Is turkey enjoyed by others in foreign lands ?

[trehopr1]

I was just wondering if turkey is enjoyed at all by others overseas.

This native wild bird has a long history with us Americans
dating back to the first pilgrims which landed here and were having
a pretty rough "go of it" the first year(s).

As the story goes "friendly" native peoples realized these newcomers
were having a tough time of things so as an overture of good will they
proposed a sharing of the native bounty. The pilgrims shared their corn
and other garden products (as they were mostly farmers); and the Indians
in turn shared wild game meats, berries, and other things...

So, began the American tradition of Thanksgiving. A gathering of friends
and family sharing good will, a filling bountiful meal, and hopefully good
conversation.

Turkey can be enjoyed any "time of year" so this odd query goes out to all
those living abroad.

I know I enjoy it and we have it at least twice and sometimes 3x a year !

[Adam Cotton]

In the UK turkey is normally eaten for Christmas.

Here in Thailand turkey is not generally eaten, and personally I am not overly keen on it because the meat is rather dry. Maybe it depends how it is cooked.

Happy Thanksgiving to all those here who celebrate it.

Adam.

[kevinkk]

Happy holidays people.

I must have missed something in trehopr1"s post. Nothing was mentioned about eating turkeys...

Dry turkey- reminds me of a Simpsons episode, Homer was devastated.

So- when to put up the Dec.25th decor? I used to do it when my girlfriend at the time was cooking Thanksgiving. Now we wait
until mid-December, there's enough of it at the store already, and as Clark Griswold found out, it's a lot of work.
But the results are always nice,until the blowmolds get knocked over by a windstorm, and the rain shorts out my lights..

[leptraps]

I spent Thanksgiving Day with my older son and his family. The food was excellent (Both my Son and his wife are Chefs.) and the company was delightful.

Today I will begin mounting more specimens from my August trip to Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas. Mostly Heliothinae moths.

The weather here in North East Ohio has been cold and wet. And per the weatherman, it will likely stay that way for some time.

[58chevy]

Do they eat turkey in Turkey?

[nicolas]

About turkey in Turkey I can´t say even a word, but about turkey in CZ: Most of people here don´t celebrate Thanksgiving (but, in few last years, it´s slowly changing - lot of people in EU adore America or at least Americans holidays ). Czech traditional Christmas food, on 24th in evening is fish, most usual is carp. But we eat turkey sometimes in year, when we want. I, personally, eat turkey quite often, but usually I buy just a piece of meat from butcher, not a whole bird.

[leptraps]

When I lived in Virginia in the 1970's, I took my older son (13 years of age at the time.) Turkey hunting. Shot the creature with an 1866 Sharpes Rifle. Momma baked the bird. It was like chewing shoe leather.

After that, always a Butter Ball.....

[trehopr1]

Now, that's a very cool story Leroy !

Boy, you really went the "Daniel Boone route" hunting down a wild turkey with Civil War era rifle. Very Cool....

Funny, it tasted any different than commercially raised turkeys but, then again I suppose the wild ones diet is still different.

[Adam Cotton]

Here in Thailand "village chicken" (Gai Bahn) tastes much better than farm raised chicken, but it's scrawny and tough. The locals regard Gai Bahn as a delicacy, but overall I prefer plump commercial chicken. I am sure the difference is partly diet and partly lack of activity of farm birds.

Adam.

[leptraps]

I inherited the rifle. And yes, it is a rifle. There was a Gun Smith near Roanoke, Virginia who made/reloaded cartridges. He kept my rifle in working order for me.

One round of 4560 could make a turkey completly unidentifiable. Turn your shoulder Black & Blue....
.

[trehopr1]

I'm once attended a civil war show + sale about 10 years ago. I was amazed at how large a caliber most of those civil war era guns had.

I said to one vendor that just about any of the rounds would likely kill a person if they were hit by one. He remarked that more importantly they would maim anything or anyone that they might even "graze"or otherwise hit in a non-lethal place.

This is why during the civil war for every soldier killed there might be two or three likewise taken "out of action" for flesh wounds caused by those large caliber rounds.

[kevinkk]

Nov 27, 2020 11:28:25 GMT -8 leptraps said:

When I lived in Virginia in the 1970's, I took my older son (13 years of age at the time.) Turkey hunting. Shot the creature with an 1866 Sharpes Rifle. Momma baked the bird. It was like chewing shoe leather.

After that, always a Butter Ball.....

No personal experience with wild turkey birds, but I had a neighbor that shot one of the local wild birds with his bow and arrow. He said it was tough as well.
It must be the thrill of the hunt, because in the location we were in, the turkeys were not very wary at all, maybe it's because nobody hunted them, they'd
just wander through the yards oblivious to their surroundings.

[wingedwishes]

Went hunting turkey once in Florida but found that Peacock and Peahen had become an invasive nuisance..... Tasted like turkey. Turkey white meat is drier than the dark meat. I know I'm in the minority but I prefer dry. I even chew on rawhide strips. I know I opened a page where I'll get teased. Bring it on Turkey! LOL

[leptraps]

My son's and I hunted Rabbit, Quail, Pheasant and Grouse in Virginia and Ohio.I will admit, I shot a Bambi, just once.

My boys would eat the rabbits. The birds, they were just a little too gamey.

I shot a Ground Hog/Wood Chuck once while living in Ohio. Momma was a great cook. There was no way you could make a Ground Hog taste like chicken.

While living in Florida we actually tried Alligator. Tasted more like Chicken S__t.

We had a neighbor in Huntsburg, Ohio who hunted/trapped Turtles. His wife made Turtle Soup. Yuuuuuuuk.....

There was a store(??) or business of some sort in South Florida that sold Exotic meats (Hippo, Gator, Gazzell). They acquired an Old Elephant. When it was announced they were going to kill the poor beast,it made National news. Protest in the streets. It was donated to a Safari Park up near Orlando. I have no idea what happened to it.

Anyone on this list eaten anything exotic. And no, fur burger is not exotic.

[bandrow]

Greetings,

I've never hunted anything without 6 legs, but have tried a few wild game meals. When I was a kid, my dad got a pheasant from a friend - after biting into two pieces of buckshot, and meat that was either mushy or dry depending on where on the bird it came from, I was ready for some good ole KFC. I tried rattlesnake (canned!) and it reminded me of a cross between pork and tuna fish. Had some fried alligator - chewy, but not bad. Tried steamed silk moth pupae - tasted like grass.

I have a coworker that hunts and she makes her own jerky, summer sausage and meat sticks from her deer - awesome!!

We have a butcher shop in downtown Pittsburgh that specializes in exotic meats - camel, gazelle, alligator, ostrich, various ruminants, etc., and I've been tempted to try some different things, but with prices of $40 to $60 per pound, I always resort back to beef, pork, chicken or fish...

As for chicken, I think the dark meat is way better - I love the thighs, especially sautéed in something like a paprikash or curry sauce...

Cheers!
Bandrow

[58chevy]

Once somebody brought in a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken to our office. He started passing it around to everybody. It didn't taste quite right. Then he announced it was fried rattlesnake.

[777]

I occasionally shoot feral pigs with my grandpa, but we never eat them. I’m gonna eat the next hog I shoot. I have just started hunting ducks this season, I’m excited to try wild duck when I get one. Duck eggs taste terrible, I’ll just stick to regular chicken eggs from now on. Has anyone here tried feral hog meat? I wonder how different it tastes from farm pigs.

[leptraps]

Wild ducks consume fish. Be prepared....

[kevinkk]

Nov 28, 2020 8:03:59 GMT -8 leptraps said:

Wild ducks consume fish. Be prepared....

Sorry, leptraps, only some ducks, like cormorants eat fish, Mallards, widgeon, wood ducks(they eat nuts mostly), teal are all some of the species 
I used to hunt with Dad, duck is very tasty.
Lots of ways to fix it, we liked orange sauce. Don't shoot a black duck, and you'll be fine.

I've eaten buffalo, and beefalo, and ostrich, ostrich is interesting in it is very much like beef, but doesn't change color when cooked, 
buffalo- you can sleep well little buffalos, you taste terrible, that's one reason I think there is the beefalo, a hybrid, I knew a rancher and still
think they're being raised.
Frog legs, now who hasn't wondered?, I found them like chicken and smaller. All those exotics are expensive here, except for the random store
that carries frog legs, and rabbit.

[bandrow]

Kevinkk,

Frog legs might be one of the things I'll miss the most if our local Chinese buffet never reopens! They fried them in a light tempura batter with a healthy dose of black pepper. Nice thing is that I didn't have to fight the other patrons for them - they were all wrangling for the crab legs. My grandmother used to prepare a wonderful baked rabbit, but I haven't had that in decades - maybe I should get one for a Christmas gift to myself!

I had forgotten about one of the best wild meats I've tasted - moose! I was at a USDA meeting in New Hampshire a few years ago, held at a local hotel. The night before the meetings, someone local had hit a moose with their car, and the local wildlife agent had to dispatch it, and then offered it to the hotel kitchen. They cubed and braised it with carrots and green peppers - it was awesome. A very dark, rich meat with very little fat. One of the best meals I've ever had - and luckily it was an "all you could eat" buffet that I turned into a "I ate more than I should have"...

Cheers!
Bandrow

[foxxdoc]

WILD GAME;

guy stuff.

My family  processed wild game. The bigger the trophy rack the worse the meat.

If you ate it ; grill it via steaks you want a young animal. otherwise you soaked it in wine, buttermilk, etc. or ground it and mix it with domestic ground pork  and spices for sausage , meat balls or meat loaf.

Birds: eat carefully about the buckshot.

squirrels and varmits including musk rats; soak with vinegar and bread and French fry.

The best part of the alligator is not tail but ribs  !!

any other expert questions-----------  just ank.

TOM