Cow Tongue. Bull Balls. Ever tried these delicacies?

[eveenend]

These two 'delicacies' are native to the hugely popular Calgary Stampede (which is coming up in a few months). And yes, people eat them both!! This will be my first time attending the Stampede - has anybody tried either of these?

[Andy M.]

Tongue is standard fare in old style delicatessens. I have eaten a smoked tongue sandwich. It was fine. Not gross at all (except psychologically).

[Chef_Jimmy]

I don't put balls in my mouth

[Robo410]

tounge is deliscious! mountain oysters (balls) are too, usually battered and fried...tender and sweet (thus the name) great with favorite hot sauce. Nothing to be afaid of...it's just BEEF

[Robo410]

Jimmy come east and try our crab balls...you'll see

[Chef_Jimmy]

seriously, i would really like to try mountain oysters, but they are very hard to find in my neck of the woods (memphis) but tongue is like the most tender piece of beef i've ever eaten

[texasgirl]

I will not willingly eat either one, and if I do eat it, and you tell me what it is....GET OUT OF THE WAY

[Alix]

Never heard them called Mountain Oysters before, we usually call them Prairie Oysters here in Alberta. I wouldn't eat them and when I lived in Calgary, and attended Stampede the only folks that WOULD eat them were to liquored up (and generally tourists) to know or care what they were eating.

[ronjohn55]

Ahhh...

To play off of the weird beer thread, here, one of the beers that I didn't want to mention was a Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout... (Yes, they were really in the beer when it was made)

John

[eveenend]

That's unbelievable. People obviously liked the beer though.