• Akasazh@feddit.nl
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    14 days ago

    Tête de veau and andouillettes.

    I’ll try everything once but the first is just jelly with cartilage, reminding you it used to be a face.

    The second is offal sausage that smells like the intestines weren’t washed out properly.

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      I ordered andouillette in a Paris restaurant once not knowing what it was. I had a little dictionary with me (pre-internet) that translated it as “chitterlings”. I didn’t know what that was either.

      Never again - it had chopped-up bits of rubbery guts on it that resisted chewing, it was vile.

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        14 days ago

        A good andouillette is fantastic, but I understand how it would sneak up on the unprepared foodie

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          14 days ago

          I love haggis, and that’s all horrible bits and pieces cooked in a sheep stomach. No rubbery chunks though. I’ll give andouillette another whirl next time I’m in Paris, maybe I got a dud.

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            It’s supposed to be from Troyes, in case you happen to be in the vicinity… I’ve yet to try haggis but I’m optimistic, looks right up my alley