Africa Factbook

Calf head meat is tender when slow cooked. Calf head meat is tender and delicious in a rich homemade beef broth simmered with Egusi seeds, fresh herbs, spices and root vegetables. Calf head meat refers to the meat that comes from the head of a young cow. It is a cut of meat typically found in specialty markets or butchers in the United States. The meat from the calf's head is typically tough and chewy, so it is often slow-cooked or braised to make it more tender.  Some other common ways to prepare calf head meat include: Head cheese: This is a type of cold cut made from the meat, skin, and other parts of the calf's head. The meat is cooked and then molded into a loaf or a terrine and served cold.  Tacos de cabeza: This is a Mexican dish that consists of calf head meat that has been slow-cooked and seasoned with spices like cumin and chili powder. The meat is then chopped and served in soft corn tortillas with cilantro, onion, and lime.  Boiled calf head: In many African cultu

A continental shelf of a coastal State includes the seabed and subsoil of the land underlying the seawaters surrounding the coast to a drop-off point called the shelf break. From the break, the shelf descends toward the deep ocean floor in what is called the continental slope that descends to the abyssal plain. The comparatively easy to get to continental shelf is the most used and best understood part of the ocean floor. Continental shelves are an oasis in the ocean for plants and animals due to the abundance of sunlight, shallow waters, and nutrient packed soil deposits from rivers and lakes. The continental shelf extends beyond a States territorial sea, 12 nautical miles, throughout the continuity of the landmass to the outer edge of the continental margin. If the continental margin is very long, coastal countries can claim only 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea. Africa has 36 recognized coastal countries. A coastal State has sovereign rights and exclusive jurisdiction