French Fry Diary 289: Lamb Fries

I was watching "Chopped" on the Food Network recently and one of the mystery ingredients was 'lamb fries.' Immediately my eyes and ears perked up. They were going to do fries on "Chopped." And then I was shocked to find out that lamb fries have nothing remotely to do with fries. They're more like the quizzically named 'sweet breads,' in other words, they're lamb testicles. Yep, serious serious ick.

This video clip from 1988's Funny Farm sheds a bit more light on the subject:



Remember, folks, lamb fries are NOT fries. This has been a public service announcement from French Fry Diary.

Fries on Twitter

In a delirious brainstorm after reading far too much Texts from Last Night (which I absolutely love, but not as much as French fries), I decided to record the state of the fries community on Twitter. Here’s just a sampling...

isabelmusic gonna try my home made fries again...maybe a bit thicker this time, I don't know...

wkdkmom Mmmm..Five Guys burger and fries. If I had a Rita's gelati, it would be the perfect meal. :)

starprincesss Guess what I found at the gas station? Ketchup flavored fries! Naaasty! http://twitpic.com/cqxpl

nuriati Seaweed shaker fries.. Fav seh!!! http://mypict.me/hoLp

captainpj "You going to eat all of that?" he asked, while staring at my fries om-nom-nominously...

YoRitaSouthSide criadillas de carnero tonight. if you don't know about lamb fries... now ya know!

Clumsy21 i want an in n out combo with the fries mmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!! and the double double ugh!!!! I LOVE IN N OUT

benjiharding @Jmarc803 Five Guys is amazing...best fries ever.

manlyeats MANLYCOMIC of the day: "batter dipped, deep fried french fries" titled fryfry-fry-fry-fried-fries -- http://bit.ly/ACSPw

Just a ‘taste’... we’ll do this again. If you want to follow me on Twitter, I’m here. And I can see I’m going to have to do a bit of research on shaker fries and lamb fries, among other things...

Mmmm... fries...