Rehearsing for an Episode of "Bizarre Foods" on Travel Channel

We had a full day of wine tourism outside of Santiago and now we wanted a good meal. So, we went to a grill that the conceirge at the Ritz-Carlton recommended: Tierra Noble Restaurant. Some of us wanted meat and some of us wanted seafood. Fine - everything here is fresh and grilled, and quite good. And they had a great wine list.

Barry decided to order the "criadillas". None of us had any idea what they were .... except Barry. He is into eating all kinds of organ meat.

Here is the definition of criadillas:

"Bull testicles. Also called Prairie Oysters in Canada (Alberta). It is called "criadillas" in Spain but has different names in other Latin countries. The criadillas are the testicles of the pig. They are sliced first and then cooked with garlic and parsley, better if they are barbecued. If you don´t know what you are eating, the taste is intense but in a nice and pleasant way."

Fortunately, Barry asked the waiter if he liked them. You often do that in restaurants and expect the waiter to give you an honest answer. Our waiter responded "me no like." That was enough for Barry to change his order. We could just imagine the head chef telling the waiters that anyone who brought in an order for criadillas had to surrender their own for him to prepare.