Horseradish Cheeseballs

A ceremonial rite of passage practiced by the Meskwaki tribe of Native Americans. The ceremony consisted of the Meskwaki chief riding into the camp (normally at a tölt gait), on an Icelandic horse. The chief retrieves a dish of melted cheese and places the horse's genatalia into the dish (ergo, cheeseballs). The chief then takes a radish from the horse's mouth (ergo, horseradish) and dips it into the cheese. The chief offers the horseradish cheeseball to the young Meskwaki initiatve, who eats it and becomes a full member of the tribe.