10. Mountain Oysters

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Recognizing that we may have unfairly singled out Asian cultures for their unusual food choices, let’ bring things back home to the U.S. and talk about something that most of us would probably not care to ingest. The term mountain oysters is certainly misleading considering the fact that we are talking about the testicles of young bulls. They are most often deep-fried, but it is not unusual for them to be boiled or pan-fried as well. They are most commonly consumed in the southwestern U.S.