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Turgoocktridgeon
By Madeline | December 19, 2007
Yup, that’s right, turgoocktridgeon. Not to be confused with the turducken.
Now the turducken is a very modern meal that consists of a deboned turkey stuffed with a deboned duck which was previous stuffed with a deboned chicken which was previously stuffed with breadcrumb stuffing. Honestly, enough meat to make me want to throw up. I’m a carnivore, mind you, but quite frankly, I live by the rule of moderation.
I digress. The turducken is a modern meal that is rumored to have originated in Texas or Louisiana. The oldest claim to fame for the turducken dates around 1985. However, this innovatively designed feast can actually be dated back to the Tudor period. Well, kind of…
Back in the Tudor times, a common Christmas tradition was to have a Tudor Christmas Pie (our modern name as I’m sure they didn’t dub it that themselves). Now pay attention, because this list puts the turducken to shame. It consisted of: a turkey, stuffed with a goose, stuffed with a chicken, stuffed with a partridge, stuffed with a pigeon. This conglomerate was all covered in a pastry shell and called a coffin. Aside from tempting salmonella due to an inability to accurately gauge the internal temperature, the referral to a food being called a coffin is really enough to dissuade you from eating it. I suppose so long as you didn’t end up with stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, chills, fever, and headache 6 to 48 hours after eating it, you may be tempted to revisit that protein feast again next year.
This holiday season, however, I think I’ll stick with a basic ham. If you are so adventurous as to attempt the Turgoocktridgeon – best of luck and be sure to check that internal temp!!!
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December 20th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
A coffin?!?!?! That sounds appetizing…yum!