ELDERON WIS. —Forget the popularity of Wisconsin cheese. These days, residents here are craving something altogether meaty to eat: deep-fried livestock testicles.
According to the Associated Press, more than 300 people recently paid $5 each for a go at the all-you-can-eat goat, lamb and bull testicles table at the ninth Annual Testicle Festival at Mama’s Place Bar & Grill restaurant held earlier this month. —Forget the popularity of Wisconsin cheese. These days, residents here are craving something altogether meaty to eat: deep-fried livestock testicles.
The festival began some 12 years ago as a birthday celebration for Roger Fenske, husband of festival founder Nancy Fenske. At the time, the couple decided to have a “nut fry” after they visited Montana, where they first experienced the taste of, er, lamb fries. Today around 100 pounds of testicles are fried up during the event, and people really seem to enjoy eating them. —Forget the popularity of Wisconsin cheese. These days, residents here are craving something altogether meaty to eat: deep-fried livestock testicles.
“Once you get over the mental [aspect] of what you’re eating, it’s just like…any other food, and it tastes good,” said festival attendee Buster Hoffman. —Forget the popularity of Wisconsin cheese. These days, residents here are craving something altogether meaty to eat: deep-fried livestock testicles.
Butch Joubert, another festivalgoer, said he likes the testicles sandwiched between bread and served with tartar sauce. —Forget the popularity of Wisconsin cheese. These days, residents here are craving something altogether meaty to eat: deep-fried livestock testicles.
“They’re not so different from regular meatballs, and after a few beers you can’t really tell the difference,” he said. —Forget the popularity of Wisconsin cheese. These days, residents here are craving something altogether meaty to eat: deep-fried livestock testicles.
