calf fries
Regional
- Meaning
- Oklahoma name for deep-fried bull/calf testicles served as bar food.
- Type
- Regionalism
What does “calf fries” mean
Cattle-country euphemism for breaded and deep-fried bovine testicles (elsewhere called 'Rocky Mountain oysters'). Vinita, Oklahoma hosts the World's Largest Calf Fry Festival & Cook-Off, where roughly 2,000 pounds get served with cocktail sauce. Eating a basket is treated as a local rite of passage.
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