![]() There’s a rich tapestry of Western lore built around Rocky Mountain oysters thanks to the food’s cowboy provenance. I needed some Colorado cred, and the Rocky Mountain oyster was my last hill to climb. But still, I felt like I was missing out on something. Over the years, I’d tried the standard array of more traditional Rocky Mountain foods: elk, rainbow trout, lamb. I moved to Colorado from Illinois in 2011, and like many Midwesterners who make the journey out west, I was ready to broaden my views, experiences, relationship with nature, and my cuisine. In my corner of Colorado, they’re Rocky Mountain oysters and I decided I needed to try them to be more a part of the place I live, to be a true blue Coloradan.Ī guy who covers agriculture in the West who’s never put a skinned, sliced, battered, deep-fried bull testicle into a cup of cocktail sauce and then into his mouth? I couldn’t let it stand. One taste and she immediately had perky ear – watch the video to see her gobble it down.They’re known by many names: lamb fries, bull fries, Montana tenders, huevos de toro, cowboy caviar. Truffles doesn’t have the most sophisticated palate, but Rocky Mountain Oysters were clearly a delicacy for her. I therefore removed some breading from one of the sliced bullock’s bollocks, cut it up more finely and brought it back to Truffles. Do your (bull) balls hang low, can you swing ’em to and fro…Īs for Shae, you know how there are five stages of grief? Well, for her there are three stages of eating Rocky Mountain Oysters: 1) Apprehension 2) Regret 3) SqueamishnessĪlthough neither of us fell in love with Rocky Mountain Oysters, we thought that the third member of our family might appreciate them far more. There were a few of them though that were much more chewy which immediately made it impossible to envision anything other than chomping down on a bull’s gonads. So…how were they? Well, you can watch our reactions because we filmed our first time eating them:Īs you can see from the video, I didn’t think they were too bad. ![]() Rocky Mountain Oysters at Buckhorn Exchange Thankfully they’re not served spherically instead, they’re sliced thinly, battered and deep-fried, then served with a horseradish dip and cocktail sauce. Within a few minutes our bull balls were served. Shae and I were already dubious about how appetizing we’d find the appetizer, so we decided to only get a half order. We had two options – a whole order or half order. Buckhorn Exchange newspaper menu Buckhorn Exchange menu Buckhorn Exchange menu Rocky Mountain OystersĮntrees at Buckhorn Exchange aren’t cheap, but Rocky Mountain Oysters are one of their appetizers and so were a bit cheaper. Their menu was cute as it was included as part of a newspaper which shared about the eatery’s illustrious past. The restaurant’s history was fascinating, but our primary reason for being there was to try Rocky Mountain Oysters. Our friendly server Brittany shared that the table next to ours was once used as a poker table, with it having pockets on the side to store decks of cards. The servers at Buckhorn Exchange were well-versed in the restaurant’s history. Thankfully we were seated upstairs where there were only a couple of other people. We were still a little wary about eating inside due to COVID, but they didn’t have any outdoor seating. Inside Buckhorn Exchange Buckhorn Exchange decor Buckhorn Exchange decor Buckhorn Exchange bar Saloon doors to the restrooms “Shorty Scout” Zietz, the restaurant’s original owner. ![]() The inside of the restaurant is a smorgasbord of paraphernalia, from mounted animal heads to photos of celebrities who’ve eaten there over the years to items belonging to Sitting Bull who was friends with Henry H. It first opened its doors in November 1893 and still features a white oak bar dating back to 1857 which was brought over from the original owner’s family tavern in Germany. ![]() Buckhorn Exchange restaurant in Denver, COīuckhorn Exchange is a unique building in its neighborhood, standing alone while everything around it has gentrified over the years. It’s Denver’s oldest restaurant and they serve Rocky Mountain Oysters, so this was the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone (stone pun somewhat intended □ ). While staying in Montrose, CO we’d visited Storm King Distilling Co and while there another patron recommended that we eat at Buckhorn Exchange restaurant. Read on and watch to find out! Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant They’re a Denver, CO “delicacy” (although there’s nothing delicate about them), so Shae and I decided they were something we should try while in Denver on our 50 state road trip.ĭid we go nuts for the nuts? Crackers for the knackers? Would we praise the cojones? Go mad for the gonad? Be besties with the testes? Be cool about the testicle? In case you didn’t know, Rocky Mountain Oysters are deep-fried bull testicles.
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