Tiro Testicle Festival

This biker-bar-based festival has been going strong for 29 years, usually in April but call ahead to be sure; the supply of good balls is erratic. Non-gonadal food is provided by the Tiro-Auburn Volunteer Fire Department.

Meantime, the tavern cooks up between 350-500 pounds of pork or beef satchels. With up to a thousand Harley riders drawn from all over the state, most townsfolk either dive in or dive for cover, but there’s never been a fight. Must not be true what they say about testosterone poisoning. "The beer is helping," Micki Barna, 24, said above the tavern din. "They're very chewy."

A fascinating tidbit was reported in early 2003 when a shortage of sheep testicles threatened to put a damper on Iceland's "Thorria," a four-week long Viking festival that features a traditional dish, "minister's sausage." Testicles are apparently also being served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, currently under way.