Tony M Oct 16, 2013:

@ Asker I'm not sure going for the singular was really such a good idea!

It kind of makes it sounds like it is just one potato that has been cooked to be crispy; these are usually relatively small potatoes (with the air of being 'new' potatoes, though as the Wiki article explains, they aren't really), and to serve one on its own would probably look a little farcical. Although as you say you don't have fuller details of the presentation of the dish, something like Marks 'potato cake' is probably more likely; some way of cooking and presenting them that makes them crispy.

So I remain a little sceptical about using it in the singular; on menus, one can often argue for the plural on the basis that even though there might be only one on any individual plate, there is a plurality of them overall. It's a weak argument in terms of Trades Descriptions accuracy, but could get one out of trouble in situations like this... ;-)

Tony M Oct 16, 2013:

@ Emile Me too, I like Bintje — and those rattes are such a pain to peel!

emiledgar Oct 16, 2013:

@ Tony You are most probably right but a surf 'n' turf combo with offal is not unknown here. I have had kidneys and whelks for instance.

When I was a kid we used to make a spleen stew to feed the cat.

re: potatoes, I am more traditional and stick to Bintjes.

Tony M Oct 16, 2013:

@ Emile I think it is highly unlikely that even in Belgium, one would serve spleen (crispy or otherwise!) with noix de Saint-Jacques. However, 'ratte' potatoes seem to be very popular (they are a northern variety), and I know my BE chef friend uses them a lot in his cooking.

emiledgar Oct 16, 2013:

rate or ratte? Granted it could be a typo but what if it's Spleen Crispies? After all this is Belgium and we do have a lot of dishes made from offal. I recently had Cow Udder Carpaccio at Viva M'Boma in central Brussels (really really delicious BTW!).