Do any cultures eat eyeballs? (2 Viewers)

[eoMMan]

We eat a lot of different pieces of animals (tongue, brain, feet, etc.) but you don’t hear much about eyeballs. Do any cultures eat eyeballs?

Are they ground up in my scrapple?

TIA

:wheelhouse:

 

[ChiefD]

I think the Eyestralians do.

Also, the Eyetalians do as well.

 

[Senor Schmutzig]

I was in Monterrey Mexico 10+ years ago for business and was "treated" to El Rey del Cabrito (King of the Young Goat).

In addition to the goat blood soup that was served in the skull, Eye do remember eyeballs on the plate. Along with brain, cheek meat and tongue.

 

[arrow1]

:barf:

 

[gianmarco]

I think the Eyestralians do.

Also, the Eyetalians do as well.

Aren't you Eye-rish?

 

[ChiefD]

I think the Eyestralians do.

Also, the Eyetalians do as well.

Aren't you Eye-rish?

Yeah.

We do it. In our eyerish stew.

 

[Brony]

got con'd into eating fish eyeballs for virility while in Venezuela for work. Jokes on them, 10 years later, I became a dad.

 

[Scoresman]

Didn't you watch Temple of Doom? Indians do.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Tacos de Ojo. Very common in South TX as a free bar snack.

 

[Zow]

Aye.

 

[Runkle]

Of course

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Survivor would have you believe it's a thing in Fiji.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I hope not, I don't have any to spare.

 

[Terminalxylem]

My father-in-law loves fish eyes - I think Chinese consume them.

Also vaguely recall people doing this in Scandinavia/N Atlantic countries. Eyes-land?

 

[AAABatteries]

Cultures eat testicles, why not eyes?

 

[snellman]

When my Grandpa was alive and cooked a whole hog, he would. He owned a meat locker and nothing went unused. He would eat pig brains for breakfast, cow tongue, Blutwurst (Blood Sausage, made with you guessed it, blood).

 

[Snoopy]

This? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5931770/

 

[Mister CIA]

We eat a lot of different pieces of animals (tongue, brain, feet, etc.) but you don’t hear much about eyeballs. Do any cultures eat eyeballs?

Are they ground up in my scrapple?

TIA

:wheelhouse:

You tell us, Florida Man.

 

[krista4]

My father-in-law loves fish eyes - I think Chinese consume them.

I ate them in Singapore. It was at an Indian restaurant (Samy's Curry) that I'd seen Anthony Bourdain go to, but I think they're on a lot of menus there.

 

[TripItUp]

Per Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the Indians partake in some eyeball soup.

 

[gianmarco]

Cultures eat testicles, why not eyes?

Different balls.

 

[bigbottom]

My father-in-law loves fish eyes - I think Chinese consume them.

Also vaguely recall people doing this in Scandinavia/N Atlantic countries. Eyes-land?

Yes, most of my Asian relatives in Hawaii will eat the fish eyes

 

[supermike80]

You betcha. When i used to travel quite a bit, in Mexico, the local ordered a goat head. The whole thing..with the eyes..and he ate them while we were sitting there. So yes, yes indeed.

 

[mr. furley]

Cultures eat testicles, why not eyes?

in my personal experience i've found that Sicilians in particular really enjoy a good testicle. or maybe i've just been lucky?

 

[psychobillies]

I'm in South Louisiana. We eat everything, and it's all good.

 

[kupcho1]

I have.
I was treated - not once, but twice - to rabbit heads including the eyes. The second guy that took me there when I was traveling on business, thought he was going to shock/surprise me was a bit bummed out when I said "Oh, the rabbit head place" when we got there.

 

[belljr]

Sitting at car dealership waiting for my ride. Some program is on about japanese tuna industry. Just commented how no part of the expensive tuna is wasted, including the eyes, as some guy pushes them in.

Thought of this thread lol

 

[jvdesigns2002]

I know that in China it is not uncommon. I took a tour of China around 23 years ago. I remember something about our tour guide specifically saying something about how Cantonese people are known for eating some pretty wild stuff (exotic animals, insects..etc)