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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Scunner on December 13, 2013, 18:57:27 PM

Title: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: Scunner on December 13, 2013, 18:57:27 PM
Obviously inspired by another poll somewhere...
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: KKOB on December 13, 2013, 19:03:45 PM
Them Poles get everywhere.
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: nichola on December 13, 2013, 19:14:40 PM
This time I plumped for Goose but if I had been having Christmas dinner at the Uzumlu Winehouse I would have had their vegetarian option Roasted Chestnut, Sweep Potato and Wild Mushroom Wellington   :)
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on December 13, 2013, 19:26:59 PM
Turkey is another American import.  Traditionally Goose was always eaten at Christmas in the U.K. 
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: peter16 on December 13, 2013, 20:08:22 PM
Nichola, where pray tell does the winehouse "sweep" their potatoes too? Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to both you and Dogan.  :)  :)
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: loz on December 13, 2013, 20:23:42 PM
I prefer Capon chicken to Turkey or Goose,
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: Scunner on December 13, 2013, 20:30:08 PM
I prefer capoff chicken
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: loz on December 13, 2013, 20:47:48 PM
This year we are having beef, anyone for a wing?
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: kevin3 on December 13, 2013, 21:07:04 PM
I'm having veggie leg of salmon with tofu's in blankets.
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: Toky on December 14, 2013, 00:17:41 AM
What about Jackie Bird?
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: JohnF on December 14, 2013, 01:28:13 AM
What about Jackie Bird?
Aye, add that as an option - no much meat on her though  ;)

JF
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: nichola on December 14, 2013, 07:48:53 AM
Nichola, where pray tell does the winehouse "sweep" their potatoes too? Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to both you and Dogan.   :)   :)

Haha and a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too Peter   :)

Sweet potato are grown in Hatay - we should have them on the menu !
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on December 14, 2013, 15:34:12 PM
I prefer Capon chicken to Turkey or Goose.







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Hi Loz,
Hard to get hold of now.. A capon is a castrated rooster, years ago when there where smaller farms, the roosters were castrated by the farmer, and fatten up.  Castration made then non aggressive and easy to fatten but then with the onset of mass production of poultry,the practice was changed and  estrogen pellets were inserted under the rooster's skin to cause chemical castration.  I remember about 15 years ago there was an article in the press about this and it put a lot of people off eating Capon's because they had been treated with estrogen. 
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: Colwyn on December 14, 2013, 15:43:54 PM
I see some people have gone for the Porterhouse Blue option. Risky stuff.
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: loz on December 14, 2013, 17:30:03 PM
I prefer Capon chicken to Turkey or Goose.







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Hi Loz,
Hard to get hold of now.. A capon is a castrated rooster, years ago when there where smaller farms, the roosters were castrated by the farmer, and fatten up.  Castration made then non aggressive and easy to fatten but then with the onset of mass production of poultry,the practice was changed and  estrogen pellets were inserted under the rooster's skin to cause chemical castration.  I remember about 15 years ago there was an article in the press about this and it put a lot of people off eating Capon's because they had been treated with estrogen. 

I know what a Capon is, and they are in abundance 'down sarf' and extremely tasty, because we have it when ever we want, Christmas is beef, but then by next week it could be something completely different, depending on on how we feel.
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on December 14, 2013, 18:20:30 PM
I am sure you do Loz, strange as it seems a lot of people up North have never heard of a Capon.  Don't see them in my part of the world. 
Title: Re: A Festive Bird for Christmas
Post by: Dennis Vint on December 14, 2013, 20:04:26 PM
I prefer the steak.............."medium rare, waiter and leave the head and tail on!"  Happy Christmas to all CBF members and families.