A Weekend of Livers

I hesitate to write about this, because my South African friends will think nothing of it and will tease me mercilessly for even mentioning this, SO... read at your own risk!

I've discovered that I like eating liver. I had lamb liver wrapped in caul fat for dinner on Saturday (commonly known around here as "Skilpadjie"). Dan braaied them, and they were excellent. On Sunday I had chicken livers in monkey gland sauce for lunch (which contains neither monkeys nor glands...). They were also excellent. Oh, and then there's my favourite snack, liver spread on crackers. I could eat that every day!

I don't know why Americans aren't big on eating liver. People here eat it all the time, and it's a good source of nutrition. Strange how food habits differ so widely between cultures, and I don't just mean the issue of what ingredients are locally grown and available - I mean the difference between what is considered "gross" and "delicious".

Americans are pretty picky eaters (no offense). I can think of a million foods that most Americans won't eat but the rest of the world enjoys. I tried to think of American foods that other nations/cultures would disdain. I came up with Jell-O salad: If you ask me, food shouldn't wiggle. I'll stick to the livers, thanks.