Go Long for a Turducken
Thanksgiving is certainly America's heaviest holiday when it
comes to food. Turkey, ham, stuffing,
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Recipe
Turducken is a grandiose trifecta of bird. It's the ultimate
triple-foul. It's a chicken, stuffed into a duck, stuffed into a turkey! The
whole thing is deboned, sown up, and baked with six drumsticks lined around the
sides. Some versions of this ginormous meat sack even include stuffing and mashed
potatoes baked right inside. It's rumored to have originated in New Orleans. The
Turducken takes ham, rump-roast, lasagna, and even suckled pig to task. Nothing
tops the Turducken!
The Breakdown
Turkey is the lead-meat in the Turducken. Its average price
at the grocery store is about $1 per pound and a typical Thanksgiving turkey
costs about $30. It’s a common main course for both Thanksgiving and also
Christmas. Sliced turkey at the deli is popular and usually costs about $8 per
pound, which is priced similar with roast beef and above the cheaper ham and
bologna. Turkey is versatile - recently, turkey burgers, turkey bacon, and
turkey sausage have all become popular because of its looks, taste, and
healthiness. One could argue that turkey's popularity, health benefits, and
national background make it the true #1 American meat.
Duck is the middle-meat in the Turducken. It's about half
the price of turkey. It's a common game-bird in American and other parts of the
world. Duck is moist and oily and is more of an acquired taste for most people
than turkey or chicken. In both holiday stories A Christmas Carol and A
Christmas Story, duck is settled for because turkey was too expensive and was
not available on a Chinese food menu.
Chicken is the end-meat in the Turducken. It's the cheapest
of the three. There is virtually no culture in the world that does not
incorporate chicken as food in some way or another. It may be the most popular
meat on the planet. The taste of chicken is so common and accepted that the
cliché, "tastes like chicken," suggests that it's the flavor that all
other meat is compared to. Kids love chicken! Chicken tenders, chicken nuggets,
and chicken fingers are on every kids menu, in every restaurant from coast to
coast.
Conclusion: The
Object Value of Turducken[1]
1. Functional Value
A Turducken is huge and will serve a lot of guests. The fact
that the lesser liked meat - duck - is sandwiched in between the more popular
turkey and chicken, suggests that most people will probably not detest to
trying it. Announcing that you're having a Turducken for Thanksgiving will get
a lot of people talking; thus, you'll be bound to having a lot of people over
if that's what you want.
2. Exchange Value
The cost of a Turducken is going to be high. Not only are
there a lot of heavy ingredients but also the preparation is too complex for
the average cook. One will most likely have to get a Turducken made for them or
invite a sous chef over to handle the job.
3. Symbolic Value
Turducken certainly symbolizes an American holiday feast. Each
bird has a slightly different price value and when mixed together this
signifies the complete circle of American social classes: the rich, the middle-class,
and the poor. We Americans like to stuff things into things. The Turducken is
the melting-pot of main courses.
4. Sign Value
The MVP of the Fox Thanksgiving Game gets to eat the first
drumstick from the official NFL Turducken. It's a sign of winning! The year
your family joins-in and has everyone over for Turducken will be the Superbowl
of all Thanksgivings.
Sources
Jean
Baudrillard's Four Principals of Object Value
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