Penis or pizzle is a type of offal. In many cultures, it is a taboo food. Penis is eaten in some cultures or traditional medicine systems as a purported health food: it may be seen as an aphrodisiac, a cure for sexual dysfunction, a hangover cure, and more. Penis is often paired with testicles as food.
Penis is majority collagen, so it typically has a gelatinous texture. [1] [2]
The penis is typically byproduct in the meat industry. [3] Penis has to be removed with care, at risk of rupturing the bladder or urethra and contaminating the carcass with urine. [4]
Penis is a taboo food in many cultures, even those that consume copious offal; Robert Rotenberg of DePaul University opines that the symbolic association of penis to coitus, urination and ejaculation makes consuming it off-putting. Even in areas where penis is consumed, it is typically a niche food and eaten under specific circumstances, such as when their purported health benefits are needed. [5]
Caldo de cardán (lit. ' driveshaft broth'), known by the moniker "The Viagra of the Andes", is a Bolivian cuisine bull penis and testicle soup. A speciality of El Alto and La Paz, the soup is eaten for its perceived benefits as a stimulant, aphrodisiac and hangover cure, and for pain relief. Caldo de cardán typically features many other meats, such as beef tendon, ribs, and ch'arki , as well as hardboiled eggs, potatoes, rice, onions and llajua . The soup is simmered for over ten hours and typically served on weekends, particularly Sunday morning, at a high temperature. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Caldo de raíz (lit. 'root soup') or caldo peligroso (lit. 'dangerous broth') is a Colombian cuisine bull penis and testicles soup. The soup is cooked for hours with potatoes, peas, and occasionally beans. Caldo de raíz is eaten as an aphrodisiac. [10] [11] [12]
Caldo de tronquito is an Ecuadorian cuisine bull penis soup. The soup features grains like hominy and corn, beans like chickpeas and fava beans, and offal like tripe and testicles; the ingredients are comparable to a fanesca with meat. Regional variations include Manabí, where peanuts and milk are added, and La Costa, which favors corn, cassava and carrots. The soup is eaten as a hangover cure, to treat anemia, assist recovery from sickness or post-partum, and as an aphrodisiac. [13] [14] [15]
Caldo de tronquito was created in 16th century Quito after the Spanish colonization of Ecuador introduced cattle to the continent. [15]
"Triple saldo" is a Salvadorean cuisine bull penis and testicles soup. The soup is simmered for eight hours, with crema and eggs of free-range chickens added at the end. Triple saldo is eaten as an aphrodisiac. [16]
Bull penis and testicle tacos (tacos de viril) are becoming popular in Ahuachapán. [17]
"Cow cod soup" is a traditional, rustic dish in Jamaican cuisine that is considered an aphrodisiac and made with bull penis ("cod"). It is traditionally cooked with bananas and Scotch bonnet peppers in a white rum-based broth. [18] [19]
Viril de toro is a traditional Mexican cantina food prepared by boiling bull pizzle in vinegar, slicing it into pieces, and serving with toothpicks. [1] [20]
Lasopy soucril (French : zizi de zebu [21] ) is a zebu penis soup in Malagasy cuisine. It is seen as an aphrodisiac and a treatment for infertility and erectile dysfunction. The penis is soaked and par-boiled to remove any remaining urine, then boiled with vegetables for several hours. Lasopy soucril is served at a high temperature with pepper and chilies. [22]
In China, penis is eaten in traditional Chinese medicine to treat erectile dysfunction. Penis is euphemistically known as bian ('whip'). [23] [24]
Chongqing penis stew is a delicacy of Chongqing, featuring Sichuan peppercorn. [23]
Guo Li Zhuang is a Chinese-American restaurant founded in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in penis dishes. The restaurant features table-side traditional Chinese medicine nutritionists that recommend dishes based on diners' ailments; penises offered include dog, goat, deer, bull, ox, yak, sheep, horse, donkey, and seal. The restaurant has expanded from America to China, with multiple locations in the Beijing area. [25] [26] [24]
Sup torpedo (lit. 'torpedo soup'; also sup hameeed) is a Malaysian Indian cuisine bull penis curry soup, a delicacy of mamak stalls typically served with roti benggali. [27] The soup is typically eaten as an aphrodisiac; variations include sup torpedo campur, which includes goat's testicles and horse penis. [28] The Mufti of Federal Territory's Office opines that eating sup torpedo, although halal, is makruh for being genital meat. [29] [30]
"Soup Number Five" (also Soup No. 5, Soup #5) is a Filipino cuisine soup made from bull's testes or penis. It is believed to have aphrodisiac properties. [31] [32] [33] Cebu's variant of Soup Number Five is called lansiao (also lanciao; from Chinese : 𡳞鳥 ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī :lǎn-chiáu, penis) from Philippine Hokkien. [34] Soup Number Five is popularly known as "Remember Me" ("RM") in Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao, supplanting its other names in the northern regions of the Philippines. [35] [36] [37]
Phở in Vietnamese cuisine includes many variations, including the addition of penis (ngẩu pín, lit. 'bull's penis', but also used generally). [38] In Vietnamese street food , penis is skewered and grilled; popular varieties include bull, buffalo, goat, dog, and deer. [39]