[robert waddell]

yes i am surprised that is two nights that jimmy doherty has been on the telly punting his free range taking on tesco and no comments on here   he has done beef last night it was pork next week it is chicken
i cant be the only one that watched it

[Ina]

I don't have a telly - and although I have heard the name, I don't really know who the heck Jimmy Doherty is...

[MAK]

We watched it and I was struck by how "tasters" said that despite enjoying Jimmy sausage they would not buy it as it had offel in it. Heart and tongue meat put them off and the programme said that most pig offel left over from the Tesco processed pigs is sold to Chinna !
People have always loved or hated offel by itself but I was struck how phobic people are about its inclusion in a processed product. I wonder if they had been allowed to see the "meat processing" of the Tesco pig if they had had the same reaction to Jimmy's meat and offel banger.
 

[Rosemary]

It's strange - yet folk will eat chicken nuggets made from ground up, MRM. They obvioulsy heven'y had haggis which is offal in superlative form.

[goosepimple]

We don't watch telly any more, haven't done for over a year now, its made me realise how much rubbish there was on telly and I don't know how I ever found the time.  People like JD just get on my nerves actually, who cares...

[robert waddell]

many years ago we were at an event down in wiltshire and were given faggots to try  very good and tasty but once it was revealed there contents about half refused to eat any more and that was pig breeders
we as a nation have grown used to only eating what we want and throwing the rest away no wonder china is buying up all the offal ears and  penises etc at 25 pence per kilo we are  giving it away and laughing at us
i am really surprised at tesco participating in this programme as to me it does not show them in good light with there production methods and refusal to show certain aspects as a point of interest here he would not be allowed onto any commercial pig farm in Scotland without six clear days on neutral ground and not coming into contact with pigs or anybody associated with pigs
the chicken next week will be interesting 

[YorkshireLass]

Yes I saw this. Personally I'd be interested in a sausage made of offal - full of nutrients! Anyway, I thought that was the original "point" of sausages and the like?


Yeah, I despair at how squeamish fellow carnivores are when it comes to not being wasteful 

[NormandyMary]

many years ago we were at an event down in wiltshire and were given faggots to try  very good and tasty but once it was revealed there contents about half refused to eat any more and that was pig breeders
we as a nation have grown used to only eating what we want and throwing the rest away no wonder china is buying up all the offal ears and  penises etc at 25 pence per kilo we are  giving it away and laughing at us
i am really surprised at tesco participating in this programme as to me it does not show them in good light with there production methods and refusal to show certain aspects as a point of interest here he would not be allowed onto any commercial pig farm in Scotland without six clear days on neutral ground and not coming into contact with pigs or anybody associated with pigs
the chicken next week will be interesting 

What do China make with all those penises? Cock au vin?!!

[Bionic]

Very good NM 
 

[Ina]

What do China make with all those penises? Cock au vin?!!

  Cock au rice wine?

[robert waddell]

maybe whips

[Castle Farm]

Come on now Robert thats streching it a bit far

[Womble]

OK then Robert, if you don't sell your willies to the (local?  ) Chinese, what do you do with them?

[robert waddell]

you don't get them back you have to ask for the coul fat and any offal you want  also the tongue is removed  and still pay for disposal
in Africa you can get rhino whips they are made from yes rhinos penises

[Rosemary]

in Africa you can get rhino whips they are made from yes rhinos penises

And bull ones, and they're less rare than rhinos.