Hot Corn & Cold Turkey

[blue_hours_too]

So I never liked turkey much. They're nuts about it here. It's everywhere, and even more so on the holidays. While I love chicken in almost unnatural ways, I think turkey is boring and really has little flavor, especially the *huge* birds they make here in the US. I've never seen a turkey sold whole in Europe. A goose, perhaps, but never a turkey.

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[sakirmo]

Not long ago I read that whole turkeys are getting more and more popular as a christmas alternative to ham in Finland. I guess people have been watching enough American movies with Thanksgiving/Christmas dinners in them that they're getting used to the idea by now ;) I've never even tasted it but then again, it probably wasn't available yet in the days when I wasn't vegetarian.

[cloud_plougher]

Corn!? I *adore* corn. But in China we have a different type, much chewier, less watery and less sweet (don't know if it's natural difference or genetic engineering). It's the animal in me of course.

[missvex]

i love me some sweet corn and tuna sandwich...

apart from that nah, we're a beef nation (england's best). I don't actually mind chicken or turkey, can't make out much of a difference. I'm a rather puristic eater anyway though... but a whole turkey, never seen anything like that, even whole chicken scare me...

since I started visiting german fun fairs I discovered corn in a new way, buttered and salted, sold at stands, the entire cob. Scrummy.

[immoline2]

we love corn, except we call them mielies in south africa. Mielie porridge is a staple in southern africa, ranging from crumbly grains, to sticky stiff porridge and runnier versions. pap en vlies is also a staple- (porridge and meat) mealies are also roasted over open fires as a treat- ad sold boiled in the skins from street vendors/turkey is very seasonal - only available at christmas-

[plicease]

Lamb is very big in Australia. We used to have lamb at Thanksgiving when we lived in America--we sort of adopted the holiday but made it our own. Then my mum married an American and I think we had lamb for a couple more Turkey Days, but we (read: I) eventually relented and we started having turkey instead.

Lamb in Australia and New Zealand is different. What they call "lamb" in the states is what we call mutton. It's older, tougher and not as nice. You can sometimes find Australian or New Zealand lamb in the states. Now that I've moved back here I can go to any old super market and pick up Australian lamb. I don't even have to try :)

My step father (being an American I guess) is also big in to corn. I don't really care for it, unless it is really fresh. Then it can be quite tasty.