Rocky Mountain oysters make a spectacle at first-ever Weston Testicle Festival

Saturday's festival in Weston, Missouri, drew 700 people from both sides of the state line to sample the deep-fried delicacy. "I'm gonna say I've had some very tender balls," one attendee joked.
At the first-ever Weston Testicle Festival on Saturday, the star of the show was 400 pounds of deep-fried pig balls — and an avalanche of lewd jokes served on the side.

You might know Rocky Mountain oysters by other names or animals — “cowboy caviar” or “bull fries” — but around here, says organizer Parker Shute, the dish is traditionally made with pork testicles.

With supplies sourced from Paradise Locker Meats in Trimble, Missouri, volunteers worked all day Friday to prepare the mountain oysters — first by cutting and removing the outer membrane, then straining out the juices.