I was offered one by a girl the other day, but I refused, not knowing what it was. Is it edible?Should I have taken it?
2007-02-11 06:10:59 · 27 answers · asked by pageys 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
My mum used to cook them; it's like the bit between a pigs trotter and it's thigh. I wouldn't take up her offer, they absolutely stink and sometimes you can see the pigs hairs in the flesh: vile!
That said, it may be a euphemism for something far more rude that a female lady friend could assist you with...
2007-02-11 07:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by black cherry 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically, a 'hamshank' is the thinner end of a 'ham' ... as opposed to the 'butt' which is the fatter end. Yes, the meat is 'edible' ... and the girl who offered it to you was just telling you that what she was 'offering' was made from a PIG, and that it had been 'cured' into ham, possibly because some religions (Jewish, Muslim) don't allow people to eat meat that comes from PIGS among other animals they also 'don't allow'... due to the fact that when the 'religious laws' were written there was no good 'refrigeration' and pigs lived on 'garbage' ... nowadays, you can't get 'sick' from eating even 'rare' pork (what the 'dead pig' is called) because they are fed 'good food' and the meat is 'refrigerated properly' ...
2007-02-11 14:42:30 · answer #2 · answered by Kris L 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ham shank is from a pigs leg near the top of it.It makes great stock for lentil soup.
I don't think this female was offering you the food version though. Try some cockney rhyming slang to guess what she was offering you.Silly Boy
2007-02-11 14:16:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
edible, no. comfortable? yes yes and yes!
i once had a hamshank and i would lie on it between two trees for hours on end. all i needed was my hanshank, a glass of lemonade, and a girl offering me sexual favors with weird nick names.
2007-02-11 14:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by Lawrence M. Enopee 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mum bought one years ago and made soup from it, I thought yuck, I'll never eat that, but the soup tasted lovely. I have never bought one though, they are edible, they give flavour.
2007-02-11 14:14:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It may have been edible to her!!!! But I know this is just a stupid question.
2007-02-11 14:14:44 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah lad has thee never had a ham shank then, its bootiful, especially in mushy peas with a nice meat and tatty pie.
2007-02-11 14:31:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very funny. The food is great, but I think what you are referring to is even better
2007-02-11 14:14:02 · answer #8 · answered by Arizona Brit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've had a lamb shank - it was fantastic. Splash of mint sauce and you're away!
2007-02-11 14:13:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bonne bouche!
2007-02-11 14:37:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋