Today our Realtor® was telling us about an excellent restaurant she recommended for lunch tomorrow when we head to Charleston to pick up Odys the Pie Van. She gushed about the pan-fried flounder, served on a plate without its head (which I'll note that I'll probably get -- reminds me of fishing while camping as a kid), and how delicious the shrimp and grits dish is. Then, she said, "And you won't believe it! They have bull penis there, too!"
ACK!
Ok, so she was actually saying, "Boiled peanuts." Mister mrtl, former linguist extraordinaire, understood her immediately, but I registered shock and mortification at the comment. Either way, bull penis is a delicacy in some parts of the world, so I'm not going to feel too bad about misunderstanding her.
Bull penis . . . boiled peanuts. I wouldn't touch either one. Blech!
Posted by: Sharkey | 2008.05.27 at 05:40 PM
We have a local "calf fry" festival around here. I've never had the you-know-whats to try them, though!
:)
Posted by: ~Kabe | 2008.05.27 at 05:58 PM
Welcome to the south, land of the bull penis.
Posted by: kalki | 2008.05.27 at 07:03 PM
Just be glad it wasn't pickled bull penis...and that she didn't whip out a jar from her back seat for you to sample.
Posted by: Undercover Mutha | 2008.05.27 at 10:40 PM
So are boiled peanuts also a delicacy? Do they boil them and then dry them out? Or are they served as a mush? And is it weird that I'm more intrigued by boiled peanuts than bull penis? But then, I'm from the land of Rocky Mountain Oysters, so that's old hat to me.
Posted by: Ern | 2008.05.27 at 11:27 PM
MMMMMM...Boiled peanuts. Woowee! That's some good stuff. And for the one person asking, no they are not dried out after boiling. They are boiled still in their shell and served wet (and preferrably still hot) you just shell them and pull out the peanut that is now very soft and oh so salty.
Posted by: Rena | 2008.05.28 at 08:08 PM
You know if you mess with the bull...you are going to get the penis.
Posted by: William | 2008.06.04 at 07:05 AM
I've never heard of eating animal penises before as delicacies, but certainly bull and sheep balls. Unfortunately, I have had both. I was only 10 at the time and didn't think much of it. Not sure if I'd eat it again. But I don't remember it as being particularly nasty in any way.
Boiled peanuts? Now that, I'm not too sure about. How was it?
Posted by: Kula | 2008.06.06 at 01:33 AM
Hmmmmm...they sound deeeeelicciiiooouuusss. *said in Cartman voice*
Posted by: von Krankipantzen | 2008.06.07 at 03:05 PM