Beef tongues, a popular export item to Japan, tumbled from $5 a pound wholesale in the United States to about $1 when Tokyo banned all U.S. beef about two and a half years ago. On a per head of cattle basis, you are looking at $13 to $15 difference per head.

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Does that mean that a cow’s tongue weighs about 3.5 pounds?

The Minneapolis-St.Paul Star Tribune says that the [cow tongue is delicious](http://www.startribune.com/106/story/500302.html “Read the article”) at [Pastrami Jack’s](http://www.pastramijacks.com “Pastarami Jack’s Website”). They recommend ordering it hot on rye with coleslaw and horseradish. A Tongue sandwich at Pastrami Jack’s [costs $8.95](http://www.pastramijacks.com “Pastrami Jack’s Lunch Menu (pdf)”).