Is a Turducken a duck that got his groove on with a turkey?

Answer 1

A turducken ("TURkey-DUck-chiCKEN") is a de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck, which itself is stuffed with a small de-boned chicken. The cavity of the chicken and the rest of the gaps are filled with, at the very least, a highly seasoned breadcrumb mixture or sausage meat, although some versions have a different stuffing for each bird. Some recipes call for the turkey to be stuffed with a chicken which is then stuffed with a duckling. It is also called a chuckey.


A Classic TurduckenThe result is a relatively solid, albeit layered, piece of poultry, suitable for slow cooking by braising, roasting, grilling, or barbecuing. The turducken is not suitable for deep frying Cajun style (to deep fry poultry, the body cavity must be hollow to cook evenly). Turducken fans say that it is complex and usually quite agreeable in texture and flavor, as the juices of the turkey and chicken baste the duck, and the more robust duck bastes the turkey and chicken.

Turducken is a uniquely American development and is believed to be Cajun in origin, although it may also have originated in eastern Texas or northern Louisiana. Lake Charles, Louisiana, claims that turduckens were invented there. While such elaborate layering of whole animals, also known as a farce, from the French word for "stuffing", can be documented well back into the Middle Ages of Europe, some people credit Cajun-creole fusion chef Paul Prudhomme with creating the chimerical dish. However, no one has ever verified his claim.

In recent years, the turducken was brought to popular attention due to its frequent mention by American football announcer John Madden. (Some people mistakenly credit Madden with inventing the dish, although this is clearly not the case.) Madden's fanciful version of the dish contains six drumsticks.

The November 2005 issue of National Geographic magazine traced the American origins of the dish to Maurice, Louisiana, and "Hebert's Specialty Meats", which has been making turduckens since 1985 when a local farmer whose name is lost to history brought in his own birds and asked Hebert's to prepare them in the now-familiar style. The company now sells around 3,300 turduckens a year. They share a friendly rivalry with Paul Prudhomme.

Turducken is generally associated with the "do-it-yourself" outdoor food culture also associated with true barbecueing and crawfish boils, although some people now serve them in place of the traditional roasted turkey at the Thanksgiving meal. Turduckens can be prepared at home in the span of 12-16 hours by anybody willing to learn how to remove the bones from poultry, instructions for which can be found on the Internet or in various cookbooks. As their popularity has spread from Louisiana to the rest of the Deep South and beyond, they are also available through some specialty stores in urban areas, or even by mail order.

Answer 2

LOL No. It's a turkey that got it's groove on with a duck AND a chicken. TurduckEN.

Answer 3

It is a turkey stuffed with a duck that has been stuffed with a chicken. All of the bones are removed before hand and it cooks for like HOURS AND HOURS...

Answer 4

It's even better than that! It is a duck that got it's groove on with a turkey AND a chicken!

Answer 5

A Turkey stuffed with a duck suffed with a chicken... how about that for indulgent?

Answer 6

it is a turkey stuffed with a duck and then the duck is stuffed with a chicken.. were you watching paula dean? cause that is where i heard and saw it from

Answer 7

No but if you mix a chick and a duck you get a chuck!

Answer 8

Kinda sorta but where do ya think the chicken gets into the mix.

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Answer 9

No