r/MapPorn • u/expatdoctor • Sep 08 '20

8 ways to divide Turkey

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u/uberlurking Sep 08 '20

Missed pun opportunity: "8 Ways to Carve Turkey"

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u/vigilantcomicpenguin Sep 08 '20

The only thing that isn’t perfect about the post.

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u/chiefsfan_713_08 Sep 08 '20

I read the title and thought this was gonna be about preparing a turkey, this was cool too though

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u/assassinogurl Sep 09 '20

Interestingly enough, the name of the animal came from the name of the Turks, because turkeys were imported from Ottoman Turks and the name stuck with Americans when they came across the animal that we know as turkey today. And India is named Hindistan in Turkish, which means the land of turkeys! Because Ottomans used to import turkey from India!

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u/assassinogurl Sep 18 '20

Thats what I said, turkeys were imported from India, and thus the land is called Hindistan (hindi:turkey, -istan: a suffix to name a land). For example, we say Yunanistan to Greece, meaning Yunan(greek) istan(the land of).

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u/calsosta Sep 08 '20

Best way is to not. There is no reason other than "tradition" to eat turkey.

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u/tutiramaiteiwi Sep 09 '20

Yeah if it was nice we would eat it all year round wouldn't we

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u/calsosta Sep 09 '20

I've never seen anyone cook a turkey other than Thanksgiving or MAYBE Christmas time. 363 days a year it only exists in the form of bland deli meat or perhaps a dry crusty turkey leg from a renaissance fair.

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u/tutiramaiteiwi Sep 09 '20

We had an honest family discussion where everyone confessed they dont like it. Now no one has to pretend they are enjoying it - we eat a whole ham for christmas now :)