditional variety of a species of animal or plant that has developed over time, through adaptation to its natural and cultural environment of agriculture and pastoralism, and due to isolation from other populations of the species.
PDO: Protected Designation of Origin
PGI: Protected Geographical Indication
SRM: Standard Reference Method. a number that represents a color of a liquid
TSG: Traditional Specialties Guaranteed
UHT: Ultra-High Temperature Milk. ultra-pasteurized milk that comes in sterilized containers