Chopped Liver

Stephen H Stein
2 min readApr 24, 2024

my mom used to make chopped liver
which, you know, is chopped liver
gray, and looks like cat food
no kid wants to eat that
but my mom made GREAT chopped liver
noticeably great
i LOVED it
to be clear, i’m not a chopped liver connoisseur
but i’ve been to weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, and fancy brunches at nice hotels
i’ve sampled plenty of chopped liver
and across the board chopped liver is gross
a gray mealy meat paste
with an earthy bitter flavor
not good
but my…

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