[Sca-cooks] Mountain Oysters was Re: Okra
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at att.net
Mon May 3 05:49:29 PDT 2010
Hmmm, I've only heard the term "mountain oysters" used in relation to cattle
rather than hogs, although the term might easily be applied to any land
mammal. In Oklahoma, the term applied is calf fries or lamb fries for
breaded and fried testicles. Haven't heard of any hog fries yet, but
industrial swine production is only about a decade old and is concentrated
out in the Panhandle (last I checked).
Bear
----- Original Message -----
Okra has a distinct flavor (and yes a distinct texture whether raw,
pickeled, boiled or fried). It is the ingriedent that turns a cajun/creole
soup or stew into Gumbo. On a different note... the "mountain oysters" that
are considered a delicacy for the "refined" pallet in the US that I haven't
seen mentioned are horse testicles.(I always thought that "mountain oysters"
reffered only to hog testicles only, just shows how regional language usage
effects us.)
Lady Lie du Bosc
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