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Top Chef BBQ episode question

Dawgtired
Dawgtired Posts: 667
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Anyone know what the gland was in the pig's head that made the beans "funky"?

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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    The brain?
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  • Dawgtired
    Dawgtired Posts: 667
    I'm pretty sure that's not it since the brain is an organ and they kept referring to a gland

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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    Pretty sure he was being facetious :) 

    PIneal Gland? 
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    Sorry I was just joking :-)
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
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  • Dawgtired
    Dawgtired Posts: 667
    Figured you were...

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Dawgtired said:
    Anyone know what the gland was in the pig's head that made the beans "funky"?
    I didn't see that episode but I can tell you that pig heads are full of glands. I have some cheeks, jowels,  and a collar in the fridge, I'll see if I can send you a pic. They are funky and you would want to remove them before cooking. If they did a whole head, there would be dozens of glands in there so they may have been talking about one single glad you go in and remove
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  • Dawgtired
    Dawgtired Posts: 667
    Yes it was one gland they said you have to be careful of. It made the chef's beans sour with a funky smell

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Did they do a whole pig head with beans?
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    edited January 2017
    There are many glands in the neck, face, mouth and head of a hog. This includes the following. 
    The thyroid. 
    The thymus.
    The sublingual/saliva.
    The mandibular. 
    The parotid. 
    However the two in the actual "head" that are nasty and virtually unedible under any circumstance is:
    The Dorsal Superficial and the Medial Retropharyngeal glands. These should always be removed. Some of the neck, mouth, and face glands are not so bad. However if you are good with a knife it is always best to remove them as well. 
    For any of you that eat rectum and anus, be aware that there are anal glands that should be removed as well. Anal glands can leave a very bad and unsettling taste in your mouth. No joke. 

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  • yljkt
    yljkt Posts: 799
    "Any of you that eat rectum and anus...you have been warned.  :o
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  • JacksDad
    JacksDad Posts: 538

    Wow, seems these days... It all goes back to anus! 


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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    JacksDad said:

    Wow, seems these days... It all goes back to anus! 


    Here is an interesting fact. The anus is the most versatile, underrated, and useful orifice that there is. It serves many purposes. It's also a delicacy. 

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    SGH said:

     Anal glands can leave a very bad and unsettling taste in your mouth. No joke. 
    Thanks for the 411 Scotty, I never would've guessed that.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    edited January 2017
    JohnInCarolina said:
    SGH said:

     Anal glands can leave a very bad and unsettling taste in your mouth. No joke. 
    Thanks for the 411 Scotty, I never would've guessed that.
    I don't understand why, but everone seems to think that I'm joking or kidding. Anal glands have a very, very, strong and acrid taste. They should not be eaten. 

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    SGH said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    SGH said:

     Anal glands can leave a very bad and unsettling taste in your mouth. No joke. 
    Thanks for the 411 Scotty, I never would've guessed that.
    I don't understand why, but everone seems to think that I'm joking or kidding. Anal glands have a very, very, strong and acrid taste. They should not be eaten. 
    I think for those who have actually attempted anus, we all just know how good it can be.  So the idea that actually, parts of it can actually be sh!tty - that comes as a surprise, you see?

    By the way, these days whenever I see MAGA - I always think it stands for "Make Anus Great Again" !
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Again?
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,794
    @JohnInCarolina - definitely a back-door compliment...
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    lousubcap said:
    @JohnInCarolina - definitely a back-door compliment...
    Yup.  Right up the alley.
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    lousubcap said:
    @JohnInCarolina - definitely a back-door compliment...

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • Marty_Huggins
    Marty_Huggins Posts: 41
    SGH said:
    JacksDad said:

    Wow, seems these days... It all goes back to anus! 


    Here is an interesting fact. The anus is the most versatile, underrated, and useful orifice that there is. It serves many purposes. It's also a delicacy. 
    Eeew! 
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,597
    edited January 2017
    SGH said:
    JacksDad said:

    Wow, seems these days... It all goes back to anus! 


    Here is an interesting fact. The anus is the most versatile, underrated, and useful orifice that there is. It serves many purposes. It's also a delicacy. 
    Just to be sure - are we still talking about pigs here?
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  • Krughzn
    Krughzn Posts: 38
    I had to express my dogs anal glands at least twice a month for a few years. The smell was worse than his poop. 
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