Why do Irishmen dislike the smell of a boiling sheep's head?

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Why do Irishmen dislike the smell of a boiling sheep's head?

This Irishmen keeps complaining whenever I boil a sheep's head. He even got upset when he opened the pot and saw a sheep head's looking back at him. He says it's disgusting and grim. I just do not get it. What's the difference between eating a steak and eating a sheep's head? If you are going to eat animals, then why not eat the face too?

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Unless you grew up with the dish, the smells from the disintegrating brain and eyes are nauseating. It's like offering a non-Scotsman Haggis or a non-Brit boiled pig's face. Some dishes are far too culturally focused to be eaten outside of their native population.

Asker's Rating:
5 out of 5
Asker's Comment:
I grew up with it and I still think that it's disgusting.