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blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin


Missing word

29 minutes ago, Smithy said:

And thanks especially for the photo of the revolting stuff you DON'T want in your cooked gizzards. Ewww. Maybe someone with more knowledge of fowl biology ( @blue_dolphin? @YvetteMT? Someone else?) can explain what that yellow stuff is.


I’m not particularly knowledgeable but I’m a pretty good looker-upper and the yellow stuff is a protective membrane made of koilin that lines the inside of the gizzard to protect the muscle from acidic stomach secretions and any grit, stones or other sharp material.  The muscular gizzard contracts to sort of grind up whatever’s passed through the stomach.  It can pass the material back to the stomach for more enzymatic digestion or on to the intestine.  
Apparently people make a tea from that gizzard lining and use it to treat digestive ailments. This Amazon listing for them (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) includes what looks like a Chinese name for them so maybe @liuzhou is familiar with that usage. 
 

 

blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin


Missing word

28 minutes ago, Smithy said:

And thanks especially for the photo of the revolting stuff you DON'T want in your cooked gizzards. Ewww. Maybe someone with more knowledge of fowl biology ( @blue_dolphin? @YvetteMT? Someone else?) can explain what that yellow stuff is.


I’m not particularly knowledgeable but I’m a pretty good looker-upper and the yellow stuff is a protective membrane made of koilin that lines the inside of the gizzard to protect the muscle from acidic stomach secretions and any grit, stones or other sharp material.  The muscular gizzard contracts to sort of grind up whatever’s passed through the stomach.  It can pass the material back to the stomach for more enzymatic digestion or on to the intestine.  
Apparently people make a tea from that gizzard lining and use it to treat digestive ailments. This Amazon listing for them (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) includes what looks like Chinese name for them so maybe @liuzhou is familiar with that usage. 
 

 

blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin


Missing word

28 minutes ago, Smithy said:

And thanks especially for the photo of the revolting stuff you DON'T want in your cooked gizzards. Ewww. Maybe someone with more knowledge of fowl biology ( @blue_dolphin? @YvetteMT? Someone else?) can explain what that yellow stuff is.


I’m not particularly knowledgeable but I’m a pretty good looker-upper and the yellow stuff is a protective membrane that made of koilin lines the inside of the gizzard to protect the muscle from acidic stomach secretions and any grit, stones or other sharp material.  The muscular gizzard contracts to sort of grind up whatever’s passed through the stomach.  It can pass the material back to the stomach for more enzymatic digestion or on to the intestine.  
Apparently people make a tea from that gizzard lining and use it to treat digestive ailments. This Amazon listing for them (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) includes what looks like Chinese name for them so maybe @liuzhou is familiar with that usage. 
 

 

blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin

16 minutes ago, Smithy said:

And thanks especially for the photo of the revolting stuff you DON'T want in your cooked gizzards. Ewww. Maybe someone with more knowledge of fowl biology ( @blue_dolphin? @YvetteMT? Someone else?) can explain what that yellow stuff is.


I’m not particularly knowledgeable but I’m a pretty looker-upper and the yellow stuff is a protective membrane that made of koilin lines the inside of the gizzard to protect the muscle from acidic stomach secretions and any grit, stones or other sharp material.  The muscular gizzard contracts to sort of grind up whatever’s passed through the stomach.  It can pass the material back to the stomach for more enzymatic digestion or on to the intestine.  
Apparently people make a tea from that gizzard lining and use it to treat digestive ailments. This Amazon listing for them (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) includes what looks like Chinese name for them so maybe @liuzhou is familiar with that usage. 

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