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Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
A rocky-mountain oyster scooper? I'm 56 years old and until this day I have never heard of these things but my best friend who was visiting me when I read this thread knew exactly what they were. He is from New Zealand and I find this a tad disturbing. |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
A rocky-mountain oyster scooper? The warning in your signature is very appropriate. What did you find disturbing, what Rocky Mountain Oysters are, or the fact that your friend knew what they are? BOINC WIKI |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
They are very tasty, if cooked right (I grew up in cattle country in western Canada). What I found disturbing was the idea of using this tool to somehow harvest them. |
Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0 |
They are very tasty, if cooked right (I grew up in cattle country in western Canada). What I found disturbing was the idea of using this tool to somehow harvest them. Bill, I don't know if you participated in a neutering (not the word we used) before, but typically more than one bull is turned into a steer in the process. We used to do anywhere from 20 to 30 young bulls at a time. The product was deposited into a vat of salted water, and yes, they were scooped out after the work was done. We used a large perforated scoop, not like this one though. They were refrigerated and then prepared pretty quickly for a group gathering since they taste better fresh. Mark |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Could a mod please move all the comments about Rocky Mountain oysters that were made after Luigi posted the current tool (i.e., dated 18 March UTC) to the discussion thread? I don't begrudge the comments, but they're cluttering up the guesses on Luigi's tool. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
A rocky-mountain oyster scooper? Both. |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
I remember first time I had them. I was working in teh kitchen of an Italian ristorante, and it wasn;t the first unusual thing old John Finni cooked up for us. Breaded and saute'd in garlic and white wine in a 30-inch cast-iron skillet. A little chewy, but not bad. Now I prefer a honey-mustard sauce to dip them in. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
Mark Fiske Send message Joined: 15 Aug 11 Posts: 713 Credit: 7,392,921 RAC: 0 |
Go figure...from disgust to its own thread...Ha! Cultural diversity doesn't seem to bode well with some. However, I never dissed anyone's joy of tripe or monkey brains...to each their own. Never thought of a tad disturbing as the underlying reason for using censorship. Granted, it was off topic and that is good enough reason, but be honest about it, folks. It was the visualization, not the guess. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
I grew up spending a lot of my young life down in the Snowy Mountains and there they were known as Snowy Mountain Sweetbreads. Cheers. |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
I grew up spending a lot of my young life down in the Snowy Mountains and there they were known as Snowy Mountain Sweetbreads. If you go a little further east in Canada they are known as Prairie Oysters. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Andrew Zimmern would love those! The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Go figure...from disgust to its own thread...Ha! Cultural diversity doesn't seem to bode well with some. However, I never dissed anyone's joy of tripe or monkey brains...to each their own. Never thought of a tad disturbing as the underlying reason for using censorship. Granted, it was off topic and that is good enough reason, but be honest about it, folks. It was the visualization, not the guess. As I said in my request, I didn't mind the discussion, I just didn't want it cluttering up the Tool thread. There are many things I will never taste in my life. I hold RMOs among those I might try a bite of once. Andrew Zimmern has, I'm sure, had them many times. So has Adam Richman. I'd like to see Iron Chef do them some time. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Celtic Wolf Send message Joined: 25 Nov 04 Posts: 36 Credit: 6,120,282 RAC: 0 |
Nuts!!! I'd rather speak my mind because it hurts too much to bite my tongue. ---- Anyone who believes a God as powerful as our God did not create others does not truly believe our God is all powerful. If He created them, they are meant to be found. |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Nuts!!! to you. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
I will try anything once, but I won't repeat this taste test. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I wouldn't try 'em. I tried chicken livers once and thought they were weird enough. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
I wouldn't try 'em. I tried chicken livers once and thought they were weird enough. I'm not much for grilled liver & onions, but I love liverwurst and cheese on taost. Hmmm.... if we expand the subject matter, may need to rename the thread....... Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Offal Delicacies? :-D Cheers. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Back to Zimmern, and awfully weird stuff he'll try, there was something supposedly popular in his home state of Minnesota that he ate(or attempted to), called lutefisk, which is old fish cured in lye. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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