Lamb fries

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Lamb fries are lamb testicles used as food. Historically they were parboiled, cut in half, and seasoned. [1] Lamb testicles are served in a variety of cuisines, including Italian, [2] Basque, [3] breaded and fried in some barbecue restaurants, Chinese, [4] Caucasian, [5] Persian and Iranian Armenian (called donbalan), [6] and Turkish. [7] The dish is rarely served at restaurants in the United States, but can occasionally be found at Iranian restaurants. [6]

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Lamb fries, often served in a cream gravy, are a traditional dish in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. [8]

In the film Funny Farm , the main character, Andy Farmer (Chevy Chase), breaks a local record by eating thirty lamb fries, only to discover what they actually are and spit the thirty-first out in revulsion.

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References

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  2. "Canary Chicken House - CLOSED - West Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA". Yelp. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. Brown, Patricia Leigh. "Delicacy of the Wild West Lives on for Those So Bold". The New York Times .
  4. Chowhound (13 October 2005). "Best Kung Pao Lamb Testicles in New York - Restaurants - Outer Boroughs".
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