Tofucken, the Vegetarian Turducken, and Other Interesting Meat Marriages
The real deal turducken (meat involved). Photograph from Phil Romans on Flickr
The name might inspire an "oh, my!" face, but tofucken is actually just turducken made with tofu. Adapted from a recipe by Chef Paul Prudhomme (the bearded, hat-wearing dude from Louisiana with a line of cajun seasonings), Stefany Anne Golberg of Table Matters turns the "infamous carnival of carnage that involves three unfortunate birds" into an infamous carnage of soy beans and wheat gluten.
If you could combine multiple meats (real or fake) for a turducken-esque mishmash, what would they be? And what potentially inappropriate-sounding name would you give it?
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24 Comments:
Um.... tofucken? Really? Seriously? Does the world really need a fake meat whose name can be mistaken for a carnal act?
cooklocal at 9:19PM on 11/26/08
How about duck stuffed with pork stuffed with tofurkey? Dorkfucken?
I'll, um... just show myself out.
adrockuw at 9:37PM on 11/26/08
@ cooklocal - lol!!!
my "really? seriously?" is wondering what the point of making a tofu turducken is. but yours is much funnier.
redhead at 9:38PM on 11/26/08
It's what you'll say after you take a bite.
tina_eats at 9:55PM on 11/26/08
My husband thinks I've completely lost my mind.
I *gasp* can't *gasp* stop *gasp* laughing! Both the title and the comments!
ROFL Thank you! :)
Cassaendra at 9:58PM on 11/26/08
Wow... best name ever. No idea what my dream combination would be.
feep at 10:07PM on 11/26/08
I can't top anything that's already been said. Perky??
buffy at 10:09PM on 11/26/08
For the first time in my long, Internet life I wish I'd had the distinction and bragging rights of "First comment!"
ToFUCKen? Are you serious??
I actually, audibly lol-ed at tina's comment.
CanadianFoodieGirl at 10:11PM on 11/26/08
On second thought, "turduken" is a pretty bad name for anything edible, but it's fun to say and not nearly as funny as the vegan version.
CanadianFoodieGirl at 10:16PM on 11/26/08
Apologies for a third comment in a row (or second, if the original second fails to appear), but I just caught onto the irony that SE's source was a website called Table Manners.
CanadianFoodieGirl at 10:25PM on 11/26/08
There's now a recipe for "turbaconducken" going around...usual turducken, but with bacon wraps. For all.
If you like bacon... ;-)
CharJTF at 10:34PM on 11/26/08
Wait. I've got one.
Does it come with "and the horse you rode in on" stuffing?
buffy at 10:37PM on 11/26/08
Uhhh yeah, that,s about what I'd say if you tried to give me the bird made of tofu!
jword2001 at 10:51PM on 11/26/08
tofuckthat
sailordave at 2:21AM on 11/27/08
@CharJTF:
Does that mean the vegetarian version of that is tofaconfucken?
Hugeness at 8:12AM on 11/27/08
Oh, the horror... the horror...
I'm trying to think of something clever to say here, but all I can come up with is:
WHY?
Steen at 8:12AM on 11/27/08
Chicken tenders inside pork tenderloin, inside beef tenderloin.
Butterfly the tenderloins, layer them, and roll them around the chicken tenders. Slice across when done, to reveal the meat spiral.
Call it The Circle Of Life.
bearsarefree at 3:12PM on 11/27/08
my new favorite curse..."tofucken!" especially appropriate to use when frustrated with relatives who only want to eat steamed broccoli at thanksgiving and scoff at my eating three... no, four... lemon bars. tofuck you, tofuck's sake.
redzerostar at 9:25PM on 11/27/08
Oh my! I thought you guys were a little "anal" about language issues here. Apparently not!
Boscompb at 9:24AM on 11/28/08
lmao @ sailordave
gastronomeg at 11:20AM on 11/28/08
and then there is the turgooduccochiqua - a quail inside a cornish game hen inside a duck inside a chicken inside a turkey inside a goose. off Neatorama:
turgooduccochiqua
and the guys pictures on flickr:
turgooduccochiqua pics
not at all vegetarian, but totally crazy!
redhead at 5:37PM on 11/28/08
I am laughing so hard. Oh my god.
"Tofuckthat."
"tofuck you, tofuck's sake."
*DYING*
alosha7777 at 7:13PM on 11/29/08
It IS a great great curse. Thanks fr the idea redzerostar!
ToFucken!!!! hit cane on floor, grumble, grumble.
Reminds me of a friend who years ago, on seeing the title of a new fantasy novel, decided that "Dragondrums" would make an excellent curse word.
Fluffnik at 3:20PM on 12/04/08
Thanks to all of you.
I lost my dad, last of my family and have been sitting around while moss grows on me. After reading all these comments I found myself laughing till I found tears on my cheeks. Thank you for the wonderful, funny reading. I am now going to get dressed and go shopping.
Happy Holidays to all and never loose that humor.
darr4444 at 10:57AM on 12/07/08