Turducken: Discuss

[Montauk6]

If I understand this, it's a turkey that's stuffed with a duck which itself is stuffed with a chicken.

It sounds... well, those with experience, please chime in. My impression is that this is, on paper and in concept, a deliciously decadent entree but in reality not all that. Am I right or wrong?

[MrCoffee]

1. it's allright...i'm not that wild about duck,

but i'm crazy go nuts over food stuffed inside of other food.

[wilt the stilt]

2. agreed

I also thought it was only OK and I like duck. It was just kind of a letdown and I woulldn't order it again.

[Momgonepostal]

3. I've always wanted to try it

But not enough to shell out the money to do so. Those things are expensive!

On another note, a few years ago several of us got into a turducken discussion and one vegetarian guy said something like, "Great. Now we can celebrate our thankfulness by killing three animals, instead of just one." I can certainly see how a vegetarian would hate this concept, but I'd still try it.

[S n o w b a l l]

4. Paula Dean on Food Network....

She cooks one on her Thanksgiving show this week. I saw it last night and it looked delicious but, damn, there's no way I'd attempt to put that together. The show will be repeating if you have a chance to catch it (& you can tolerate her voice)or you can go to Foodnetwork.com and check out the recipe.

[Bridget Burke]

5. Turducken is one of those "don't try this at home, kids" recipes....

Like deep-fried turkey.

Deep fried turkey is fine, but I'll let the pros risk 3rd degree burns.

[Montauk6]

6. Speaking of deep-fried turkey...

(which, btw, somehow has "disappointment potential" written all over it)

Is the huge vat necessary? I mean, what if you just fried the parts a la fried chicken? (when was the last time you saw deep-fried intact chicken?)

Has anyone ever tried this experiment?

[Robb]

8. My sister and her family, who now live in Texas, did it

a few years back. Actually quite satisfying, meat waas delicious. Plus there's a lot to be said for the "standing around the vat drinking beer" aspect. :)

[trof]

15. You buy 'em ready for oven.

But $$$$.

[Maddy McCall]

19. About $30 for a turducken made by Tony Chachere's.

[Midlodemocrat]

7. We're having one this year.

Never had it before, but my brother and his wife are hosting and that's what they selected. It sounds like it will be good. :shrug:

[Maddy McCall]

20. I had a slice of one at a firefighter's dinner last year.

They are GOOOOD.

Really really good.

:hi:

[peekaloo]

9. Oh pardon me, I thought that was something you did when someone

threw poop at you.

[Madrone]

10. My dog loves it.

I'd never heard of such a thing until I started buying it for my dog. I STLL didn't know it was a real human consumable until I stumbled into a discussion about it on DU a few years ago.

I'm personally a vegetarian so.... meh.

[Drum]

11. It sounds yummy to me,

and for mine you could even omit the chicken...Turkey and duck for Thanksgiving sounds most excellent to me! :D

[Schema Thing]

12. I'm going to try my hand at a Turduckenquairrowfinchingbird

this year. I'm giving away Matrioshkas at christmas too.

[petronius]

30. I bet you could get all that inside a condor, which would fit in an emu,

which would fit in an ostrich. MMmmmm...emu! :)

[Xipe Totec]

13. One word comes to mind:

Crapulence.

[trof]

14. Always wanted to try one.

Yeah, they are expensive.
Ever tried the boneless stuffed chickens?
Big Cajun specialty down here.
Yummy.

[begin_within]

16. Actually the duck is inside the chicken, which is inside the turkey. And there are 3 dressings.

The 80-year-old man that lives down the street from me is making one on Thursday. I think he also puts bacon on the outside of the turkey.

[NYCGirl]

17. BTW, don't mean to hijack this thread, but I LOVE your avatar! NT

[begin_within]

18. Thanks - do you mean Oscar Levant or the flag-raising?

[NYCGirl]

23. Levant. Brilliant, quirky, and one of the funniest men ever!

Edited to add: Check out this marvelous film on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGNih0TWAQs

[begin_within]

25. Have you seen "Rhapsody in Blue?" He's in it a lot.

[NYCGirl]

27. Yep, one of those old Hollywood bios that are largely fictional...with Alan

Alda's dad, BTW. And Oscar Levant is the only thing (other than the music) that makes "An American in Paris" good — I usually love Gene Kelly, but that movie always leaves me cold.

My favorite Levant performance is in "Humoresque" with the great John Garfield and Joan Crawford.

[begin_within]

31. I'll have to rent that.

[jmowreader]

22. The chicken goes in the duck. Ducks are bigger than chickens.

Actually, I don't think it matters WHICH order you assemble the damn thing.

You know there's gonna be some asshole out there who makes the Mother of All Stuffed Winged Camels: a balut inside a parakeet inside a pigeon inside a grouse inside a chicken inside a capon inside a duck inside a goose inside a turkey inside a kiwi inside an ostrich.

With bacon wrapped around it.

[begin_within]

24. Sorry, my mistake. I had better tell my neighbor, because he clearly said T - C - D

[Montauk6]

33. With a diet soda

[VeggieTart]

21. I heard about this a few years ago.

I understand John Madden is quite the fan of those monstrosities. The food industry will never fail to horrify and appall me with their new ways of using the bodies of tortured animals. And you can even get turduckhen cat food. Oy. Or as the vegetarian referenced here says, now you can kill even more animals. Whee.

[RiffRandell]

26. It's disgusting. n/t

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

28. sounds too over the top

tofu turkey, however, is quite good (although I prefer the real thing)

[Redstone]

29. And you have to bone all three of them. Stop snickering; BONE IS THE CORRECT

TERM, NOT DE-BONE!

Redstone

[MissMarple]

32. Ordered it...from a local restaurant...OK...an upscale restaurant.

We are also having a half honey ham.... and I bought a small (ten pound) turkey to roast with my own dressing...well...just because. I obsess over Thanksgiving. It just happens. What can I say? :shrug:

[Midlodemocrat]

34. LOL. I'm with you.

I LOVE Thanksgiving. My mom always hosted and now it's my turn. This year, however, we're going to my brother's and his new wife's. They are actually serving turducken. Should be interesting.

:hi: