mmmmm Deep Fried Cow Brain Sammwiches

[matcom]

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Fear of mad cow disease hasn't kept Cecelia Coan from eating her beloved deep-fried cow brain sandwiches.

She's more concerned about what the cholesterol will do to her heart than suffering the brain-wasting disease found in a cow in Washington state.

"I think I'll have hardening of the arteries before I have mad cow disease," said Cecelia Coan, 40, picking up a brain sandwich to go at the Hilltop Inn during her lunch hour. "This is better than snail, better than sushi, better than a lot of different delicacies."

The brains, battered with egg, seasoning and flour, puff up when cooked. They are served hot, heaping outside the bun.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/01/15/brain_sandwiches_still_on_some_menus/

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

1. Uh-ugl-UGLHURL!

:puke:

[wysimdnwyg]

2. Uh

:puke:

[Richardo]

3. Blech!

"I think I'll have hardening of the arteries before I have mad cow disease," said Cecelia Coan

I think eating anything's brains is a pretty good indicator that SOMETHINGS wrong.

[Kellanved]

8. well

Brain is a traditional part of almost all European cuisines. In France you'll find lamb brains on the menu of all country inns deserving the name; scrambled eggs with brain are a traditional German dish. The list goes on, it used to be very normal food. The yuck factor is recent. Not that I would touch it...

[MuseRider]

4. Good Lord matcom!

I just urked up my turkey sammich! :puke:

[SlavesandBulldozers]

5. better than snail?

now there's an endorsement.

[HereSince1628]

6. Next thing you know it won't be ok to eat dog

or 4 & 20 blackbirds baked into pies.

[BlueEyedSon]

7. I suppose if it's organically raised, it's ok....

[underpants]

9. How do they get it to go inthe frier head first?

Nothin new to me lots of people eats brains arount heuhre.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

14. McLeans Restaurant

4001 W. Broad St.

Where this yankee first tasted "red eye" gravy.

[underpants]

17. Damn! McLeans

They used to have some smokin' hot waitresses there.

:bounce::evilgrin:

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

20. Musta been a LONG tome ago cause

last time I was there in the early 90s they avaraged around 70 years old...

[underpants]

21. This was about 3 years ago

I've been back once about oh a year ago but it wasn't the same.

We usually go to breakfast at the Village

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

22. Is that the joint with the trademark rude staff?

Never been there

[underpants]

23. The watrons? No, Ive never really had any trouble there

They used to have a sign listing the beer they offered and it said "ask your waitron" I always thought that was funny.

My wife and I went there one time and she tried to order all these side dishes to make her own breakfast. The waiter (er waitron) finally said, "just order the special and I will put what you want on it"

My wife thought it would be less expensive....he cut her off and asked what she wanted.

While we were eating he came down the stairs (little drop off in the back) with a pot of coffee and a plate of food....he looked around and realized he had missed the table he needed to go to...we laughed.

When we got the check he apparently had a line to type in (computer) a note or a thank you, on this line it said ***MATH CHICK****

We both laughed, he must have been having a bad day.

On the corner of Grace and Harrison near VCU.

The REALLY rude waitstaff is at Mama Zu's in Oregon Hill. OMG they are the worst. I've heard call in radio shows where people said they wanted to punch out the maitre'de but the food is really good.

[supernova]

10. Grandma's favorite treat

whenever they slaughtered a cow on the farm. My grandma and my father (her youngest son) used to argue over who would get to eat the brains.

And yes, scrambled with eggs. I've never tried it. Don't think I want to. But go right ahead.

[HereSince1628]

13. Scrambled with eggs for breakfast...I did that

It really was pretty good.

Bring on the Rocky Mountain Oysters...

[DS1]

11. What's everyone lookin at? *chomp* *slurp* *twitch*

:evilgrin:

[SOteric]

15. I don't know why you Brits

don't get along better with the French. The both of you will eat just about anything.

[supernova]

16. LOL! I'm sure

the Italians eat wierd stuff too. We just don't hear about it because we stop at the olive oil and the scallopini, exclaiming "oohh, shiny.."

[SOteric]

19. Ack-sherly,

The Italians taught the French and (by some strange proxy) the English to cook. Before Catherine de Medici it was all organ meats and beans.

[BritishHuman]

24. I'm English, and...

Even I wouldn't eat that.

Sounds Scottish.

[SOteric]

25. You have culinary standards.

And a microwave.

[blackcat77]

12. My granddad ate them all the time.

Fried and breaded. It never had any particular appeal to me but it's not disgusting to me either.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

18. As a first generation American...

of Slovenian decent - I was subjected to all kinds of stuff I would not eat. "Head Cheese" was at the top of the list. A type of deli "meat" made from pig snouts, lips, brain stems, eyeballs, cheeks, ears, thyroids, uvulas, etc - all held together into a loaf with a clear gelatinous substance (phlegm & mucous?)

[flamingyouth]

26. Wouldn't need Mad Cow to make me fear eating those

AUUUUGGGHHHH! There are brains on this sandwich!