Turkey or not turkey?

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  1. Merde Tete

    Merde Tete Well-Known Member

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    Who on here isn't having turkey for Christmas dinner? I've never understood the clamour myself, unless you've got ten or more guests, or really like eating various dishes made from leftover turkey for five days solid. I just find it a bit bland and often quite dry. Maybe I'm just not very good at cooking it! We're having lamb this year as usual, and I must say it already smells pretty spectacular!
     
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    My kids are sticklers for tradition and since we've always had turkey that's we have as we use the leftovers for Paul Hollywood's Chelsea buns to have with soup on Boxing day and Jamie Oliver's pie the next day! Plus picking on turkey sandwiches throughout!
     
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    This year will be the 1st time in yonks we've had to endure the dry tasteless rubbish all in the name of Christmas(which is also garbage)
     
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    Last time we had turkey the Boxing Day pie was hugely better than Christmas dinner had been the day before! Stewing the turkey in white wine and cream made it far more moist.
     
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    We're having a duck today, we wanted a goose but the missus picked up a duck by mistake.... Never been that fond of turkey myself.
     
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    Smoked salmon, rib eye steak, roast parsnips and Glühwein for me.
     
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    Turkey for me.
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    We had duck for New Year a couple of years back. It was absolutely beautiful, but didn't exactly go very far!
     
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    My daughter got me a new tablet with Alexa on , other daughter has put her echo show in the kitchen and now I'm being driven demented by Alexa timers going off all over the house as we're making dinner!
     
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    Gammon with a marmalade glaze. I've been faffing about with it for 2 hours already. There might be a divorce in our house :D.
     
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    Haggis stuffing - now that’s a great idea
     
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    That is the question?


    Answer Turkey
     
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    Beef wellibob for us.
     
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    Solo Christmas for me by the Med in Torrevieja. I’m enjoying a tuna and sweetcorn in mayonnaise baguette while looking at the calm sea. The cafes are very busy on the promenade.

    After this it’s a 15 minute bike ride home where I have all the ingredients ready for a lovely chicken curry to eat later. Never liked turkey.
     
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    Brace of pheasant for us
     
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    Well hung I take it? (and before anyone asks I am referring to the Pheasants):D
     
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    Beef and glazed ham got us. Can’t face turkey
     
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    I've got a choice of dry bread, dry rice or dry pasta.
     
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    We prefer Goose which before Turkey arrived was the traditional Christmas meal in the UK, but strangely, the time to have them over here is July August. Hard to come by in December unless you buy frozen ones (usually from Germany).

    Since there are only two of us we bought a Tacchinella (a smaller turkey) Still a lot of meat and they are not as big breasted as normal white Turkeys and a bit tastier and less dry. Most Italians have Capon a Christmas but IMO a bit boring as it is basically just a chicken (albeit a castrated Rooster) but bigger.
     
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    Yep that would work. I love Haggis but for obvious reasons have not had one for years. I can imagine the haggis mixed with the juice from the meat !! Scrummy!!

    EDIT: Just noticed they are crisps :rolleyes: Well not being observant after heavy Xmas dinner with wine. My wife did not like the bottle of wine we had opened so I had to 'help' her with it by drinking her half. It would have been rude not too;)
     
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