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Letter: Rocks from the Rockies

Published 24 October 1998

From Jonathan Grant

I can confirm recent rumours that butchers do indeed supplement their income by selling “mountain oysters” (Letters, 10 October, p 54).

After repeated sightings of the Rocky Mountain variety on menus throughout the eponymous region, curiosity took its toll. Worryingly flattened, deep-fried and accompanied with a sweet piquant chilli sauce, these testicles were reassuringly tasteless.

London

Issue no. 2157 published 24 October 1998

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