What’s the world coming to? Hawaii’s penchant for Pacific fusion cuisine has brought about a grotesque version of hybrid holiday dishes that is sweeping the nation.
Can you say tofurkey and turducken? Is it even acceptable to say such things in public?
Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as “tofurkey.” Think of it as vegetarian turkey. It has to be as delicious as a vegetarian burger, what with all the tofu and other vegetarian delights heavy in protein.
I think of it as faux turkey.
What is so wrong with turkey that someone needs a vegetable version? Why can’t vegetables stand on their own and not be so intimidated by other foods that they have to adopt different names and flavors and tastes and cultures?
Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as “turducken.” Think of it as Pacific fusion disease gone pandemic. Turkey. Duck. Chicken. Not Turd mixed with Ucken.
Turducken is the ultimate circle of fowl life, a turkey stuffed with duck which is stuffed with chicken. What would Nemo think?
Lucky you stay Hawaii.
At least local residents have a long history of blending and mixing popular foods from one culture into another. For some reason, banana lumpia is a just dessert following a dinner of lau lau. But not kalbi bbq ribs or noodles. It’s just wrong.
Are tofurkey and turducken the shape of foods to come? What’s next? Bepimb? Lamb stuffed into pork stuffed into beef?
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Turducken? Wow. I would have called it “Turken”, which is still a bad name, but at least it doesn’t sound like something that belongs in a toilet.
Turducken may sound funny, but my uncle makes it and it is one of the most surprisingly fantastic foods I have ever eaten.
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