Once again it’s that time of year when I’m going to have to eat turkey. I’ll gag down a piece of white meat just to be polite and then fill up on other stuff. Am I the only person in the world who doesn’t like the taste of turkey?
I’ve had it prepared a variety of ways but it always tastes to me like the smell of a wet dog, if that makes any sense. It’s somewhat better if the turkey is smoked or injected with some manner of spices. Anything to disguise the taste…
Turkey is real hit-or-miss; don’t know why. Now, if you put a honey-glaze ham in front of me, get outta the way!
Agreed! There are a lot of ways to use leftover ham, assuming there’s any left over. I can’t think of any palatable way to recycle turkey.
Maybe sandwiches (with Swiss cheese and mayo) for lunch the next day; turkey gets unpalatable fast.
“Leftover ham?” What does this mean? 
Have you tried it with lots of fresh cilantro?
I know some folks think that cilantro tastes like soap, I’m not one of them. I love cilantro but the thought of mixing the taste of cilantro with turkey is a akin to drinking orange juice right after having brushed your teeth.
You probably should wash the dog.
How do you think the dog got wet?
Around here, some people will pick leftover turkey meat off the carcass and make turkey gumbo. Chicken is a more traditional meat to use in a gumbo, but turkey works just fine.
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I like roast turkey just fine, but I do usually find the breast meat underwhelming unless the bird was prepared just so (brined, upside-down in the oven, etc.). The most flavorful parts of the turkey for my money are the thighs.
There’s always one in every crowd.
There can be a fine dividing line between good and bad flavors and odors, and sometimes things cross that line. Some cheeses smell like foot odor to me, and if it’s too strong, I can’t eat it. I don’t know what particular ingredient(s) to blame, but some chili, particularly for chili dogs, has an odor that heads in the direction of pencil shavings and armpits. 
I agree with this OP. That’s why, in the first Thanksgiving I have ever been able to prepare for myself due to social distancing, I’m making chicken.
Because of social distancing it will be just Mrs.Mortimus and me for Thanksgiving. No other people. I was hoping, given that, I could talk her into doing something other than turkey. I offered to make my killer chili, home made pizza, beef tips or other stuff. I’m a pretty good cook myself.
BUT she insisted on us making a full-blown traditional turkey meal, dressing, gravy, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, the whole nine yards. It will be a lot of work for both us and prolly 90% of it will ultimately go to waste. But tradition is important.
I sometimes feel I’m one of the few people left for whom the turkey is the main star of the Thanksgiving meal. It seems everyone is meh about it and is all about the sides. I like a good turkey, dammit!
Can’t stand ham as a main course. I love in my sandwiches, don’t like it thickly sliced and warm for dinner. I love pulled pork; I love all manners of smoked and cured meats. But I just don’t like ham for dinner.
I love the turkey, but this year with just four of us we’re not making one. My sister lives in town, so we’re gonna go to her porch tomorrow, and I’ll trade her a dozen dill rolls and some pie and mashed potatoes for some of the turkey she makes.
Nobody else in my family loves turkey, but dang do they love the stock that it makes. Turkey noodle soup is the bomb.
I’m just doing a breast this year, do to the abbreviated guest list (read: no guests. Just me, my wife, and two young (6 and under) kids. I prefer dark meat, but breast is just easier to deal with for carving up for a family meal. I bought some turkey neck bones and wings, roasted them, and am cooking up the broth with them right now for the gravy and the dressing/stuffing.
I’m ok with turkey but don’t love it. Last year, I used some of the leftovers to make a very tasty yellow Thai curry with potato and carrots. I also like putting some in a dry pan to pick up a little color and texture. I never got into cold leftover turkey sandwiches, though cold turkey does go well with mayo.
The Thanksgiving food I only take a token bite of is box stuffing. I might take a full scoop if it’s scratch made with Italian sausage.
Almost certainly the cumin. It can sometimes have a bit of a locker room fragrance.
I always eat some but to me turkey just has a sort of bland, nothing taste. It has to have gravy or something else with it to make it enjoyable to eat.
Turkey ala King, turkey noodle soup, turkey pot pie? Done the same way as their chicken counterparts, it’s virtually the same to me.
I like turkey, but I understand your complaint as to me seafood tastes the way dead seaweed smells.