Comments on: You want Fries with that?

By: kkh

kkh — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:27:46 +0000

ya i gotta agree with the others, LOULOU. what is “debased” about eating the whole animal? that was a living creature, and if u are going to kill it for food, u should “honor your protein” by using all of it that u can. im not a huge fan of offal, but to those who are, kudos! i think its great that the “whole hog” is being used, and theres nothing debased about it.

By: madcitypaul

madcitypaul — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:11:01 +0000

@speedwell: Well said.
@loulou: It’s not like eating offal is something new. Someone above mentioned haggis. That heart/kidney/lung/stomach dish has been eaten for at least 600 years. And people from all cultures have eaten animal genitalia for just as long. From bulls and sheep, to fish (as in Soft Roe/milt) and spans the globe from the Americas to Europe to Asia. Now having said all that, I must admit that I’m not a big fan of most offal products, but I certainly don’t see anything depraved or debased about eating them. Unless you have moral issues with eating meat in general (which is a whole other debate) I don’t see any reason why one part of an animal is off limits while the rest is just fine.

Nice blog by the way, Chris!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:03:36 +0000

Thanks for confirming that what I ate at DNA in Montreal last week (awesome restaurant, if you ever get the chance) was, in fact, “ducknuts.”

They were served along with duck tongues and crispy duck skin as a garnish for a duck liver and duck egg yolk raviolo. Absolutely to die for.

By: sandrar

sandrar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:46:06 +0000

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

By: DEBBIE

DEBBIE — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:01:04 +0000

I am a huge fan of offal. This site referenced D’Artagnan as the vendor to buy them from. When I searched the on-line D’Artagnan product line I could not find them. Finally, I called the company to inquire as to whether or not they offered them and was told that they did, but they were not offering them on-line because they were not sometbing that many people were interested in purchasing. I suggested that they offered them because more people were interested in purchasing them and if they didn’t want them, then they just wouldn’t order them. I ordered a five pound bag. I haven’t tried them yet, but I can’t wait until I do. I also ordered cockscombs from them. I am looking forward to having some great “OFFAL GOOD EATS”!

By: speedwell

speedwell — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:29:58 +0000

@ loulou:

It’s more debased to throw away and waste a perfectly good to eat, tasty, easy to prepare part of the animal. What do you think goes into the sausages and hot dogs you eat, sugar?

I live in the US and there is a butcher shop near my house, and I can get some of the more exotic offal practically free. That’s not being debased, it’s being thrifty and practical. It was nice, also, to be able to prepare haggis the old way. I had it on a business trip to Scotland and loved it, as do most people who try it there.

By: loulou

loulou — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:56:23 +0000

This is the most disgusting thing i have heard in a while. People are becoming more and more debased. Just a sign of the times we live in I guess.

By: karen

karen — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:42:58 +0000

casa mono serves them with their plate of duck hearts.

By: A Blog Around The Clock

A Blog Around The Clock — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:10:25 +0000

A Repeat Treat…

I started my stay in San Francisco with a dinner at Incanto and ended it tonight with a dinner at Incanto again. Last time, the duck fries were not on the menu, but this time I had better luck. Delicious!……