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'Offal' is a loaded word that seems to divide people into two passionate camps. It's not just 'for' and 'against', but 'yuk, never in a million years' versus 'this, truly, is the food of the gods'. While some simply can't stomach this (pun intended), others positively revel in the goriness of it all. Like those who profess a love for well-hung (or over-hung) game, the offal lover often can't resist allowing his (or occasionally her) passion to slide into a kind of competitive macho posturing, as in, 'what's the weirdest bit of an animal you've ever eaten?' I can say this with confidence, because I definitely served a bit of time in that camp.
-Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall