Canadian Thanksgiving in the UK

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Originally posted by Starchild
They've always been a stictly savoury food in my house. Most often used to hold a pool of gravy that soaks into them oh so deliciously.

They were one of the few food items I remembered with fondness from school dinners.


I love their slight elasticity, a chewiness reminiscent of sourdough bread, but almost with the pliability and texture of pancakes.


I hope you have a successful Gourmet Night, sweetie. Bon Appetit!

Duck's off:

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Oerdin


Then you've never had a well cooked turkey before. When I cook, and I am the designated cook these days, I always slit the breasts and insert pats of real butter. There is an herd blend I rub all over the bird then I use an oven bag with rosemarry, quartered golden onions, quartered potatos, chopped carrots, balsamicc vinager, and olive oil. Heavenly when properly roasted and browned.

Not to mention the find garlic bread crumb stuffing which you pull out of the bird.

Putting lots of condiments and stuffing with poultry merely means you are tasting the condiments and stuffing on a poultry texture. Don't get me wrong I love a well cooked bird with trimmings, but that doesn't detract from the fact that there is little innate flavour in chicken (compared to many other meats). If you are going to add flavours you need to make sure its on a meat that can absorb it and that is prepared properly. That's were I see the difference - in the ability to absorb flavour and the texture it provides the palate. Maybe I am splitting hairs though....

Either way, I prefer the dark meat of chicken to the breast.

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And to be fair again, duck or pheasant are superior to turkey or chicken, which can be quite bland even in the hands of a skilled cook.

Whereas a large duck breast, cooked to perfect state of pinkness, sliced open and filled with a red wine, cream and wild mushroom sauce is a feast for all your senses.

On a sidenote I've never understood the British fasciantion with turkeys... The Americans I can sort of understand, most plentiful game bird in colonial times and all that, but something like pheasant or grouse must've been what British upper classes had for christmas.

[Dauphin]

Blame Bernard Mathews - turkey tycoon.

Apparently his farm in Norfolk produces more turkeys than anywhere else in the world.

[Sava]

chicken and turkey are both good

however, you eat turkey on Thanksgiving... not chicken...

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday (despite the fact it was born out of the era marking the beginning of the genocide of the native americans ) because of the food

turkey
stuffing
potatoes
gravy
cranberry sauce
jello (my aunt makes this awesome jello thing)

football is all right on thanksgiving (I think it's usually Detroit playing someone and Dallas playing someone)... it would be better if da bears played, but I can't remember if they have ever played on thanksgiving or not

[Starchild]

Originally posted by Dauphin
Blame Bernard Mathews - turkey tycoon.

Apparently his farm in Norfolk produces more turkeys than anywhere else in the world.

Being in Norwich, I should at least be able to get a decent turkey for this.