to think that bird in a bird in a bird thing sounds vile?

[thenightsky]

urgh.

what a about a rat in a chicken in a sheep, in a pig in a cow?

What is this thing with shoving creatures inside other creatures?

should I have posted this under christmas threads?

Turducken is actually pretty nice... I was horrified by the deep fat fried thing, thinking it would be absolutely vile and greasy, but actually the meat was succulent and not particularly more greasy than a regular roast. It is a bit of a gimmicky thing, but perfectly edible, so YABU. Plus, who hasn't shoved stuffing up a bird's arse? Why is stuffing a whole other boned bird up there any different? Can you imagine the birds up in birdie heaven, telling St. Peter 'and the last thing I remember was peering nervously up the backside of a very nervous and surprised Turkey... then darkness!'

My 'I must prove at every opportunity that I am the best cook in the world' BIL insisted on doing this once despite everyone saying they didn't like the idea.

I am vegetarian so was spared the ordeal pleasure but apparently it was vile.

I've only seen them frozen, but they look foul.

" My friendly farmer, who shot me a nice fat christmas goose, actually turned up with the most anorexic bird you have ever seen, 2 pheasants and a duck, at 5.30pm on christmas eve!! After an initial panic, I boned the whole lot, (with a bread knife!) added a strip of pork loin I had stashed in the freezer and turned them into one big roast. It was nice. "

Saggy, I am in awe.

" My friendly farmer, who shot me a nice fat christmas goose, actually turned up with the most anorexic bird you have ever seen, 2 pheasants and a duck, at 5.30pm on christmas eve!! After an initial panic, I boned the whole lot, (with a bread knife!) added a strip of pork loin I had stashed in the freezer and turned them into one big roast. It was nice. "

Saggy, I am in awe.

I bought a frozen one last year to try, and it was indeed pretty fowl foul.

We have had this a couple of times and it is lovely , though we got ours from the butcher

hmm, my Mum bought one of these once my dear little sister took one look and said no, it's like incest! turned out she mean interbred , but noone was really enthusiastic about eating it after that

In my defence, I did go to catering college, so things like that don't scare me muchly!

amarone - maybe the biggest one was an ostrich?!

I normally buy the three-bird one. Vair nice, nom nom nom

I've made these - all you need is a good sharp boning knife, and a willingness to dissect.

There's one of those really good historical names for this, but it's totally lured me for nw.

I think the keyboard is out to get me today; I meant "it's totally eluded me for now".

Petronius, you see, he made it up. It was a satire.

I think it's an opportunity to show off well honed poultry boning skills. Can see the point of the duck in the turkey to moisten a bird which can be quite dry. On the whole though I think the individual birds are best served separately because they are at their best with quite different accompaniments.

Think - Turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and bread sauce.

Duck with a more sweetly tart accompaniment such as oranges to balance the fat.

Goose and armagnac and perhaps some apples with a hint of Normandy with crunchy roasties, some robust brocolli or Kale, etc.

Pheasant either roasted with game chips and a madeira gravy or braised with shallots mushrooms and madeira or port.

Tiny quails or grouse with cranberry or redcurrant confit and really crunchy roasties and new garden peas or runner beans in mid August - not the 12th because they need to hang a bit.

mandy where do you buy yours from? I was wondering about getting one for me and DS1 at xmas cos DH and DS2 are veggie

Zukie, you should stuff your turkey with Haggis! It's DE LISH US!

Manshapes mother insists on having a bird in a bird in a bird every bloody year.

This year however, she's breaking with tradition and having a bird in a bird in a bird in a bird.

Agree with those who think it sounds vile. Can't think of anything worse, particularly after they have been stuffed up eachothers arses.

Who fancies eating 12 arseholes? Not me.

They aren't stuffed up each others arse holes! Have you ever seen an arse hole on an oven ready bird?? The arse hole is removed when the bird is eviscerated! they are separated at the breast, boned, laid one on top if the other big up to small, then the outside bird is sewn up again. I think it's lovely. It's basically a game pie without the pastry! At least it's all natural and you know what meat it is, unlike all the sausages, burgers and vaguely meat based crap that people eat on a daily basis!

Although I do feel like a traitor for agreeing with Dees MIL on anything!

Whenever I come across this in recipes, literature, or advertising I find myself wondering why there is not some passage in the Bible forbidding it.

Seriously.

It just seems kind of wrong.

Having said that, being me, if I was served it at dinner, by a good cook, I am quite sure I'd tuck in happily.

As for making it, though ... . That, I think, would be something my teenage son would post on youtube. A sight of pity and awe, I feel.

I, too, am filled with awe at Saggy.

If our local farmer turned up with a bird (and in London, that would be from the local City Farm, and kind of weird), things would get more "Withnail and I" than Jilly Cooper.

Thanks guys, Ive never inspired awe before!

I think the idea of it is ok.
But they seriously need to come up with a new name.
Something about the word turd, just doesn't have a very appetizing ring to it!