1000 words: Strangest thing I've eaten
It was celebrity broadcaster Wynne Evans who posed the question on Radio Wales last week . . . “What’s the most unusual thing you’ve eaten?” Snails . . . oysters . . . frogs’ legs . . . there were quite a few of the expected ‘standards’ in the replies. But it got me thinking – what’s the most unusual thing I’ve eaten? The answer arrived quicker than a burp in the tasting and testing department of the pop factory. Rocky Mountain Oysters! Bit of a nuts answer, really. Rocky Mountain Oysters are definitely not the bivalves of the sea. In the version I sampled, they were bulls’ testicles. But there are variations on the theme – you can have bison, pigs and sheep testicles on the same menu card, if you so desire. The dining location was the world famous Coors Field baseball stadium in the Mile High city of Denver, Colorado. They were offered up as an alternative to foot-long hot dogs and cholesterol-packed killer cheeseburgers. The date was September 2001 and I was in the c...
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