Free For All Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 OK, this is the first time I've heard about this exercise in excess. A stuffed chicken is put in a duck which is put inside a turkey. Sort of the culinary version of those Russian nesting dolls. Why not put an egg inside a baby bird and put that inside the chicken, and then put the turkey inside an ostrich? And then eat it on a plane? Plus, I'm a little leery of any food that has the letters T-U-R-D in its title. OK, who's tried this? Fess up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 Reminds me of those double decker tacos as Taco Bell. I thought they were really stupid until I tried one. They were pretty good. I wouldn't eat no TURDkey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted November 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 They also could have called it Ch-uck-ey. Chuckey! First you eatey, then you chuckey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 They could have a little character on the package. Ralph the Ch-uck-ey Ga ga gooey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minew Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 I come from the home of the Tur-duc-hen and have eaten a few. The difficulty with this dish is that it must be overcooked to ensure doneness in all the layers, resulting either in dryness or the whole thing kind of falling apart. The key to a decent one are the 3 layers of contrasting stuffings. If they are well made and seasoned, the whole thing will taste pretty good. BTW, as I recall, there was a pretty decent thread on this complete with photos at the old BNBB. Another gem lost for all time to our culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 I don't get it. Where's the part when the dip the whole thing in chocolate, cover it with marshmallows, and then top the whole thing with a fried egg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 Read all about it here. Only in Philly, baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 I bought a frozen turducken last year, and started the thread about it on Board Atlantis. Bottom line - it sucked. Minew calls it - too damn dry. Maybe a fresh one would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minew Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 I don't get it. Where's the part when the dip the whole thing in chocolate? Perhaps you're thinking of mole poblano, an even better turkey dish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 Or even mole de pollo, whcih is great (if done well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 I was going to say "Where's Sangry?" since he was all excited last year to get one. It's a bummer it doesn't work. Me, I like turkey. Just gimme some turkey, dammit! I can't wait for Thursday!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 I think I'll just use "turducken" as a substitute for the popular rhyming expletive, and respell it- turduckin'. "Hey Paul, you stayin' home for Thanksgiving?" "Turduckin'-A I am!" or "Have you heard Rod Stewart's Standards Volume 2? It rocks!" "Gimme a turduckin' break! That turduckin' turducker can't turduckin' sing!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 I bought a frozen turducken last year, and started the thread about it on Board Atlantis. My question to you, Jim, is was there a point where this seemed like a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 Oh Sangry was FREAKIN' OUT about the turducken. He could hardly wait to try it. Then, after cooking it for an ungodly amount of time (he followed the directions to a "t") it came out all dry and nastified. Poor Jim was distressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 nastified Good title for a tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 I bought a frozen turducken last year, and started the thread about it on Board Atlantis. My question to you, Jim, is was there a point where this seemed like a good idea? Yeah, man, from the git-go. I like turkey (once), love chicken, and virtually bust a nut over duck. Put'em all together w/some good moist stuffing, and what's NOT to like? The turducken, apparently. Definitely less than the sum of its parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 So I guess it's pronounced "turd -uck-en", not "tur-duck-en"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 After trying to eat it, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 I remember this discussion from the ol' BN board last year. It was an amazing string of coincidences: I watched a piece about turduckens on the Food Channel only to have my wife bring home a frozen turducken from Costco that very night. And the next day Jim posted on the board about how he had just cooked one up and detested it. I must say, I agree: the parts are better than the whole. It's good in concept, but suffers in its execution... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 Such a shame. They look so good in the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 I saw something about this culinary concoction in the NY Daily News yesterday. There was a turducken eating contest, featuring Ed'Cookie' Jarvis & Charles'Hungry' Hardy(Both of these guys are in the 4th of July hot dog eating contest at Nathan's in Coney Island every year, and both are over 300lbs.) The winner of the contest was a 130lb. woman! I forget how much she ate,but it was a good pile of that stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 I think the concept is kind of sick. It's this postmortem-fowl-drag concept. Can you imagine? "Hey, after you die, we're going to hollow out your corpse and stick another corpse inside you. Then we're going to stick both of you into a third body. Enjoy!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 How about a new original on the Organissimo Tribute CD "Turd-Uck-En Blues"? This is one of those discussions which makes me feel happy about being an old european... ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Up For Holiday Fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Last year the subject came up, and I did a quick wiki-search and was astonished/fascinated/repulsed to read this part in the "origins and variations" part of the article: The largest recorded nested bird roast is 17 birds, attributed to a royal feast in France in the 19th century: a bustergophechiduckneaealcockidgeoverwingailusharkolanbler (originally called a Rôti Sans Pareil, or "Roast without equal") - a bustard stuffed with a turkey, a goose, a pheasant, a chicken, a duck, a guinea fowl, a teal, a woodcock, a partridge, a plover, a lapwing, a quail, a thrush, a lark, an Ortolan Bunting and a Garden Warbler. The final bird is small enough that it can be stuffed with a single olive; it also suggests that, unlike modern multi-bird roasts, there was no stuffing or other packing placed in between the birds. This dish probably could not be recreated in the modern era as many of the listed birds are now protected species. Of course, it's Wikipedia, so take it with a grain of salt and all that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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