Thought of the Day 2/27/2012: The Nutritional Value of Rocky Mountain Oysters

This morning a news segment featuring Severance, Colorado laid the small town's claim to fame in serving the nation's best Rocky Mountain Oysters at Bruce's Bar.  The website and welcome sign even accentuate their pride in this culinary oddity; Rocky Mountain Oysters are, of course, battered and deep-fried bull testicles.

Imagine my astonishment when I heard that they served a variety of this delicacy, namely Bull, Buffalo and Turkey.  It made me wonder if the Buffalo and Turkey options were added as healthier substitutes for Bull.  Despite the origin of the equipment, however, the balls are still battered and deep-fried so I can't imagine the nutritional values would greatly deviate from one animal to the next.  The truly shameful component of this meal lies not within its progenitor but its 3,500 mg of sodium.  This surpasses the total daily recommended allowance for salt in only a hand full of baby-makers!  I watched with amusement as the reporter took a dainty bite with extreme apprehension.  Though she admitted the Oysters tasted great, not at all surprising due to the nature of their preparation, she still couldn't bring herself to describe what she was eating.  Come on, who hasn't put a testicle in their mouth at least once?  Live a little.