Wis. festival sells deep-fried testicles

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ELDERON, Wis. - Around here, it may be tough to pass up anything deep-fried.

Wisconsinites have deep-fried cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies. They now have deep-fried livestock testicles, too.

More than 300 people paid $5 for all-you-can-eat goat, lamb and bull testicles Saturday at the ninth annual Testicle Festival at Mama's Place Bar and Grill in Elderon in central Wisconsin.

"Once you get over the mental (aspect) of what you're eating, it's just like eating any other food, and it tastes good," Buster Hoffman said.

Festival founder Nancy Fenske said the festival grew out of her late husband Roger's birthday party 12 years ago. They decided to have "a nut fry" at Mama's Place after bringing back lamb fries from a trip to Montana.

The event grew every year and now they fry up to 100 pounds of testicles, she said.

"What else can you do in a small town?" Fenske said.

Butch Joubert, 58, likes the parts sandwiched between bread with tartar sauce. They're not so different from regular meatballs also served at the festival, he said.

"After a few beers, you can't really tell the difference," Joubert said.

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"Once you get over the mental (aspect) of what you're eating, it's just like eating any other food, and it tastes good," Buster Hoffman said.

What mental aspect is he talking about? What's so bad about testicles?

[broma25 2]

I think I'll pass on the testicles and take the deep fried candy bar instead.

[almaty 19]

mmmmmmmmm.....fried nuts.......hmmm.. i wonder if that is kosher?

[eric&gen 0]

Yuck lol i will never eat livestock testicles even if i was starving to death lol i rather take my $5.00 and spend it on i don't know lol cant buy much with $5.00 these days lol.

[GaryC 7]

"Mountain oysters" are very common in the mid west. They even have festivals that feature them. I never liked them but I know a lot of people that do.

[Oath 0]

I think it's important for people to get over the barf reflex related to food, if you had ###### all else to eat then you would, or you would starve.

In saying that, there are several things I won't eat by choice, testicles is one of them (or rather are one? ><)

[Sinergy 3]

my husband would LOVE that!!!! he LOVES pig balls!!! seriously he does.

[pedroh 21]

what's wrong with mntn oysters.. at least they're natural... why don't we barf at all the sh!t they add to fast food? I'd be more concerned 'bout that, than eating bull testicles, or cow tongue, or pig brain.. or crazy stuff like that lol

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

what's wrong with mntn oysters.. at least they're natural... why don't we barf at all the sh!t they add to fast food? I'd be more concerned 'bout that, than eating bull testicles, or cow tongue, or pig brain.. or crazy stuff like that lol

you can add those to the list of jobs this american won't do

[pedroh 21]

what's wrong with mntn oysters.. at least they're natural... why don't we barf at all the sh!t they add to fast food? I'd be more concerned 'bout that, than eating bull testicles, or cow tongue, or pig brain.. or crazy stuff like that lol

you can add those to the list of jobs this american won't do

LOL

Personally I havent tried the testicles.. the other stuff.. I would eat it every day.. although brain is not very healthy, its pure fat..

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

slice em and dice em. throw into a tortilla. add some salsa. chow down and slurp a cold beer. priceless.

Daniel

:energetic:

[almaty 19]

slice em and dice em. throw into a tortilla. add some salsa. chow down and slurp a cold beer. priceless.

Daniel

:energetic:

damn, i hungry just thinking about your description, make that a modelo negro

[Nagishkaw 510]

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes ya don't.

[Dwarf_Ogress 0]

Hmmm... Perhaps if I did not know what I was eating I would like them?