Hundreds Wait Hours to Eat Sheep Testicles
VIRGINIA CITY, NV — Hundreds of people waited in lines for up to an hour for a chance to taste something different at the 16th annual Mountain Oyster Fry.
Servers at five booths dispensed about 130 pounds of “fried oysters,” or sheep testicles, at the Saturday event in this historic mining town about 25 miles southeast of Reno.
Visitors gave mixed reviews to the tiny morsels, which can be fried, barbecued, stuffed, or ground up and sauteed.
“People think, ‘Oh sheep testicles, gross,’ but it was pretty good,” said Amanda Palmer, 21, of nearby Carson City.
Among other things, the versatile meat has been used in tacos and sloppy Joes.
“We try to get families from all over to try them, but they’re all ‘nuh-uh,’” said Shauna Reese, 32, of Reno. “It’s just another tender meat.”
JOKESTARTERS:
- I think it takes some real cajones to eat these things. Oh wait…these things are cajones? From a sheep? That’s baaaad…
- Actually sheep balls ain’t that bad. It’s the wooly aftertaste that bothers me.
- These things go down best with my favorite drink – Woolite.
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