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    Good Food

    Food Euphemisms

    Deep End Dining blogger Eddie Lin loves tasty food euphemisms, but is a bit wary of the Argentine "sweetbreads" served at Gaucho Grill. These "sweetbreads" refer to grilled thymus glands. He also reveals the mystery behind "cowboy caviar," "lamb fries" and "Rocky Mountain oysters."

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Deep End Dining blogger Eddie Lin loves tasty food euphemisms, but is a bit wary of the Argentine "sweetbreads" served at Gaucho Grill. These "sweetbreads" refer to grilled thymus glands. He also reveals the mystery behind "cowboy caviar," "lamb fries" and "Rocky Mountain oysters."

    Music break: Twelfth Street Rag by David Ede and The Rabin Rock Band

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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    The full episode

    5 of 8
    Cuisines of the Axis of Evil; Mushrooms Clean Up Pollution
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:03Mushrooms Clean Up Pollution
    3. 14:56Processed Soy
    4. 22:59Cuisines of the Axis of Evil
    5. 30:54Food EuphemismsYou’re reading this
    6. 38:42Kosher Justice Certification
    7. 44:25Tacos El Chavito
    8. 50:46The Joy of Fat
    Back to Good Food