Turducken
Friday, December 15, 2006 10:10Turducken.
image source: http://image.com.com/tv/images/story/john_madden.jpg
I heard former coach now famed football analyst John Madden loves them.
I heard that Whole Foods will carry them on a test basis this year. The guy at the store says they will go for $5.99/pound and will usually be about 16 pounds. He said you can’t pre-order as they will only get a limited number of them as they want to test the demand for them this Christmas and holiday season.
A Google search for turducken reveals that one can order one sent to your home from such vendors like Cajun Grocer, Cajun Specialty Meats and Cajun Stuff.
By the way, did I mention it is Cajun?
For those who haven’t yet heard, turducken is a turkey stuffed with duck stuffed with chicken.
I’ve never tried it and I’m curious if anyone in our LAFB readership has and what they thought of it?
I suppose I could be bold and part with the big $$$ to buy one to try one. Let’s see … at Whole Food: $5.99 x 16 x $1.085 = $103.99.
Would you spend that much on something you have never tried before?
Perhaps, someone out in LAFB land knows where one might have it as an entree in a restaurant?
Thanks!
By Rene (see more of his posts). You can find more of Rene's writing at his own website Rene's Ramblings
Matt says:
December 15th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
I’ve never had a turducken but have heard they’re great. Are you saying that Whole Foods is currently selling them?
thranduil says:
December 15th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
Yes, at a holiday party a few years back. It was more of a novelty thing, but it’s nice because people with different preferences on types of bird can get what they want. Some of it (the turkey part) was a little dry - probably with a little experimentation on cooking methods (definitely low heat) that wouldn’t be an issue.
Rene says:
December 15th, 2006 at 1:31 pm
I called the Whole Foods on 3rd and Fairfax and the guy in the meat department says they anticipate a shipment shortly.
DrewB says:
December 15th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
I helped (kinda, sorta, a little) with a guy who was cooking one a few years back, cept that one was a monster… 40 lbs or so. Really tasty. He did all the incredibly hard work of deboning the birds and assembling with stuffing.
Very tasty and fun
H.C. says:
December 15th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
Well, being whole foods, it probably is an organic chicken stuffed in an organic duck stuffed in an organic turkey ~ and I’m sure it’s pretty delicious - the duck’s fatty meat keeps both the chicken and the turkey moist — though some would take it a step further and bard the whole thing in bacon (organic or not)
And awww… they’re not selling the 17-bird version? (see below)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken#Variations
megan says:
December 15th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
I had some inspiration for another variation of the turducken during thanksgiving. tofucken. a tofurkey stuffed in a turkey or stuffed in a duck stuff in a turkey.
meg says:
December 16th, 2006 at 8:19 am
I’ve had one of those Cajun turduckens, a few years ago for Thanksgiving with friends. The meat was just fine, but the most memorable thing was the amazing gravy it made. I can still summon that taste to my tongue.
Evan says:
December 17th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
Just be sure if you’re having it served to you by Madden that it isn’t the turhumanheaducken.
MaxMillion says:
December 18th, 2006 at 12:39 pm
^ ROFLMAO!! How perfectly FIENDISH!!
Here’s another really funny item –
A highlight — “…a very special dish called ‘turducken.’ A turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken all stuffed with stuffing. Hmmm, intriguing. Why she left out the Cornish hen stuffed with a quail stuffed with a hummingbird is beyond me - the turduckenhenailbird, of course.”
funny stuff!
V says:
December 19th, 2006 at 8:55 am
Any turducken conversation requires this step by step photo sequence done by some people that made it from scratch. It’s so medieval.
http://www.blacktable.com/turducken031217.htm
Barry says:
December 19th, 2006 at 2:26 pm
I have had a turduken. I mail ordered it from Houston. It smells fantastic when cooking. I had to baste it since the outer meat is cooked well before the inner meat. I sawa segment on it on “Food Finds” on Food network. Gie it a try.
Sylvie says:
December 19th, 2006 at 8:56 pm
This past Thanksgiving, I actually made a Turducken including deboing the turkey,duck and hen. The finished product is pictured at
http://soulfusionkitchen.blogspot.com/2006/11/turducken-success-story.html. check my November archives for a comple documentary on the process.
I wouldn’t pay $5.99/lb as I prefer to make my own, however, if preppred correctly, it would be worth it.
Blackjsus says:
December 20th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
ALMOST purchased one at Bristol Farms this Holiday! They looked great, I was just too scared to make the leap. next year I’ll do it.
MaxMillion says:
December 22nd, 2006 at 12:25 am
It DOES look scary, and you’d need a lot of people on hand to consume it, non?