Re: Eating gonads in Texas

From: Victor Sack <azazello_at_koroviev.de>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 23:53:42 +0200

graham <g.stereo_at_shaw.ca> wrote:

> "Victor Sack" <azazello_at_koroviev.de> wrote:
> >
> > Lamb fries are on the menu at Cattlemen's Steakhouse in Forth Worth and
> > even though I'm not Mexican, I've eaten them there.... they were about
> > as bland as cotton wool.
> >
> > Our own Dave Ross has put calf fries on the menu of his Ranchman's Cafe
> > in Ponder some time ago... they were not there yet on either of my two
> > visits.
>
> I take it that you are referring to prarie oysters.

Yes, and also to Rocky Mountain oysters and quite a few other similar euphemisms. In France, they are known as "rognons blancs" (literally, "white kidneys") among other things...

Victor Received on Wed May 10 2006 - 14:53:42 PDT