Thanksgiving plans

[Cooke]

@ArthurItas

Since we were talking about unusual food items eaten in this thread, I tried 2 foods that were new to me this past week: pig snouts and a fruit called cherimoya.

Have had pig cheeks but no other part of the snout.

[Breadmaker]

Obligatory Simpsons gif:

[ArthurItas]

I did have beef cheeks this week too. Ive had pig cheeks many times as its a very tasty part

[John.S.Mill]

I love pig feet!!

anything with lots of skin and tendon

[Cooke]

@ArthurItas

Ive had pig cheeks many times as its a very tasty part

I associate jowls with the southern US so not surprised that a Georgian such as yourself partakes of them.

Having grown up on a farm with many different types of animals, I have always felt that city people should have an appreciation of where there food comes from. However I would struggle myself with eating a pig snout if it was clear that was what it was. That is as visceral an image as the goats’ eyes I was once offered in Morocco. They came in the head: it would have been easier to eat them if they had been deep-fried goats’ eyes!

[ArthurItas]

The snouts were diced up into small chunks and stewed. It was served swimming in a flavorful sauce that had a lot of paprika in it. It didn’t have the outward appearance of snouts, and I wouldn’t have guessed that’s what it was. Same place also had pig ears on the menu but I didn’t have that.

Also had ox tail on this trip, which I’ve had before. This particular spot is next to the Madrid bull ring and has some sort of agreement where they serve the tails of the fighting bulls. Of course 95% of the ox tails or more they serve there are not from the bull ring. Like in my area, ox tails are now pretty pricey there. What was once a cheap cut is now very trendy.

[John.S.Mill]

at Korean or Japanese BBQ places, beef tongues are super tasty (and expensive)

[Cooke]

When I was a kid we slaughtered our own animals and very few parts of the animals were not eaten. I enjoyed beef tongue and heart in those days but am largely vegetarian at this stage in life.

[Breadmaker]

Reminds me of the joke where the waiter says, Sometimes the bull wins… .

[colonelsmoothie]

[Cooke]

@Breadmaker

Sometimes the bull wins…

Except when prairie oysters are on the menu.

[Maphistos_Sidekick]

You might not be familiar with the reference.

I’ve heard a couple of different versions, but the punchline is the same.

(spoilered due to the NSFW anatomy involved)

A big Texan cowboy stopped at a local restaurant following a day of drinking and roaming around in Mexico. While sipping his tequila, he noticed a sizzling, scrumptious looking platter being served at the next table. Not only did it look good, but the smell was wonderful..

He asked the waiter, “What is that you just served?” The waiter replied, “Ah Señor, you have excellent taste! Those are bull’s testicles from the bullfight this morning. A delicacy!”

The cowboy, undaunted, said, “What the heck, I’m on vacation, I’ll have some!” The waiter replied, “I am so sorry Señor. There is only one serving per day because there is only one bullfight each morning. If you place your order now, we will be sure to save you this delicacy for tomorrow”

The cowboy placed the order and the next evening he was served the one and only special delicacy of the day. After a few bites, and inspecting the contents of his platter, he called to the waiter and said, “These are delicious, but they are much smaller than the ones I saw you serve yesterday”

The waiter shrugged his shoulders and replied, “Si, Señor … sometimes the bull wins.”

[Cooke]

Thanks. Had forgotten the “prairie oyster” joke.