Spicy Marinated Pigs Ears: Entrails or Innards Anyone?
There are some things in life that conjure the opposite effect of that which is hoped by that old Cole Porter love song, “Just The Thought Of You.” Instead of languishing over exotic scents and thoughts, the following heretofore taboo edibles will send the best of us running to the restroom.
And yet, one man’s meat is another’s well, you know the rest.
Consider Spicy Marinated Pig Ears, which is a staple on the menu at the China Magic Noodle House in Chandler, Arizona. Pig ears as well as hand-pulled, made to order noodles are made in the style of cuisine known to the Lanzhou region of northwestern China.
Probably every dog owner in the world has pig ears in his or her household in the form of doggie chews, which serve as rawhide replacements. Human consumption is another matter and this delicacy (?) is made edible by long periods of stewing in a brown spicy sauce.
What do pig ears taste like may be the next question on your mind.
This is not an appetizer for the faint of heart or those who don’t like hot and spicy foods. It is also somewhat of a challenge for those who do as the fatty, chewy, gelatinous dish is prepared with hot chili flakes and served cold with a side of extra chile oil to bring the heat even further up a notch.
The offal choice of the week on the menu may vary at the China Magic Noodle House but few are as popular as Spicy Pig Ears.
To each his own, one can only suppose.
Run, Porky! Run!
(Link)
By MDeeDubroff on 17-04-2011
