I guess I wasn't even aware that that part was large enough to be worth cooking and consuming. (Not that *I* would. The reproductive organs of animals are just one thing on my long list of "things I won't eat.")

Not that I've spent much time around poultry, but I thought the anatomies were different...are the "bits" on the inside on a tom turkey or what?

Or is it possible that some legs somewhere are being pulled?

I've considered that latter possibility. I've also sworn off popcorn chicken for the duration, lest I find out something else I didn't want to know.

I always figured popcorn chicken was what they did with pieces of otherwise-OK meat that got cut off during the various processing steps. Or it was how they dealt with meat that had purely cosmetic blemishes - cut them off, and cut the rest up into tiny pieces.

Then again, it's something else I don't eat, but this time because of the fat content rather than the ick factor.

The reproductive organs of animals are just one thing on my long list of "things I won't eat."

If you ever want to freak out a vegetarian, go into meticulous detail about what fruits and nuts are...

...or for that matter, I believe broccoli and cauliflower are even more technically within the category in question.

I wouldn't have thought turkey gonads would be worth the effort to get them, sifting thru all those thigh bones just to get a scrap of meat smaller than a thumb.

"Heeeeeyyyyy little leaguers. don't try eating this at home!! {/H Carey}

Seriously, we have had a "Turkey Testicle Festival" ™ out here in Byron, for years. And yes, mass quantities of beer helps!!