I've lived in Virginia for nearly 60 years and have looked at chitlins in the grocery store, but have never seen them on my plate. Chitlins are not all that odd, compared to some of the stuff consumed by the British side of my family. Waste not/want not. I eagerly await your review.
"but have never seen them on my plate." ... as if they climb up a table leg and sneak onto your plate by themselves! I'll let you know in about half an hour. I was going to wait for a more formal supper time but I'm too curious.
I am happy to say that I have never eaten a chitlin. But then, I have eaten pickled pig's feet so maybe I shouldn't brag.
Not only should you not brag, you shouldn't let people even know. My dad ate gnawed on those. I view them the same way I view a Peruvian friend "eating" chicken feet...exactly what is the point???
My dad loved them. Although I haven't had any since I was sixteen or so, I ate them once in a while, and as long as I could avoid looking at them closely or thinking about what they were, they were okay. The other thing he ate was pickled herring, or Gaffelbiter, which was probably a brand of pickled herring.
Chitlins ... I'm glad I tried them but I don't really care for them. The taste is rather bland with an aftertaste of oysters or clams or something like dark turkey. Mary gives you huge portions. There are sides with it of cabbage, sweet potatoes, potato salad and macaroni so I can get plenty full on those. The cats aren't interested in them, which surprises me. Mary also fixes pig's feet and I'm thinking of trying those next week. How did you like yours, Ken?
I haven't tried them as an adult but, as a kid, I would eat them sometimes if there was nothing else to snack on in the refrigerator, but it grossed me out to think about what I was eating. As I remember, they were salty and not inedible, but I didn't love them.
Good for you for wandering off the trodden culinary path. I've made an effort to do the same thing the past number of years, but I'm not interested in trying pig's feet. I mean, I don't see where there's any meat. And are you really gonna try to bite through the hide? I guess you'll find out. You Tube may (or may not) be your friend...
Paging Mister Ward! Paging Mister Ward! Your dinner's ready!!! Pooh, Eyore and Christopher Robin are already seated. The other guy couldn't make it.
Piglet is an anthropomorphic stuffed piglet belonging to Christopher Robin that first appeared in Disney 's 1968 animated short, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. He is the timid and phobic best friend of Winnie the Pooh. Timid and phobic but evidently not paranoid.
OMG, ugh. I grew up on a farm and remember chitlins very well around hog-slaughtering time. A more disgusting food has yet to be invented. Enjoy!
John, I accept that you're smarter than I. I haven't a clue what you mean here. 'faux pas' is a mistake, right? What was the mistake and how does 'proxy' come into it? Signed, Dimwitted Dwight