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My reaction to this post on Making Light:

Turkey friers? People actually fry turkey?

Ok, you can stop calling fried haggis weird now, kthanxbye.

Comments

[connielane.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, fried turkey is a pretty big thing with a lot of people. I've never had it personally (I think it defeats the purpose of eating a lean meat like turkey after it's taken a bath in grease), but lots of people love it.

[leeflower.livejournal.com]

At least where I'm from (DC), fried turkey is seen as kind of a redneck thing. We stick ours in the over for five hours or so.

The problem with turkey friers, of course, is that they have a tendency to catch things of fire. My dad's a firefighter/rescuer. He has some rather interesting stories about people being idiots... carports, porches, whatever: it's a big vat of boiling grease. That's not rocket science.

[ivylore.livejournal.com]

It's a Southern US thing. People from say, New England, react the same way you do.

[manicwriter1271.livejournal.com]

Very much a Southern US thing, although as Southern as my family is, we've never had fried turkey and probably never will.

Dave Barry's joke is, it gives men yet another holiday to cook outside and drink beer.

[tonichelle.livejournal.com]

I am not sure if it's just a southern thing... people from montana fry turkies too

my best friend's dad does so every year, and normally there is some odd story to tell the next day lol

[skywalker-child.livejournal.com]

Although my parents are fascinated by the idea and have purchased a turkey fryer. Thus far, the only thing it has done is boil water for corn, however.

[miana-dude.livejournal.com]

Yes, deary. People fry Turkey. It's a Southern US thing. If done right, it's actually pretty good.

Fried Turkey

[lyansidde.livejournal.com]

See the below site, it tells the story in great detail:

http://www.eatturkey.com/consumer/cookinfo/fryturk.html

[jadeywoman.livejournal.com]

Fried turkey is actually quite tasty. I wouldn't want to do it all the time, but as something different, it's great, and if it's cooked properly, it doesn't get greasy at all.

[richenda.livejournal.com]

I once heard people talking about deep-frying it, but I don't see at all how that would work.

I've always loathed turkey, but I once, when feeling bvery hard up, bought a whole turkey leg for 90p and I cooked it with fresh lime juice. It was quite edible, but I'm still not converted to turkey.

[ladyelaine.livejournal.com]

There is nothing better than fried turkey! And it makes delicious sandwiches.

[hymnia.livejournal.com]

Yes, as has been said, it seems to be most popular in the southern US. I had it for the first time last year when I visited some family in Alabama, and I gotta say, even though I'm not normally a turkey fan, and even though my cousin burned the thing so that half of it had to be thrown out, the part of it that was not too charred to eat was absolutely delicious. Mmm...fat. It makes everything taste better. :D