Ode2Fatty

Turducken!

Christmas 2005.

My friend invited me over for Christmas Day dinner. I had plans earlier that day so I wasn't sure if I could make it, but then she told me what she and her boyfriend would be serving: TURDUCKEN. I couldn’t refuse the offer. For those of you who’ve never heard of Turducken (I hadn’t before), a Turducken is a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken. I told an animal lover friend of mine, and she seemed a little disgusted and commented that it seemed a bit like overkill. Anyway, I guess the bird was flown in because my friend left me a voicemail on Thursday telling me that the Turducken was en route and in Chicago at the moment.So the fateful day arrived and guess who was first in line to try this pretty hen? That’s right - MOI. On the outside, it looked like any other turkey, but when sliced through it, you could see the multiple poultry layers.
So here’s my verdict: Although, it was interesting, it turns out that one fowl at a time is really the best way to go. I really only liked the outermost layer - the white-meat turkey and didn’t much care for the duck (I usually don’t like duck anyway so I don’t know why I thought it would be different stuffed in a turkey) or the chicken (I think they must have skimped on the chicken b/c it was kinda ground up and tasted like it was the worst parts of a chicken - gristly even?). BTW, to add to the overkill, the Turducken was stuffed with cornbread and sausage stuffing! I actually liked the cornbread part a lot but again, it was too much meat, and I found myself leaving behind the sausage parts.If you’re interested in making your own Turducken, go to http://www.cajungrocer.com.

posted by Fatty @ 8:45 AM