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.
The 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 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.
2006-11-22 16:31:37
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answered by Anonymous
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LOL Iasked the same question the other day...
It is a duck stuffed inside a chicken stuffed inside a turkey
2006-11-23 00:30:25
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answered by vicki f 2
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It's a bird that John Madden of sportscasting fame came up with. A mixture of a turkey, a duck, and a chicken.(Only shown on a platter, never live.)
2006-11-23 00:38:36
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answered by Anonymous
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Turkey, Duck, and Chicken?
2006-11-23 00:29:12
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answered by KJH 4
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a turkey with a duck inside of it and a chicken inside the duck.
lol my history teacher asked the same question yesterday.
2006-11-23 02:38:34
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answered by Marie 3
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A turkey stuffed with a duck, that is stuffed with a chicken
2006-11-23 00:29:33
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answered by Tom S 3
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turkey with a duck inside of it and a chicken inside of it.
2006-11-23 00:29:29
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answered by Jennaleigh 2
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turkey, duck, chicken
2006-11-23 00:40:39
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answered by ? 5
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1/2 turkey 1/2 duck ??? rofl........ sounds right to me....God bless
2006-11-23 00:29:54
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answered by Annie 7
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Sorry - don't think I have ever heard of it!@
2006-11-23 00:38:06
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answered by nswblue 6
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