Turducken - Out, Quaducant - In

[Pluff Mudder]

Funny, while we are on this subject, I found this one in the Boston Metro today on the way to work. Here's yet another one - a substitute for turkey. Anyone ever heard of it?

It's called Tofurkey, a non-meat vegetarian version of the popular bird. From what it sounds like, though it's chief imgredient is not memntioned, it's pretty much self-explanitory.

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It's made using tofu as the "meat" and I think mushrooms for the stuffing and comes with mushroom gravy.

You roast it just like a regular Turkey or turkey roll for 1-1/2 hours (90 minutes), then slice it and pour the mushroom gravy over it.

No, thank you! I don't like tofu. I'd want the real thing!!

That's been around for years. First saw it back in the early 90's.

[Pluff Mudder]

Well, I've never had pigeon or quail either, but I won't run out and try to find it. Haha!!

I just don't understand people who say they don't like a food without even trying it. How do you know you don't like it? I can't stand oysters... but at least I tried them roasted, fried and in stew before saying I didn't like them.

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It's always good to try new things because you might stumble across something you really like.

[Bentley Green]

I just don't understand people who say they don't like a food without even trying it. How do you know you don't like it? I can't stand oysters... but at least I tried them roasted, fried and in stew before saying I didn't like them.

Well, I'll admit that I felt the same way about boiled clams (often called steamers).

For years and years, I've always eaten them fried because that's the way that my mom always ate them. We grew up liking most of the foods that she liked.

One day while on a trip, and at a seafood restaurant in NH, a friend of mine ordered boiled clams and said that I should try some. I frowned up at it and said; "No, that's gross!" , and ordered fried clams with the bellies on them.

Next time, he suggested it again at the same place. I said reluctantly; "Alright, I'll try some." He let me try one of his. Well, I DID try them that time, and from that day on, I've been eating steamed clams ever since! Very seldom now, do I get them fried!!

[bakerman]

That's been around for years. First saw it back in the early 90's.

A friend of mine is a vegetarian, he brings tofurkey to thanksgiving at his family's house, they all eat the turkey and he eats the tofurkey, they think he is strange, (well he kinda is) he comes from a really country southern family.

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Reminds me of an Everybody Loves Raymond episode where Raymond's mom brings over a tofu turkey.

[Bentley Green]

A friend of mine is a vegetarian, he brings tofurkey to thanksgiving at his family's house, they all eat the turkey and he eats the tofurkey, they think he is strange, (well he kinda is) he comes from a really country southern family.

Southerners are nomally great meat eaters. My mom & pop were from the South, and they ate meat every day, night and day, like there was no tomorrow. Every waking moment!

Especially if it was fried! Haha!!

Her doc told her to cut out the rich and fatty foods, but she mostly wouldn't and it caught up with them and they both passed on. I don't ever remember dad having seen or even having a doc! Not even one of of own! He was fit as a fiddle most of his life. But he drank heavily something fierce, as did my grandfather on my mom's side!!

[Pluff Mudder]

Southerners are nomally great meat eaters. My mom & pop were from the South...

What part of the South were they from?

[GB2002]

We have a dozen or so people over for T-day every year. One brings his own tofurkey and we make sure to have some vegan side dishes.

[Bentley Green]

What part of the South were they from?

They were from Georgia.