I will try almost anything, I've had goat, fish cheeks, squid, eel, kidneys, even haggis. But the most....shall we say notable.... was last year in France.

It was late at night, we had had a long day, trouble finding our B&B, etc. We went to a restaurant in the neighborhood. I asked the waitress if she spoke English. She said "a little." It was pretty obvious those two words about covered her English vocabulary. Lamb was on the menu -- I adore lamb. So I ordered it even though I had no idea of the preparation.

She presented my plate and took off the dome. Oh my. The smell...the sight. After a long pause in the conversation there was discussion around the table -- brain or intestine??? All I knew was there was an anus on my plate.

The waitress came up with her other two words of English..."No like?" Well...no naive, unpolished American for me! With tears in my eyes I choked down a few bites of ....sheep tripe.