tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post3468190009635354557..comments2023-10-29T10:47:53.425+01:00Comments on Expat-Experience: Tiny TurkeyGlobal Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14829642620261054318noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-379401825475628802007-12-27T14:24:00.000+01:002007-12-27T14:24:00.000+01:00Wow, that was a REALLY small bird! They call those...Wow, that was a REALLY small bird! They call those "Baby-Pute" around here. The frozen ones we've been buying for Christmas over the past few years seem to all be exactly 5.4 kg. Go figure. There were four of us and we managed about half the turkey in one sitting. <BR/><BR/>I guess one of the reasons that they don't have gigantic turkeys here is that they won't fit into the tiny little ovens.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Marcy, Europe has <I>plenty</I> of other mutated food to make up for the lack o' decent turkey. :-)christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991148606497381478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-28261377481250196082007-12-26T12:53:00.000+01:002007-12-26T12:53:00.000+01:00Whenever I order a turkey from the butcher, I just...Whenever I order a turkey from the butcher, I just tell him what weight we want (6 - 8 kilos) rather than how many people we want to feed. The turkey usually comes in at the low end of the range because either he can not get such a large turkey, or he just can't believe that any person in his right mind would want such a large turkey.The Big Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399330438126032649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-21750073858004709172007-12-23T20:54:00.000+01:002007-12-23T20:54:00.000+01:00I would suggest a Turkey Breast in the slow cooker...I would suggest a Turkey Breast in the slow cooker for left over. Moist, tender and great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-78557693445631561832007-12-23T19:27:00.000+01:002007-12-23T19:27:00.000+01:00Yeah, the good ones! With lots of breast meat! :-...Yeah, the good ones! With lots of breast meat! :-)Global Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829642620261054318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-31192101802312555252007-12-23T19:13:00.000+01:002007-12-23T19:13:00.000+01:00What, you mean europe doesn't have the mutated ame...What, you mean europe doesn't have the mutated american turkeys that have been bred to have such large chests that they can't even walk? ; )Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792375260633790983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-25902854028233396342007-12-23T15:01:00.000+01:002007-12-23T15:01:00.000+01:00Yep, as someone who works in the Turkey Industry, ...Yep, as someone who works in the Turkey Industry, I can tell you that European turkeys are definitely smaller than American ones. <BR/><BR/>I was actually looking around for a chicken yesterday in the supermarket and was suprised to read "dinde" on the label - they were all so tiny!Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.com