The "Worst Food Product Ever" May Have Been Found
Pork Brains In Milk Gravy. Could it be the worst food product ever? It does have 1170% of your daily cholesterol per serving. Mmmm.
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@relax_guy: This is from the South.
Just wanted to make sure we're clear on that (for the sake of all us non-Southern Americans).
Armor Star Pork Brains in Milk Gravy was featured in a column in the March 11, 1996 edition of New York Magazine. Unfortunately, it seems that the pictured pork brains scrambled with eggs is the only recipe in existence.
@Trai_Dep: "Like veal, only babies. And I'm talking reeeal baby-back ribs. Riiiibs, dripping with sauce, falling off the bone!"
@ludwigk: A convenient party excuse, in fact:
Just what does one do when offered a plate of steaming pork brains by a well-meaning host? I'm pretty sure Emily Post never covered this one, but Armour has conveniently provided a built-in excuse. The brains are canned in milk gravy, giving squeamish diners the perfect opportunity to say, "Oh, brains! You know, I really do love them, but I'm lactose-intolerant -- the milk gray would give me fite. Could you pass the biscuits, please?" [web.archive.org]
@kittenfoo: I am from TN and people really do eat brains and eggs, squirrel and pork. Its not so bad. I know there are others who wanted to fess up but were to scared to claim it. Don't be scared to own strange food. I saw people eat balutt( the egg with leggs) in the PI and that was alot grosser.
They're supposed to be delicious. A guy at work was telling me he had breakfast at his wife's family farm, and they scrambled up the eggs and brains, they called it something different, I forget what, but he said it was the most delicious thing ever. Then he found out they were pork brains. I want to try these sometime before I die.
@SexCpotatoes: I grew up eating hash, aka head meat sausage. Smelled horrible when cooking-tasted really good. Thankfully I never really stopped to think what head meat meant. Now that my grandparents do not butcher their own hogs we do not get any more head meat sausage....oh well.
@frodolives35: Brains (cattle, I think) are supposed to be a bit of a local specialty in the St. Louis area as well. My understanding is they're actually quite rich and mild, a real contrast to the strong gamey flavor of liver, kidneys, etc. I suspect I would probably like them if I got over the pretty random taboo response.
@stevgex: If you think you can't get organ meat on the West coast, you've obviously never set foot in an Asian market.



















Mmmmmmmm yummy!