Chassidus & Kishka

The previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn once made the following analogy about the intellectual pursuit of Chassidic philosophy: [1]

The intellectual pursuit of Chassidus was once compared to the Jewish delicacy of Kishke—stuffed cow intestines. Although it is initially disgusting, when it cleaned, filled with flour and fats, it becomes a delicious delicacy.

[1] Likutei Dibburim, Vol. 3 Sec. 27