I discovered tonight that my neighborhood butcher, at Delicias Market (3702 14th St. NW, by Spring Rd.), sells "criadillas de toro," bull testicles, or "bull balls," as the sign translates it. In case you're wondering, they sell for $3.29/lb. And while we're on the topic, here's one of my all-time favorite Uruguayan expressions, for expressing frustration when you're forced to sit by the bathroom on a long bus ride: "Atrás como las bolas del chancho," ("in the back, like the balls on a pig").
