Talk:Rocky Mountain oysters
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In Mexico, in culinary jargon, they are called "Criadillas", and not "Huevos de toro" which would be the slang version (in Mexican slang, testicles, even human, are referred to as "huevos")
Is it just me or did anyone else think this was a hangover cure involving raw egg yolk and lee and perrins?? ARTooD2 22:03, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- I've heard that too. Wasn't that in an episode of Cowboy Bebop? I wonder if it has been referenced elsewhere...
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[edit] Prairie Oysters
No, it is not just you:
I raised my eyebrows at 'Prairie Oysters' being listed as these testicle dishes. Indeed, in the play 'Cabaret', very well-known, two glasses of 'Prairie Oysters' are whisked up on stage and consumed, and are described by one of the actors as "Just a raw egg whooshed around in some Worcester sauce".
I think 'Prairie Oysters' should be removed from this list unless justification is obtained.
- What is this comment all about? I was surprised to find that the page wasn't titled 'Prarie Oysters'. That is the only name I have ever heard them called. Who ever speaks of a "Rocky Mountain" oyster? I always assumed prarie oyster was the most dominant name of any variants. Maybe they call them something different outside of Canada though...
- ☭ Zippanova 06:01, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
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- I have never heard them called 'Prairie Oysters' either. Here in Oklahoma we either call them calf fries, hog fries or lamb fries (depends on what kind of testicle we're talking about here). We also call them Mountain Oysters or Rocky Mountain Oysters. T. White 09:10, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
- A simple google search can confirm that it's a common enough name. 216.135.89.138 16:10, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
- I've never once heard the term "Prairie Oyster" used as a form of bull testicles. Every time I've heard the phrase, it's been an anti-hangover concoction. I've heard Rocky Mountain Oysters as testicles, but never Prairie Oysters. Just my two cents on the issue. -24.27.62.134 04:31, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Illustration
They're not too common here in the UK. In fact I've never seen one (except in its uncooked, attached state). Is it possible for anyone to put an illustrative photograph on this article? --JamesTheNumberless 14:10, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
- Well if you want to vomit, a finger would be a better choice than seeing a photo of baked boar's balls. 83.20.100.114 19:05, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
The provided picture is very irrelevant as the article stated at the beginning "They are usually peeled, coated in flour, pepper and salt, sometimes pounded flat, then deep-fried." The picture is "Testicles prepared for satay in Jakarta" It is testicles of goats and served barbecued. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.158.40.82 (talk) 05:50, August 28, 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Worldwide
This article is SO wrong for countries outside the US.
It's totally not true to say that in all other countries testicles have different names, or that it's a matter of confusion to call Sheep's testicles "mountain oysters" - both lamb and goat testicles have been going by that name in New Zealand for decades (since before the second world war as far as I'm aware, so it's not that likely to have migrated from the US). The term pops up in a number of travel guides, both online and in print, and was recently used in the film Black Sheep.
Sweetmeats in Commonwealth countries is an old term for sweets (like, desserts/candy), sometimes confused with sweetbreads which refers to the pancreas. Sweetmeats has never referred to cooked testicles except by mistake AFAIK.
I believe that because of the demand for Rocky Mountain Oysers at tourist joint in the states, a number of other cattle producing countries ship them over, including New Zealand, Australia and Costa Rica. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.111.249.157 (talk) 01:08, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wait wait...
Before we go any further, let me clarify that we do not eat testicles here in California. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vayne (talk • contribs) 06:43, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
I am from California and can confirm this fact. They do not eat testicles in California.
[edit] used as barter
In my father's generation (first half of 20th century) the term 'mountain oysters' was used in northern Missouri even though there are no mountains there. If a man was hired for a half day or day to help at a family farm that was castrating a lot of swine that day, he might be offered the testicles as pay, instead of cash. Publius3 (talk) 11:26, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] it wasn't really 'nonsense' that Macrakis removed
Macrakis removed the following text, saying it was 'nonsense': "When you eat a Rocky Montain Oyster, you are eating part of an animal that is still alive. This is not true for any other popular North American food."
Although poorly worded -- and perhaps not accurate -- this is not nonsense. It can be understood to mean that when you eat one of these things, the animal from which it was cut is still itself alive.
Someone may wish to re-word this and restore it. To be strictly accurate, a reworded version would need to say that the animal from which testicles had been cut _might_ still be living at the time the testicles were cooked and eaten. (In fact, typically -- but not always -- the animal would still be living.) Perhaps more to the point editorially, no citation has been provided to establish factuality that this situation is unique. Apparently the writer could not think of any other example, but that alone does not establish uniqueness. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Publius3 (talk • contribs) 14:45, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
The text in question seemed to say that the part of the animal was still alive (as with oysters, say). That of course would be nonsense. I think what the writer intended was that "the part is removed without killing the animal" (not great wording either, but at least unambiguous). Which is true. I suppose someone could reword this passage to get rid of the "you" and make it unambiguous. --Macrakis (talk) 18:14, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] futurama reference
In the episode of Futurama entitled, The Problem With Poplars, Leela claims that the name Tasticles sounds too much like "those frozen rocky moutain oysters on a stick, testsicles." I don't really know if its article worthy (maybe a pop-culture reference) so I just thought I'd mention it here. JediRogue (talk) 08:27, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
