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Post by gato on Mar 1, 2021 7:27:56 GMT -5
The thread about what goes into food got me thinking about the euphemisms for all kinds of food, prepared in various ways, so folks aren't put off when scanning the menu. Many of these have variations depending on the country or region. Got any catchy names or different terminology for critter parts?
Sweetbreads: thymus and pancreas
Calamari: squid
Giblets: gizzards, hearts, livers
Boudin noir / black pudding: blood sausage
Headcheese: aspic of flesh from head of pig or calf
Trotters: pigs feet
Milt: male genitalia of fish
Veal: calf meat
Phoenix talons: chicken feet (Chinese)
Fragrant meat: dog (Chinese)
Sakura: horsemeat (Japanese)
Escargot: snails
Squab: young domestic pigeon
Lamb fries: lamb testicles
Foie Gras: goose liver
Rocky Mountain Oyster: bovine testicles
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Mar 1, 2021 8:37:30 GMT -5
One doesn't really fit: Veal. It's still just beef, only from an immature cow. Not nearly as gross as most of the others.
For the record, here's the one's Ive had:
Calamari Veal Escargot Foie Gras
I enjoyed them all, but it should be pointed out that excargot is really just a mechanism to get butter and garlic to your tastebuds.
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Post by Taildragger on Mar 1, 2021 11:55:36 GMT -5
•"Hamburger": unspecified parts of a ground-up, dead cow •"Sweetbread": calf or lamb pancreas •"Mountain Oysters": bull testicles
•"Pork Rinds": skin flayed off a pig and then fried in fat
•"Balut" (Filipino): fertilized, developing egg embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell
•"Sushi": raw fish
•"Chitlins": large intestine of a hog
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