What the actual ???

Whenever we did a branding and cut the calves, we BBQd the oysters. Good stuff. That boiling, that was just disgusting.

Turkey ones are the best.

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Originally posted by 357fuzz:
Turkey ones are the best.

While in college I worked at a steakhouse that had deep fried Turkey Nuts as an appetizer. Good stuff!

Bruce's bar in Severance has them. They are awesome. They import them from South America. Supposedly they don't have any drugs etc in them.

Had them in Valentine Nebraska ironically During a bull/cattle exhibition. They were excellent.

I’ve had sweetbreads, which is the thymus gland. It was one of the most tasty and memorable dishes I have ever eaten.

I guess I’d try some cooked testicles. Not really any different. If you’re eating offal, does it really make a difference where it comes from?

Ahh! Memories back on the ranch branding and castrating. Stick the ‘oyster’ on a steel rod, throw it into the branding iron fire, when done slap it on a fresh tortilla with chopped green chile.

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:

I’m with the monkey on this.

I think they taste like shrimp, just a little softer in texture.

I think if somebody wants to eat those, all of other parts of the bull are... ?

That takes balls.

Heh heh. Naughty.

In college, my friend set initially thought I came from a wealthy family because I was always bringing beef back from home. I couldn’t make them understand that we just had cattle, and the stuff Dad sent with me was what he didn’t want. Lots of round steak and burger and the like.

I cooked a batch of “Calf Fries” one time.
Cut up like steak fingers. Egg & corn flake battered and pan fried with lemon pepper. Everyone loved them. And several kept eating even after finding out what they were.

I grew up eating them, and wished I had more access to them now......awesome!!

My FIL and his buddy had me try them at the cattle auction in Lexington, NE. Never again.

If you read CJ Box Novels you know what they are.

Boiled doesn’t look like an ideal method of cooking them, I’ve seen them sliced thin, breaded and fried.

I was invited to a Christmas party 3 weeks after moving to Texas from the Upper Midwest (i.e. almost 28 years ago). It was the Christmas party for a company we were spending big money with so several coworkers were also there.

Every appetizer was fried. I was eating these delicious round, fried objects. Texture was in between a mushroom and a meatball.

Coworkers asked me if I knew what I was eating. I didn’t and they responded, “calf fries.” I had no idea wtf that meant so I kept eating.

After a few minutes they asked if I knew what a “calf fry” was. I didn’t and after a little laughter they told me same as Rocky Mountain oysters. Didn’t know what that was either so kept eating.

They finally hold me the testicles were cut off a calf, breaded, and deep fried. I ate 2 more just to shut ‘em up. I knew I’d never hear the end of it if I gave them any sort of reaction.