Giving thanks for turducken

Written By: - Date published: 8:15 am, November 22nd, 2007 - 43 comments
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We at The Standard would like to wish our US counterparts a very happy Thanksgiving tomorrow.

Of course we’d hate to think that just because it’s not a traditional holiday here in NZ we should be in any way deterred from eating till we can’t move as is the tradition in the US – gluttony in the interests of international solidarity.

Ordinary old turkey not your thing? Pictured above is a turducken (Link to NYT) – a partially de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck, which itself is stuffed with a small de-boned chicken.

The Wikipedia numbers suggest that a single serving (1/12) will provide nearly the entirety of your daily energy requirements – the vast percentage, as you might expect, from fat. You might want to go for a brisk walk afterwards. I’d suggest 150Km.

Three birds not enough for you? Again from Wikipedia, apparently “The largest recorded nested bird roast is 17 birds, attributed to a royal feast in France in the 19th century – 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”…

Though they’re quick to point out that “This dish probably could not be recreated in the modern era as many of the listed birds are now protected species.”

Quelle dommage!

43 comments on “Giving thanks for turducken ”

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  1. Camryn 1
    22 November 2007 at 9:22 am

    I can attest that Turducken is quite tasty. I’m in the US. My flat has traditionally hosted a Turducken dinner before Thanksgiving, and we continued the tradition this year. We ordered 2 Turducken (yes, they get Fedexed from Louisiana) and got 3 instead. 50 people turned up with side dishes. There’s a mountain of leftovers.

  2. Patrick 2
    22 November 2007 at 9:31 am

    That thing looks so hideous, but I’m sure it is tasty. Don’t think I could handle much of it though! Where abouts in the states are you Camryn? That’s awesome that you can get birds stuffed with other birds Fedexed to you 🙂

  3. Camryn 3
    22 November 2007 at 10:26 am

    I’m in California. Getting meat by courier is surely a wonder of the modern age. I probably wouldn’t do it myself, but it was my flatmate who did the ordering.

  4. Gruela 4
    22 November 2007 at 12:01 pm

    Oh my Flying Spaghetti Monster! I’m off right now to talk to my local butcher about this exciting innovation in meat. I want 3 for the weekend!

  5. Susan Deare 5
    22 November 2007 at 12:35 pm

    Every time I’ve visited the standard this morning and seen that photo I’ve felt sick. How about someone post another picture of Farrar? Uncooked and unstuffed please. At least then I can reliquish the contents of my belly and stop heaving at the sight of the Turducken.

  6. thomas 6
    22 November 2007 at 1:04 pm

    What replace one turkey with another?

  7. thomas 7
    22 November 2007 at 1:10 pm

    maybe the sky’s not falling after all Chicken Licken?
    yesterday and Turducken. today you guys are becoming fowl mouthed

  8. Matthew Pilott 8
    22 November 2007 at 2:44 pm

    How can you eat anything that begins with “turd”?

  9. Lee C 9
    22 November 2007 at 3:37 pm

    I only pray that both birds have been executed before the insertion takes place.

    (drum roll)

    Still, I can see how the principle of inserting a turkey into another receptacle is being proudly forwarded by the N Z Government with the EFB being slotted into the Statute Books.

    (cymbal clash)

    start the car…

  10. Matthew Pilott 10
    22 November 2007 at 4:33 pm

    Bit of a Lame Duck joke there Lee, don’t be a Cock (groans from the audience 😉 )

  11. thomas 11
    22 November 2007 at 7:53 pm

    I can’t be stuffed to think of anything funny

  12. Matthew Pilott 12
    22 November 2007 at 10:17 pm

    What thomas, too Chicken?

  13. Nih 13
    22 November 2007 at 10:30 pm

    Don’t forget pigturducken. This tasty monster has been done and deepfriend.

    And this: http://www.whiteninjacomics.com/comics/trophy.shtml

  15. the sprout 15
    22 November 2007 at 10:46 pm

    nih, confusing deepfried with deepfriend is funny

  16. thomas 16
    22 November 2007 at 11:29 pm

    Mat calling me chicken is a basteless accusation

  18. thomas 18
    22 November 2007 at 11:43 pm

    When I pigturducken my deep friend its very tasty 🙂

  19. Billy 19
    16 May 2008 at 3:41 pm

    Just checking whether Matthew Pilott and r0b will follow me here.

  20. bill brown 20
    16 May 2008 at 3:47 pm

    Wow, the past isn’t as interesting as the future!

  21. r0b 21
    16 May 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Nah Billy, what kind of a sad fool would be that much of a stalker?

  22. Matthew Pilott 22
    16 May 2008 at 4:33 pm

    I feel like I’m in Doctor Who.

  23. AncientGeek 23
    16 May 2008 at 5:41 pm

    Sad fools – it is time to partieee…..

  24. Tane 24
    16 May 2008 at 5:42 pm

    Unfortunately I’m still at work, and starving. Man I could do with a turducken right about now…

  25. AncientGeek 25
    16 May 2008 at 5:43 pm

    bill: you’re right. It is a bit sparse. And there seem to be a completely different set of people

  26. Phil 26
    16 May 2008 at 5:45 pm

    “time to partieee”

    nothing show’s your ancient age more than comments like that…

    =)

  27. r0b 27
    16 May 2008 at 6:11 pm

    Unfortunately I’m still at work, and starving.

    Hey me too! Who says we socialists social democrats are lazy eh…

  28. r0b 28
    16 May 2008 at 6:13 pm

    hmmm – “socialists” was supposed to be struck out, testing

  29. r0b 29
    16 May 2008 at 6:14 pm

    Lynnn! The strike out tag doesn’t seem to be working.

    G’night all…

  30. Tane 30
    16 May 2008 at 6:15 pm

    Fixed it for you in edit. Have a good one bro.

  31. r0b 31
    16 May 2008 at 6:17 pm

    Ta, you too Tane.

  32. lprent 32
    16 May 2008 at 6:45 pm

    Ummm I tested it

  33. lprent 33
    16 May 2008 at 6:46 pm

    <s>tested</s>

  34. lprent 34
    16 May 2008 at 6:48 pm

    What are all of these comments in old posts for?

    Oh I see someone found my half finished how-to page

    captcha: and serves
    I don’t believe it.

  35. Billy 35
    16 May 2008 at 6:53 pm

    My fault, I’m afraid lprent. Sorry.

  36. lprent 36
    16 May 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Thats ok – how did you find the FAQ page? I was just about to start the how to do links before I got distracted. The format sucks as well – need to make it easier to read.

  37. r0b 37
    16 May 2008 at 9:59 pm

    The FAQ page is linked from The Standard banner!

    In posts above I used the “s” tag which didn’t work (view source shows no remaining trace of it), Tane did a retro edit to put in a “strike” tag which did work. I’ll test again:

    testing strike tag
    testing s tag

    [lprent: Trying on this page]

  38. lprent 38
    16 May 2008 at 10:02 pm

    test with s
    test with strike

  39. lprent 39
    16 May 2008 at 10:03 pm

    both work – don’t forget the / in the tailing tag.

    I’ve been doing it in the standard comment box. No sysop priv’s

  40. r0b 40
    16 May 2008 at 10:46 pm

    Well then this is peculiar! I don’t forget the / in the tail. Tripple checking all examples below – let’s go:

    testing s tag
    testing s tag again
    testing strike tag

  41. r0b 41
    16 May 2008 at 10:47 pm

    Nope! Safari 1.3.2 on an ancient mac laptop.

  42. r0b 42
    16 May 2008 at 10:50 pm

    But I notice that the s tag is now working in my post of 9:59 pm – huh?

  43. lprent 43
    16 May 2008 at 11:03 pm

    I give in. People who are logged in get a tinymce editor. I’ll add it to the profile page. I’ll extend it it a bit

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