Heritage Turkeys: Taste & Longevity Beyond the Grocery Store

[gravenewworld]

Good brief article:

http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2009/11/post_29.htmlI've been eating heritage birds for the past 2 years. They are expensive ($120 for a 12-14 lbs bird) but are oooooooohhhhhhh so worth it. These turkeys were actually some of the most critically endangered animals in the US 5 years ago. Ironic how the only way to save them is to eat them. The typical turkeys you can get at a grocery store can only live for about 1 year if they are not slaughtered. These heritage birds can live for over 15 years.

 

[Moonbear]

We still have plenty of wild turkeys around here that people hunt.

 

[hypatia]

Heritage turkeys and wild turkeys are birds of a different feather. They really taste very different from each other. The heritage bird I had last year, was delicious, with a crackling skin much like duck. Wild birds are stringy, tho moist. I do such a bad job cleaning them, that they hardly resemble a bird at all by the time I'm done.

 

[Evo]

These heritage birds can live for over 15 years.

Unless you kill them.

 

[Moonbear]

Heritage turkeys and wild turkeys are birds of a different feather. They really taste very different from each other. The heritage bird I had last year, was delicious, with a crackling skin much like duck. Wild birds are stringy, tho moist. I do such a bad job cleaning them, that they hardly resemble a bird at all by the time I'm done.

Just sayin' they don't get much more "heritage" than the wild ancestor.

I agree with Evo that I don't want to eat a 15 year old bird; give me a nice, young tender one!

Did anyone hear Obama's speech when he pardoned the turkey today?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gQy0MPWnGY It was hilarious!

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Did anyone hear Obama's speech when he pardoned the turkey today?

I heard the "Cuz I was going to eat this sucker" line. lol


Here's a PETA Thanksgiving commercial that Grave might like.

 

[Equate]

PETA can go where the sun don't shine.


Mmmmmmmmmm, TURKEY!

 

[OmCheeto]

Just sayin' they don't get much more "heritage" than the wild ancestor.

I agree with Evo that I don't want to eat a 15 year old bird; give me a nice, young tender one!

Did anyone hear Obama's speech when he pardoned the turkey today?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gQy0MPWnGY It was hilarious!

45 Pounds! My god. We could feed all the starving children in China with that sucker.

That was a good video. You could tell the prez not had lunch yet. I swear he was drooling over that bird, like seeing turkey sandwich precursor or something

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone.