The Vegiducken:

[hedgehog]

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/18/165283895/the-veggieducken-a-meatless-dish-with-gravitas?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20121117

[Arkansas Granny]

1. I don't think it will ever replace the turkey, but that really sounds good.

[HappyMe]

2. Sounds pretty good.

I'm still having a turkey, though.

[Lucinda]

3. I'd probably like it! I like the sides/veggies part of a traditional

Thanksgiving meal best anyway.

[Warpy]

4. Turkey really doesn't have much flavor

It's just a huge bird that feeds a whole lot of people.

"All the trimmings" are what make the dinner. The bird is just flavorless protein unless it's doctored up with pan gravy, cranberry sauce, and good sides.

[hedgehog]

6. Clearly you've never had me cooking for you!

[Warpy]

7. It's the nature of the bird, my dear.

It's bland as chalk. Try eating a plain one sometime.

However, it can be used as a substitution for things like veal and pork. It does so very successfully since it takes on the flavor of whatever it's in.

[hedgehog]

8. Maybe you're on to something there - I've always been able to get

fresh local turkeys rather than the factory farmed variety.

[HappyMe]

9. Fresh wild turkeys or

fresh local small farm turkey have a lot of flavor. I make a paste out of butter and fresh chopped herbs and rub it in underneath the skin.

Even if you have to buy a supermarket turkey, you can impart a lot of flavor by brining it.

[SoapBox]

5. Interesting...

I actually read the article.

I would love a slice...to go with my turkey thigh meat...