The Final and Definitive Sandwich Thread

[Farm Boy]

Duck is ok, but it's a bit too oily for me. Goose is foul*. They tried reintroducing the things and they accidentally created non migratory grazers who do not interbreed with the original wild populations. They still enjoy the legal protections of their migratory cohorts while not even managing to taste particularly good. I'm going to have to toss up whether it or racoon is better, and racoon is... something. Probably best served as a very small part of a very big stew.

*Canadian Goose, specifically

 

[civvver]

You probably need a farm raised goose that eats corn feed rather than a wild one to taste good. I know wild turkey is not very good compared to farm raised turkey.

 

[Farm Boy]

I kind of like wild turkey tho? It's gamier than domestic for sure.

Ooooh oooh, random rave: I saw both a wild turkey and a heron on the farm yesterday. Haven't seen a turkey around these parts in years.

The non migratory Canadian geese are super horsehockey.

 

[cardgame]

I've never eaten a turkey caught in the wild, but I definitely like Wild Turkey.

 

[yung.carl.jung]

Baked chicken breasts are terrible, but americans also have an obsession with bbq grills. If you brine chicken breasts and bbq at the right temp and don't overcook they are incredibly juicy and delicious. Although a little bland in flavor on their own, that's part of the appeal because they're versatile with almost any sauce or spices.

Ground turkey burgers can be dry, but that's what condiments are for! And the flavor is more than fine.

I do agree though that chicken legs and thighs are delicious and duck is fantastic, but very rare to get here. Not sure why.

yeah, good point, Americans do make really good chicken BBQ and breast can be extremely good that way. probably one of the best ways of doing a breast. I don't generally mean it's a bad part, I like pretty much every part of the chicken. smoked chicken is also great and pretty popular in the US. I wonder why we do that so rarely in Europe while smoked fish is extremely popular.

I've never eaten a turkey caught in the wild, but I definitely like Wild Turkey.

please for the love of god tell me that's a whiskey reference. man the wild turkey rye is so good. it's my favorite for whiskey sours.

 

[civvver]

Last night, toasted a bagel with hard salami and muenster cheese on it while toasting so it became a melt. Simple and good.

 

[cardgame]

There's some 'artisinal' (idk probably not but it seems the correct word) handcrafted smoked turkey place about 60 miles from me that sells smoked turkey, best $12/pound meat you'll ever see. Only had their stuff twice

I'm not sure if I've had smoked chicken, kinda doubt it.

 

[Sommerswerd]

I kind of like wild turkey tho? It's gamier than domestic for sure.

Ooooh oooh, random rave: I saw both a wild turkey and a heron on the farm yesterday. Haven't seen a turkey around these parts in years.

The non migratory Canadian geese are super ******.

No turkeys? That's un-American

I get a lot of birds (and critters in general) in the backyard of my new digs. It's been real nice during the corona-quarantine. There was one day this week when I looked out the window into my backyard and saw, simultaneously, within my field of vision... a cardinal, blue jay, robin, finch, and redheaded woodpecker

 

[Takhisis]

The word's ‘artisanal’, cardgame.

yeah, good point, Americans do make really good chicken BBQ and breast can be extremely good that way. probably one of the best ways of doing a breast. I don't generally mean it's a bad part, I like pretty much every part of the chicken. smoked chicken is also great and pretty popular in the US. I wonder why we do that so rarely in Europe while smoked fish is extremely popular.

I recommend a thigh-leg cutlet done in a frying pan, deboned, with a bit of mustard and dried crushed garlic, and some lemon juice, covered with a pot lid. It's a recipe I've been perfecting during my current imprisonment.

 

[cardgame]

The word's ‘artisanal’, cardgame.

Me fail English? That's unpossible!

 

[Takhisis]

Oh come on, it's a perfectly cromulent word.

 

[Sommerswerd]

I've never eaten a turkey caught in the wild, but I definitely like Wild Turkey.

Its so strong though... it can catch you unawares and delivers a nasty hangover... but yeah... Wild Turkey is the bomb.

 

[Hygro]

Back home in the Bay Area we now have wild turkey roaming the streets.

 

[Lexicus]

Back home in the Bay Area we now have wild turkey roaming the streets.

Man, my friend and his roommates used to have a beer die table up in the hills that we called 1 Turkey Way

 

[cardgame]

If you drink wheat beer, follow it up with a shot of Wild Turkey, and then chase that with more wheat beer, is it a sandwich?

 

[Hygro]

Hell yeah it’s a sandwich

 

[Sommerswerd]

I've never had thanksgiving turkey that I thought would qualify to be fit for a sandwich. Usually too dry and/or too thick. It is perfect for soup though.

It's all in the cooking. If you don't cook the turkey properly you end up with a very dry and unappetizing breast. One mistake is cooking it far too long, another is cooking it breast-up.

I will never understand the American obsession with dry poultry. Chicken breasts are the worst part of the chicken.. Ground turkey is just ugh. Thanksgiving roast.. Probably really nice when it's fresh out of the oven, but the day after?

I agree that the legs and thighs are better than the breast, but the breast can be made juicy and succulent if you prepare it the right way. The biggest culprit is overcooking.

I agree that ground turkey is not very good.

 

[Farm Boy]

If you drink wheat beer, follow it up with a shot of Wild Turkey, and then chase that with more wheat beer, is it a sandwich?

I could see that being like a Catholic Lenten sandwich or something. Imma have a breakfast sammich! <stagger>

 

[cardgame]

Have we discussed this type of sandwich?

 

[Sommerswerd]

Have we discussed this type of sandwich?

The answer is "Yes" in the same way that this is a car: