Would you eat heart?

Jonny69 · 11-03-2008, 16:56

It fascinates me what people will and won't eat. I watched a programme on C5 last night about new product launches in Tesco and they had some contestants go out with their own product and try it out on the public to see if they like it.

One was a meatball in gravy dish to go in the ready-meal section only it was a faggot rather than a meatball so made with liver and heart. It was interesting because the public were really enjoying the samples and using words like delicious, really tasty, fantastic etc but when the ingredients were revealed they said they would definitely not buy the product with heart in it and many looked very pale and queasy. It wasn't just the girls, in fact the men went greener and there wasn't one brave 'I'll eat anything' warrior. This was pure product as well, not abattoir scrapings like lips and eyeballs and ground up knuckle like you get in sausages.

This is the interesting bit. In my opinion liver and kidney are funny tasting parts of the animal and the texture is a bit odd, but heart is just another tasty bit of meat. A little tough if not cooked properly but it's hardly something to be sqeamish about since it's just a muscle. Why was it fine for there to be liver in there but not heart?

I have to admit I don't eat tripe, brain or testicles regularly but on the other hand I haven't had either before - they just don't appeal. I'm sure they are very tasty if prepared properly and I'm open to try them just in case.

What parts of the animal won't you eat and why?

11-03-2008, 16:56	#1
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Would you eat heart? It fascinates me what people will and won't eat. I watched a programme on C5 last night about new product launches in Tesco and they had some contestants go out with their own product and try it out on the public to see if they like it. One was a meatball in gravy dish to go in the ready-meal section only it was a faggot rather than a meatball so made with liver and heart. It was interesting because the public were really enjoying the samples and using words like delicious, really tasty, fantastic etc but when the ingredients were revealed they said they would definitely not buy the product with heart in it and many looked very pale and queasy. It wasn't just the girls, in fact the men went greener and there wasn't one brave 'I'll eat anything' warrior. This was pure product as well, not abattoir scrapings like lips and eyeballs and ground up knuckle like you get in sausages. This is the interesting bit. In my opinion liver and kidney are funny tasting parts of the animal and the texture is a bit odd, but heart is just another tasty bit of meat. A little tough if not cooked properly but it's hardly something to be sqeamish about since it's just a muscle. Why was it fine for there to be liver in there but not heart? I have to admit I don't eat tripe, brain or testicles regularly but on the other hand I haven't had either before - they just don't appeal. I'm sure they are very tasty if prepared properly and I'm open to try them just in case. What parts of the animal won't you eat and why? __________________