Comments on: On Tyson and T-Day…

By: Michelle Leder

Michelle Leder — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:01:47 +0000

@Ron: Tyson’s filing was a 10K, not a Q. I’ve heard about Tofurkey before and tried to eat one once, but wasn’t quite that brave.

@Jo: Sounds pretty idyllic. Good for you for supporting local farmers.

By: Joey

Joey — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:58:40 +0000

Wow. Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘choke the chicken.’

By: Jo McIntyre

Jo McIntyre — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:59:28 +0000

I get all my poultry, organic and free-range, from the nearest Whole Foods store, or the even closer local natural foods store.

I get my beef from my girlfriend who lives in the country and raises a few head of beef catttle every year. She also gives me bits of liver from the elk her granddaughter shoots on her property. Life is good in rural Oregon.

By: Ron Ratliff

Ron Ratliff — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:55:20 +0000

Not sure how you get from a 10-Q to chicken feet….but I probably wouldn’t have minded waiting until after “turkey day” to read your blog.

By the way, did you hear about “tofurkey” (tofu turkey)? The guy on the radio said that whoever makes them sold 300,000 last year. I probably don’t want to know how they’re made either!

Oh, and I agree with Frank — don’t “dis” the turkey!

By: Michelle Leder

Michelle Leder — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:44:47 +0000

Actually, Kumara’s favorite treat is raw chicken feet. He gets one at noon pretty much on the dot. But I buy them from a local organic farm up the road — wouldn’t dream of giving my dog factory-farmed chicken feet!

By: Frank Graham

Frank Graham — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:41:25 +0000

Prob exporting a lot of chicken feet and parts to China. Supposedly our chicken feet are more plump and meaty than theirs? Think that was part of a trade war spat.
Feet are a big deal there as is dark meat favored over white meat. Opposites attract I guess. After all wedding dress norm there is black not white.
As aside I caught one of those DNA shows on TV where guy showed how chickens are tail end of dinosaur time. He speced that could alter a couple genes and grow bigger chickens even with some dino parts like a big tail and beaks. Yummy exports.
Didn’t include the dumbo turkeys, our almost national boid. Happy Eats.