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TURKISH DELIGHT
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Time was when a roast turkey was a must for Christmas lunch
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A full roast turkey at the table is an increasingly disappearing tradition in the city. — Reuters
MENTION TURKEY and your first association is either Istanbul's travails over joining the European Union or Thanksgiving. But the eccentric-looking bird is also associated with Christmas. Time was when a full roast turkey was de rigueur at the Christmas lunch in Christian homes, especially Anglo Indian homes. Roast turkey, wine and Christmas pudding completed the festivities.
Christmas was a time of family get-togethers and the presence of family and extended family members warranted the time and labour that went into the making of the roast turkey.
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Times have changed, as have family equations. Today, if one wants turkey, one goes to a restaurant and tucks into minuscule portions of this large fowl.
Still, there are a few doughty souls that soldier on, taking the trouble to buy a full bird, or if they're fortunate to have a backyard large enough, actually rear it.
The chicks are available for Rs. 15 each. There are farmers who bring them to the market around Christmas time.
Turkeys are expensive, coming at Rs. 175 a kilo for a dressed bird.
Each bird could weigh anything between three kilos and eight. Bonnie Brigs speaks of the times when a whole turkey would be roasted, stuffed with mashed potato, bacon, butter, spices, plums and cashew, drizzled with brandy or wine, and served with mayonnaise and cranberry sauce.
M.V. CHANDRASHEKAR
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