A restaurant in my town had a pizza called the Bleu Balls. It was bleu cheese and bull testicle. One chick got so upset after eating it then bothering to ask what “hangar steak” was that she made the news. The best part of the coverage was footage in the kitchen. They had a container simply labeled “Balls” among the other ingredients.
Hanger steak is not testicles. It’s actually a really tasty cut, often called the butchers cut because the butcher keeps it.
Not trying to comment on the bleu balls scene. Just saying that hanger steak (outside of that context) is a really good steak.
Best I could find around here, is its equally flavourful, but much tougher neighbour, the skirt steak. A quick sear and a thin cut against the grain save the day.
Maybe it was Rocky Mountain Oysters or some other euphemism for them. It’s been years so I don’t remember all the details. It definitely didn’t say testicles on the menu.
Not trying to comment on the bleu balls scene. Just saying that hanger steak (outside of that context) is a really good steak.