Wednesday, March 21, 2007

No thanks, I prefer squirrel testicles myself

Fox News Out There
Eat Sheep Testicles? You'd Have to Be Nuts
VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Hundreds of people waited in lines for up to an hour for a chance to taste something different at the 16th annual Mountain Oyster Fry.
Servers at five booths dispensed about 130 pounds of "fried oysters," or sheep testicles, at the Saturday event in this historic mining town about 25 miles southeast of Reno.
Visitors gave mixed reviews to the tiny morsels, which can be fried, barbecued, stuffed, or ground up and sauteed.
"People think, `Oh sheep testicles, gross,' but it was pretty good," said Amanda Palmer, 21, of nearby Carson City.
Among other things, the versatile meat has been used in tacos and sloppy Joes.
"We try to get families from all over to try them, but they're all `nuh-uh,'" said Shauna Reese, 32, of Reno. "It's just another tender meat."


I am most definitely not a galloping gourmet. I was raised on a very limited diet of what I consider to be comfort foods, and I refuse to extend myself beyond those limits. Sheep testicles would rank right down there with squid and monkey brains, and I don't think those would break the top 1000 food items I would consider eating. (and don't tell me they taste like chicken, I'm not a big fan of chicken either)

1 comment:

imfreenow.blogspot.com said...

That thing in the movie was real about sheep balls