Tur-duck-en?

MayQueen · 03-04-2008, 05:38 PM

Last night Guy visited places that made great turkey meals. At one place they showed him how to make Tur-duck-en. It looked really tasty and I wondered if anyone here has ever eaten this. The 3 fowl had to be deboned so this might not be something to make at home. I can't tell though whether it is a kind of joke thing like deep-fried candy bars or if this has legitimate culinary worth.

Food Network Fan · 03-04-2008, 05:46 PM

I don't think I would like it.

isilzha · 03-04-2008, 06:00 PM

Popularity

Madden has also brought to popular American attention the poultry dish turducken. While working annual Thanksgiving Day games for CBS and later FOX, he would award a turducken to players of the winning team. He would also award a turkey drumstick to players of the winning team during the Thanksgiving Day game, often bringing out a "nuclear turkey" with as many as 8 drumsticks on it for the occasion. The drumsticks served as an odd take on the "player of the game" award. Since Madden moved to ABC in 2001, the tradition has died out, although FOX does still give an award to the player of the Thanksgiving Day game they air every year

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Madden_(football)

ibcheft · 03-04-2008, 06:25 PM

Seen it on one of the shows that travel around on food network, there is a place here in Houston, that supposedly specialise in these. I seen it put together, never tasted one though, not to crazy about duck, or turkey, makes me sleepy. But if I remember they offer a regular, a Cajun, and a honey glaze, suppose to be able to order online from this place never bothered to look it up, or try it.

Food Network Fan · 03-04-2008, 06:34 PM

I am not a duck fan either, that's the biggest reason I don't think I would like it.

BerryBaby · 03-04-2008, 06:55 PM

It's been around a very long time. Paula once made it on one of her shows.

Doesn't seem like anything I would enjoy. I like turkey and chicken, but many times duck is a bit too oily and gamey for me. I've had it before where it was wonderful, but that was only once. Maybe I just got lucky that day.

owlcroft · 03-31-2008, 12:22 AM

That kind of dish has been around for a real long time. Back in the 1500's or 1600's, royalty would have a lark stuffed into a chicken, stuffed into a duck, stuffed into a goose, stuffed into a swan. I think there was one that involved seven different poultry, but five's enough.

And did anyone else see George What's-His-Name (Ham on the Street guy) do a Bepeepit for Easter? He stuffed a jelly bean into a Peep into a chocolate rabbit. I'm pretty sure he was kidding around!

Food Network Fan · 03-31-2008, 12:25 AM

Swan??? People ate swans? They are too pretty to eat.:cry2:

BerryBaby · 03-31-2008, 10:07 AM

Back then they didn't have much of a choice. They ate a lot of things that only Anthony Bourdain would eat in today's world!

MayQueen · 03-31-2008, 10:47 AM

"The lake was once my home,
and once I was beautiful--
when I was a swan.
Oh, misery!
how black I am
and thoroughly roasted!"

Lyrics from Carmina Burana