# I just had my first chicken gizzards! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839 "2018-02-14T18:59:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839/21 "2018-02-15T14:39:19Z")
I’ll shamelessly plug one of our local communities here- after a year off, the Potterville, MI Gizzard Festival should be back in business in 2018. If you love your gizzards, it’s the place to be. But any time, you can stop in Joe’s Gizzard City restaurant in town. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839/22 "2018-02-15T16:04:42Z")
My mom would always order them, I decided to get some and try them a few years ago. Surprisingly good. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839/23 "2018-02-15T16:12:40Z")
You all can have my share. Yuck! ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839/24 "2018-02-16T01:49:24Z")
My wife gets Chinese marinated gizzards as a snack sometimes. They’re not bad, but they’re a bit chewy for my taste. I’d rather stick with spicy jingwu duck neck. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839/25 "2018-02-16T03:05:51Z")
Chewy, you say? ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839/26 "2018-02-18T02:29:30Z")
I’ve eaten them (as well as hearts and livers) all my life and I love them. Especially chopped chicken liver. The gizzards, it the chicken or turkey comes with them, we cook into a broth and then I eat them. Same with the heart and neck. The liver we fry and mash with a bit of mayo and a couple hard boiled eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839/27 "2018-02-18T16:09:53Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I am with you there Carni, chickens are pretty nasty anyway, > You know they will cannibalize their best friend. Filthy animals. Chickens believe that in consuming their best friends, their best friends will live on inside them. Their souls will merge. It’s a sweet, poignant chicken tradition. And besides, their best friends taste like chicken. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839/28 "2018-02-18T16:55:42Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > Chickens believe that in consuming their best friends, their best friends will live on inside them. Their souls will merge. > > It’s a sweet, poignant chicken tradition. > > And besides, their best friends taste like chicken. And what is Beckdawrek, chopped liver? :dubious: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-my-first-chicken-gizzards/808839.md?page=1)