Chitlins; I used to love this as a kid. So much for nostalgia of food I used to like. I forced myself through eating half of it and dumped the rest. Now I feel nauseous.

I love chitlins. It was something that no one else in the family shared his love for except me, and it was later in life when he started cooking about 300 lbs a week for my aunt and uncle's restaurant. He cooked them over a fire in a kettle outside. I just made some for Thanksgiving. You gotta parboil them, clean and pick them into bite sized pieces, then boil them again in fresh water. I cook them outside and pour the first boil outside because it will clog your pipes since it's basically lard. It takes me hours but well worth it to me. I just season with salt and hot sauce, as most people do, and serve with vinegar slaw, white beans, fries and white bread. Most people prefer them fried which at the restaurant, is done with a wet batter and they have their own chitlin sauce which is mainly ketchup, Jalapeno vinegar, black pepper and brown sugar. Once again, I love chitlins. I've cleaned thousands of pounds in my life. I don't work in restaurants anymore and they're crazy unhealthy but I still like to have them once or twice a year.