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post #1 of 47
6/26/09 at 10:32pm
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Chickens have a lot of interesting parts that don't seem common in the US. I finally had chicken feet (in a soup). I've also eaten several of the organs (hearts, livers, gizzards, intestines).

Same with pigs and cows. Tongue is fantastic, intestines are also good, whether alone or used for sausage casing. Stomach is good. Etc.

Why is this stuff not popular in the US?
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post #2 of 47
6/26/09 at 10:36pm
yucky
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post #3 of 47
6/26/09 at 10:39pm
You can get some animal parts here in the South that probably aren't common elsewhere. I know you can get pigs' feet and snout at the Kroger. I've also seen cow tongue at the grocery store. I've seen chicken parts too, especially gizzards, livers, etc.
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post #4 of 47
6/26/09 at 10:41pm
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Just seems like the US is a culture of chicken breasts, pork chops, bacon, ham, steaks, and artificial casings for sausage.
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post #5 of 47
6/26/09 at 10:43pm
Cock's comb. I had this amazing cock's comb and rice dish in Spain two years ago. I don't really remember it other than the fact that I liked it way better than arroz a la marina I had in Cadiz (which was also fantastic- I went to the same place three times just for this dish).
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post #6 of 47
6/27/09 at 12:01am
It's good that people don't like those parts. More, and cheaper for me.
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post #7 of 47
6/27/09 at 1:30am
Pig head, specifically the cheeks.
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post #8 of 47
6/27/09 at 1:36am
Sheep's head is delicious. It's best when it's hard boiled and served with a pinch of salt and cumin. Sheep's spleen stuffed with onions and fat grilled kabob style is also amazing. Actually all parts are popular here in the U.S if people actually know what goes into hot dogs.
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post #9 of 47
6/27/09 at 9:08am
I raise you all a pig's uterus/fallopian tubes. How's that for exotic/yucky.
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post #10 of 47
6/27/09 at 9:18am
I live off of streetfood offal on a stick in Hong Kong. The taste isn't bad at all it's whether you can get past the fact it's lung/stomach/liver etc.
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post #11 of 47
6/27/09 at 9:53am
What cracks me up are the names people use to disguise what they're actually eating.

Rocky Mountain oysters, lol.
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post #12 of 47
6/27/09 at 3:03pm
With the ethnic diversity I would say there is nothing that is not popular to someone somewhere.
Human beings will eat anything on 4 legs except a table or chair, and anything with wings except a vulture or airplane.
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post #13 of 47
6/27/09 at 7:55pm
Brain.
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post #14 of 47
6/27/09 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by odoreater View Post
Brain.

I know people in the US that got very upset when mad cow disease became a problem. They enjoyed eating fried cow brain. They say pig brain doesn't taste the same.
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post #15 of 47
6/27/09 at 8:09pm
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Originally Posted by Rambo View Post
Pig head, specifically the cheeks.

And the ears.
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