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Post by Tullio on Jul 11, 2006 20:11:47 GMT -5
As much as I discount rumours I have given this one some thought. I have heard rumour that some other large bird such as emus are used for the turkey legges. I enjoy the food occasionally regardless but I would like to know exactly what I am eating. Do turkies really grow so large as to have legs like that? And why is the meat red? Also I have never tasted turkey quite like how a turkey leg tastes before. Now I know that assume makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me" haha but has anyone else given this some thought? Who knows, we could be eating....SOYLENT TURKEY
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Post by Simon De Montfort on Jul 11, 2006 20:23:06 GMT -5
Soylent Emus! I don't normally go for turkey legs, way too much like umbrella meat, but Emus may be tasty.
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Post by Hephzibah on Jul 11, 2006 20:31:33 GMT -5
I also have thought about this myself. The turkeys I buy for dinners sure don't have the size of those legs at faire but I live down here south of Canton. We can't even get fresh polish sausage. Have to wait till the couple of our kids from up there can bring it down.
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Post by onyx on Jul 11, 2006 21:18:57 GMT -5
I heard once that it was pig leg. hehe. mmm
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Post by Hephzibah on Jul 11, 2006 21:29:21 GMT -5
I heard once it was a goats legg for real guys
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Post by Sir Trevor on Jul 11, 2006 21:35:53 GMT -5
According to Larry, they are real turkey legs.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Jul 11, 2006 21:48:38 GMT -5
Gotta add my two cents to this thread as a friend of mine owns an Emu. Let me tell ya folks, what are you paying for those Turkey legs? About 4 bucks if I remember right. Let me say first, Emu's are pretty damn rare in these parts so I doubt you're gonna get an Emu drumstick for that price. Secondly.. them things is HUGE! They are about the size of an ostrich, so one drumstick would feed your whole family. You'd be gnawing on that thing all day! Nope! Them things is Turkey, maybe a Turkey on steroids, (hey, he coulda played major league baseball) but a Turkey never the less. HANK.
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Post by Hephzibah on Jul 11, 2006 22:28:33 GMT -5
Just kidding here ;D but it's true about the sausage
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Post by Fainche O'Ceallaigh on Jul 12, 2006 7:44:10 GMT -5
Has anyone else ever gotten sick from the turkey legs? I avoid them like the plague after a couple bad experiences and after hearing a couple other people got sick from them. Is it just a few isolated incidents or is that pretty common?
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Post by Penfold on Jul 12, 2006 8:21:20 GMT -5
I'd say isolated. I know quite a few people that scarf those things and don't ever get sick. I think, as with most outdoor food serving, you could probably get sick from any of the food just due to it being outside.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Jul 12, 2006 8:38:44 GMT -5
Actually it might be an issue with the marinade. I know they are marinaded in something, (which is one of the reasons for the color differring from the normal Thanksgiving turkey leg color) But I don't know what they soak in. Could be a reaction to whatever is used. Maybe an alergy or something like that.
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Post by Nyneve of the Oakes on Jul 12, 2006 10:28:04 GMT -5
Who knows, we could be eating....SOYLENT TURKEY [glow=red,2,300]It's PEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOPLLLLLLLE!!!! [/glow] No - seriously - the meat is red and tastes like ham because they are smoked - not roasted.
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Post by Bosha on Jul 12, 2006 19:36:48 GMT -5
I would like to see a picture of the turkeys alive, they have to be huge turkeys! My friend raises turkeys and they are no where as big as the legs at faire! Good point about them being smoked Nyneve, I never thought of that. Finally, last time I ate one (been years ago) it did make me feel 'not so good' so your not the only one who can't eat them!!
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Post by Hephzibah on Jul 12, 2006 22:32:41 GMT -5
After the 2nd time I had them and being Turkey which made me sleepy I have pasted on them.
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Post by Captain John Stout on Jul 12, 2006 23:00:55 GMT -5
Yeah, these are real legs. The meat isn't red, it's just (and this is the gross part, so if you're squeemish, don't read on) the blood from the burst vessels that saturates the meat. It's the same thing you get from beef - it's why the juices of the meat are red when it cooks.
In any event, have you ever seen a big turkey up close? I sure wouldn't want to be cornered by one . . . a large full sized adult male turkey can weigh up to 40 lbs, stand close to 4'0" tall, and really make a person hurt badly . . . and I mean badly!
Commercial store turkeys are generally smaller birds that still have a lot of tender meat to their breasts, and not much tough muscle - and are treated much the same way as veal calves.
Elder turkeys suffer the same fate that sheep do. As they get older, their meat toughens, get greasy, and dries out very quickly in cooking. Accept for thier legs. The legs remain a very edible part of the bird, but because of the bird's weight and age, the blood vessels become thin in the walls, and sometimes burst either during butchering or from minor injury or such. Remember, that a briuse is nothing more than a broken blood vessel that saturates the surrounding tissue.
So, don't worry about the legs. They are fine. The most you should worry about are the preservatives, irradiation, and chemicals that commercial farms use . . . but then how many of us go to McDonald's or Wendy's?
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