christmas dinner meat

cm1179 · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:06

what are you having this year? i will be at my folks. i'm not a big fan of turkey so i opted for lamb and my dad said we will have a nice bit of pork too. they are still open to ideas though, i wouldn't mind duck or partridge!

Freefaller · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:13

I'm having 2 Christmas meals this year. One at my parents, one at hers.

Pork at mine.
Turkey at hers.

Can't wait!

Goose is nice or Capon is a good alternative to Turkey too.

Glaucus · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:17

Christmas day turkey yay&nay.
So many nicer meats, however great in sarnies on boxing day.

Ideally would have turkey and pigs in blankets made specifically for boxing day sandwiches.
And different meat+pigs in blankets for Christmas day.

My fake Christmas pork belly.

robfosters · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:23

Don't have turkey. Honestly don't think the taste matches the extortionate price.

We settle for chicken and gammon. That does us.

Glaucus · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:25

robfosters said:
. Honestly don't think the taste matches the extortionate price.

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turkey is very cheap, it's just they are so bloody big. £5-10 a kilo.

Ahleckz · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:27

Goose for us this year. Yum yum.

Freefaller · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:29

<3 goose!

Ahleckz · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:31

Me too, we've had it a couple of times. Last year we had turkey and it was quite a let down, though it was likely to do with the quality of the bird. Got it from a British foodshop in Prague so I doubt they have the pick of the coop, so to speak.
Got a fantastic cook making it as well, should be a good meal. I just hope that my croquembouche is as good as the main!

FrenchTart · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:37

I'm meant to be cooking turkey for 11 but I'm quite tempted by goose instead. Turkey is so boring :/

Glaucus · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:41

Goose is a million times better, but it's a lot more money. A lot lot more money.

FrenchTart · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:43

Glaucus said:
Goose is a million times better, but it's a lot more money. A lot lot more money.

Money isn't that big a deal tbh. I'll be sharing the costs of the bird with at least one other person. I think we budgeted £35 for the turkey (not the best quality admittedly). Any idea how much more a goose would be?

randomshenans · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:43

FrenchTart · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:46

QuickLink said:
Swan

Pretty much akin to eating Corgi tbh.

Freefaller · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:47

Try Capon (if Goose is not an option).

Ahleckz · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:47

FrenchTart said:
Money isn't that big a deal tbh. I'll be sharing the costs of the bird with at least one other person. I think we budgeted £35 for the turkey (not the best quality admittedly). Any idea how much more a goose would be?

IIRC it's around £12 a kilo. Thankfully, I don't have to pay for the meat!

FrenchTart · 13 Dec 2011 at 13:55

Ahleckz said:
IIRC it's around £12 a kilo. Thankfully, I don't have to pay for the meat!

Ouch. That's quite an increase, yeah.

I was also really tempted to galantine the turkey (or whatever bird I go for) but I would imagine the guests would prefer the look of it cooked on the bone.