Re: Re: Haggis and other gross food

Richard, 
Which lovely young lady won the honor of being Miss Testicle 2002 at the
festival?  You'd think people in NE could find something better to celebrate. 
;+)

Kitty

On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:05:08 -0800 "Richard T. Apking" <richa@midlands.net>
wrote:

> A small town, about 30 miles South of Omaha NE
> has an annual "Testicle
> Festival" during late June each year.  Last one
> I attended had 5 kinds on
> their "sample platter".  Weren't bad, I was
> among about 2,500 folks that
> also thought that.  Rich in Z-5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jim singer" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 7:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Haggis and other gross
> food
> 
> 
> > i'm usually up to try anything once--as long
> as i have some sort of
> > assurance that it hasn't killed too many
> diners recently. i had lamb fries
> > in a reasonably good restaurant in lexington,
> kentucky, once. my though
> was
> > "not bad, not good, no substitute for a lamb
> chop." the worst things i've
> > every gotten myself into were calves' brains
> [in a good french restaurant,
> > yet] and some kind of crab dish in a korean
> restaurant. i nearly lost it
> > both times.
> >
> > i've become a real fan of tripe soup,
> incidentally. the menudo of most
> > mexican restaurants is excellent. and, they
> swear, a cure for a hangover.
> > what i find interesting about that
> association, is that the turks also
> make
> > a rather good tripe soup that they claim is a
> cure for a hangover.
> >
> >
> > At 08:40 AM 12/15/02 -0700, you wrote:
> > >In the mountain west generally, they are
> called Rocky Mountain oysters.
> > >There is a restaurant in a tiny town called
> Severance CO that specializes
> in
> > >RM oysters and people used to drive long
> distances to go there, more I
> think
> > >for the novelty than the food.  I thought
> everything they served tasted
> like
> > >it was deep fried in the same vat and you
> couldn't tell one type of meat
> > >from another.  In other restaurants where
> they are cooked with more care,
> > >Rocky Mountain oysters are quite good.  I'm
> told that at some brandings
> the
> > >RM oysters are collected and cooked up
> later, but that has never happened
> at
> > >any branding I went to.  I have never seen
> calf fries offered on a menu.
> > >
> > >Linda in Wyoming
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > They're also called calf fries too, so
> don't get fooled on that
> either.
> > >In Colorado, I'm told they're called Rocky
> Mountain oysters.    UGH!
> > > > My earlier question still applies...
> > >
> >
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