# Turducken
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [December 14, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823 "2004-12-14T18:37:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@iggy\_popov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iggy_popov)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/1 "2004-12-14T18:37:38Z")
[http://www.gumbopages.com/food/poultry/turducken.html](http://www.gumbopages.com/food/poultry/turducken.html)
I have just been informed that this will be the main dish at my Mom’s house on xmas. It sounds a bit like a Homer Simpson creation but at the same time I can’t wait to try it. Anyone else every have one of these?
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/2 "2004-12-14T19:21:16Z")
Doesn’t John Madden make one every year for Thanks Giving?
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/3 "2004-12-14T19:21:53Z")
This was discussed in years past; it’s supposed to be very good.
I couldn’t get past the name, myself…
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### Author:  [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/4 "2004-12-14T21:39:26Z")
Never had one, but I _really_ want one. Eventually, I’ll get around to it. I’ll probably try to make it myself the first time. I expect it’ll be a lot of work, which is why, if I have it again after that, I’ll order one.
Let us know how it is!
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### Author:  [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/5 "2004-12-14T21:46:44Z")
Oh, dinner recipe.
I opened this thread thinking there was a new republic split off from the Ukraine.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/6 "2004-12-14T21:48:47Z")
We’re having either a Rofiop (a roast stuffed with a filet stuffed with a porkchop), or a Whaseasal (a whale stuffed with a seal stuffed with a salmon).
Can you tell I detest the whole notion?
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### Author:  [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/7 "2004-12-14T21:53:59Z")
We had one once. It was OK but really not all that great. The turkey was dry, the duck was tough, the chicken was fine and the stuffing was plentiful. I just kept thinking how good everything would have been if cooked seperately.
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### Author:  [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/8 "2004-12-14T22:04:14Z")
Anything that allows me to eat duck instead of turkey is fine by me.
Does anyone else really hate the fact that we have turkey on Thanksgiving and then bam, a month later have turkey again.
Can you tell I don’t like turkey.
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### Author:  [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/9 "2004-12-14T22:19:57Z")
> [@Chefguy](#):
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> We’re having either a Rofiop (a roast stuffed with a filet stuffed with a porkchop), or a Whaseasal (a whale stuffed with a seal stuffed with a salmon).
> Can you tell I detest the whole notion?
Sadly, I didn’t know you were joking until the second one. Until, then I was thinking, “Mmmm…”
Hey, if you can wrap a filet in bacon…
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### Author:  [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/10 "2004-12-14T22:39:58Z")
I make it a rule never to eat something that has the word “turd” in the name.
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### Author:  [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/11 "2004-12-14T22:40:24Z")
Red vs. Blue did a piece about this in their newest PSA for Thanksgiving. Personally, I’ve never tried it, but I’m a big fan of just about every meat, so I’m sure I would love it.
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### Author:  [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/12 "2004-12-14T22:41:03Z")
If you wrap a prune in bacon, it’s called ‘Devil on Horseback’. No idea why…
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### Author:  [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/13 "2004-12-14T23:36:30Z")
> [@Quartz](#):
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> If you wrap a prune in bacon, it’s called ‘Devil on Horseback’. No idea why…
Funny, all these years I’ve been calling it ‘Absolutely Disgusting’
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### Author:  [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/14 "2004-12-14T23:41:25Z")
Recalling a gustatory delight called a Hamdog-consisting of a hotdog, wrapped in ground beef, deep fried, wrapped with bacon, cheddar cheese, onion, chili, and finally, a fried egg, before being placed on a hoagie roll. Arteries next door would clog. 😛
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### Author:  [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/15 "2004-12-15T00:00:44Z")
We just had one on Thanksgiving. My husband ordered it online, I don’t know from what site, though.
I thought it was pretty good. The turkey was tasty, the duck was excellent, ( I think it was the favorite of the majority of our guests), and the chicken was great, too.
Ours was stuffed with a very spicy pork sausage, that was also delicious.
I think we might just make it our new traditional Thanksgiving entree.
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### Author:  [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/16 "2004-12-15T02:32:16Z")
We had one once - and the operative word is once - which had a seafood based (shrimp & lump crabmeat) stuffing. I love all of the individual ingredients but together I thought it was nasty.
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### Author:  [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/17 "2004-12-15T03:04:46Z")
I buy my cats a canned cat food version of Turducken. They eat better than I do.
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### Author:  [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/18 "2004-12-15T04:37:24Z")
SWMBO’s sister-in-law served one up a couple of years ago.
It was ok. I didn’t see what the big deal was about it.
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### Author:  [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/19 "2004-12-15T15:10:10Z")
I think that it must sum up the U.S.: “Hey, why have one holiday meal, when we can stuff 3 or 4 together and eat all of them!”
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turducken/279823/20 "2004-12-15T15:27:38Z")
> [@SlyFrog](#):
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> I think that it must sum up the U.S.: “Hey, why have one holiday meal, when we can stuff 3 or 4 together and eat all of them!”
Hey, hey, don’t blame the US…supposedly this idea has been around for quite awhile, as I introduce you to [this concoction](http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/camel.asp), which I suppose can be called calmicken. (Camel stuffed with lamb stuffed with chickens, further stuffed with eggs.)
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