So, a couple months back I went to dinner with a Korean friend of mine. The place had a small grill in the middle of the table to cook or heat up the food, depending on what you ordered. We got some mushrooms wrapped in bacon and coated in BBQ sauce (prettygood), sausage (meh), a freshly diced ½ a pineapple (awesome, grilled or raw), & a trio of mystery chicken on a stick. She claimed they were all parts of the chicken we eat in the US. I knew she was lying, but why not be adventurous? After trying them all, I found out they were, in order: the skin, scrotum & testicles, & hearts.
The skin: Easy to figure out, it was cooked, but not charred at all, so was VERY fatty & gelatinous. If allowed to cook a while longer, it might have been pretty good.
The unmentionables: Had a fear, especially once biting into them, but I didn’t know what it was. Chewy, cartilage-like crunchy, it really was not pleasurable gnaw on. The flavor left something to be desired, but the texture was what really got me.
Hearts: AWESOME! Great texture, not overly chewy, slightly melt in your mouth-ish (probably just compared to what I had just finished eating). The flavor was intense, & all around tasty.
Overall, the bacon & mushrooms would be nice without the sauce, & the pineapple was good. As for the chicken, I’d get the hearts again in a heartbeat (sorry), and the skin if I had control over how long it could be cooked.
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