This dish, which the trendy Elnecot restaurant in Manchester recently put on the menu, has driven some people crazy.

This is written by the Jam Press news agency.

Stuffed testicles

“Croq et boulettes”, as the dish was called, consists of fried croquettes stuffed with lamb meat and testicles.

Everything is served with a sweet and sour Italian fruit sauce. The testicles of calves, lambs, roosters, turkeys and other animals are a traditional food in many parts of the world.

This is what Laura Mason and Alan Davidson write in the book “The Oxford Companion to food”. It is stated here that the testicles are a by-product of the castration of young animals intended for use in food production.

The dish is meant to be shared at the table, as a sort of tapas dish. On the menu you will also find other more common varieties like burrata, fries and chicken wings.

Shared opinions

Not everyone is so enthusiastic about eating testicles. The response to the menu has been mixed, to say the least:

– It’s like the Bushtucker trials, writes one of them.

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Bushtucker Trials is a television show in which participants are often challenged to eat precisely animal testicles.

– It’s just to attract attention, writes another.

– Why not? If you want to eat meat first, why not eat the whole animal, writes one woman.

Popular on TikTok

Testicles are part of the famous “caveman diet,” which has been popping up on social media in recent years. Some TikTokers, including “Liver King,” claim to eat raw liver and testicles.

– My worst nightmare

Brian Johnson, as his real name is, admitted in December 2022 that neither raw meat nor testicles are the cause of big muscles.

– I admit that I took a detour. I have lied and misled many people. Yes, I used steroids. And yes, I’m on steroids now, he said in a video.