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The Turkey Leg Phenomenon.
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That makes me laugh....heres some rep points....thanks!!!!!!!
I thought this thread was about Turkey Leg Boy (Brent).... wow, was I surprised. :lol:
imamouse
Well-Known Member
I appreciate the multiple opportunities to snag a turkey leg at any given location across the various lands in all of the theme parks. It's not for me, but for my teen-aged chow hounds! My boys can not make it from lunch until dinner without a snack, so the turkey legs fit the bill. :slurp:
DisJosh said:Alot of WDW's land theming is based on familliar stereotypes. Some closer to the truth than others.The notion of gnawing on a smoked turkey leg is "rustic." And so is the theming of Frontierland.
Hmmmm...Kind of sounds like a stretch. Based on that criteria, I think that strengthens the argument that turkey legs are acceptable as fitting the "themeing" in other sections.
Woody13
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Speaking of the Hollywood connection, turkeys fit in very well.DisJosh said:
One of the definitions for Turkey is:
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As we all know, the Walt Disney Company is not a stranger to turkeys. Every park at WDW has turkeys.
v_misses_epcot
Member
Hey!! You've got some idea there :lol: I think dipp'n dots would sell wonders in front of space ship earth.westie said:
Woody13 said:
Excellent point. Well done.
v_misses_epcot
Member
In my opinion, the turkey legs from the world aren't that great at all. Maybe I've just had to many turkey legs from texas that turkey legs from anywhere else don't impress me at all. They're kinda hard and taste like ham. As a matter of fact, correct me if I'm wrong or going along the right idea, but aren't turkey legs really not turkey legs? They're made out of something else aren't they? And that's not actual bone from the turkey. It's just a bone and they stick meat on it or something like that.
I forgot where I got that from actually. Any turkey leg experts here?
At least noone from here loves the mcdonalds from the world >_> Why must everyone eat mcdonalds at the kingdom? ~_~ You're there to try out different foods, not chicken nuggets and fries that cost 2.50 a damn box .-. My opinion of course. teeeeeeeeee
I forgot where I got that from actually. Any turkey leg experts here?
At least noone from here loves the mcdonalds from the world >_> Why must everyone eat mcdonalds at the kingdom? ~_~ You're there to try out different foods, not chicken nuggets and fries that cost 2.50 a damn box .-. My opinion of course. teeeeeeeeee
PurpleDragon
Well-Known Member
I know right? Everytime I head past the McDonalds fry cart between Adventureland and Frontierland, its always got a 30ft line at it. When there are restaurants right around the corner with no line. I just don't get it.v_misses_epcot said:
MissM
Well-Known Member
Oh no, they're real turkey legs. They talked about them on one of the Disney Travel Channel shows. How they inject a saltwater solution to help season them and slow cook them. And how they use one type of bird for the legs which results in the large size (it's a large bird). Turkey legs are a great idea for a place to offer because most people want the white meat and so the legs can be purchased much cheaper.
But yeah, they're 100% real.
-m
But yeah, they're 100% real.
-m
Turkey legs taste like ham because they are cured (seasoned with salt and aged) and smoked like ............... ham.
v_misses_epcot
Member
it's a large bird as in the turkey or as in another bird? Because I've heard somewhere else that it's another type of bird. oh!! The bone is from a large bird? #_# forgive me if I'm confused.MissM said:
MissM
Well-Known Member
Ok, let me try again. Disney uses a specific type - breed - of turkey for their turkey legs. Those turkeys are larger then other breeds and result in the large size turkey legs they sell. There's no artificial bone, nor bone from another animal wrapped in meat or anything, they really are what they say they are. Turkey legs.v_misses_epcot said:
I can't recall off the top of my head the breed of turkey but they raise them here in the US and have some kind of exclusive with Disney for them. They went into detail in one of the Travel Channel Disney Specials, even mentioning the breed of turkey they use and discussing how large they get in size.
Does that make sense?
-m
Someone else saw the same special - and my bad, it was a Food Network special, not a Travel Channel one - and had these facts from the show on turkey legs:
Another Signature finger-food snack at WDW is their Giant Turkey Legs.
In fact, they sell 1.5 Million Turkey legs a year. That's a lot of legless turkeys!
Alot of people think they are fake, and perhaps Emu or Ostritch legs, because they are so big. But the turkeys are actually raised in the upper mid-west and weight 40-50 lbs. So the legs you buy are a whopping 1.5 lbs.
The secret to the unique flavor is the salt water curer injected into the leg muscle tissue and then each leg is slow cooked for 6 hours.
In fact, they sell 1.5 Million Turkey legs a year. That's a lot of legless turkeys!
Alot of people think they are fake, and perhaps Emu or Ostritch legs, because they are so big. But the turkeys are actually raised in the upper mid-west and weight 40-50 lbs. So the legs you buy are a whopping 1.5 lbs.
The secret to the unique flavor is the salt water curer injected into the leg muscle tissue and then each leg is slow cooked for 6 hours.
cpcpjfan
Member
1.5 million!?!?! Wow! I may be responsible for at least half of those from last year. :slurp: I did notice on the last trip that they seemed to be in more places, but I always have to have mine in Frontierland. Strange, I guess. But when you have a Disney tradition, you just can't change yourr ways.
Woody13
New Member
The giant turkey legs were supplied by Sunday House Foods in Fredericksburg, TX up until September 1, 1999 when the plant burned down:
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/vol3no1/turkey.htm
Erlich Foods International now has the exclusive contract to supply Turkey Drumsticks to Disney Parks worldwide:
http://www.erlichfoods.com/products.html
You can buy the same turkey legs at various delis and supermarkets. The recipe is simple. The legs are soaked in a brine solution (i.e. pickling salt) for about 6 to 8 hours to tenderize the meat. The legs are then rinsed in fresh water. The legs are then put into a hickory smoker @ 200 ºF for about 6 hours. The legs are then flash frozen and shipped off to WDW. At WDW the turkey legs are just reheated.
As several people have pointed out, the turkey legs do taste like ham to some. That is due to the smoking process. Also, the tendons can indeed be a challenge at first, but once you learn your way around, the tendons will become your friends.
The turkey legs sold at WDW are a very health and nutritious food.
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/vol3no1/turkey.htm
Erlich Foods International now has the exclusive contract to supply Turkey Drumsticks to Disney Parks worldwide:
http://www.erlichfoods.com/products.html
You can buy the same turkey legs at various delis and supermarkets. The recipe is simple. The legs are soaked in a brine solution (i.e. pickling salt) for about 6 to 8 hours to tenderize the meat. The legs are then rinsed in fresh water. The legs are then put into a hickory smoker @ 200 ºF for about 6 hours. The legs are then flash frozen and shipped off to WDW. At WDW the turkey legs are just reheated.
As several people have pointed out, the turkey legs do taste like ham to some. That is due to the smoking process. Also, the tendons can indeed be a challenge at first, but once you learn your way around, the tendons will become your friends.
The turkey legs sold at WDW are a very health and nutritious food.
Woody13
New Member
The wings and turkey breast are easy to sell because they are all white meat. The white meat always sells at a premium. The legs and thighs comprise the dark meat. We know, due to this thread, where the legs go. The thighs however are processed and used for food (hamburgers, hotdogs, tacos, ice cream, sodas, candy, cakes, pies, chicken strips, pizza, etc.) in the worldwide chain of Disney CM cafeterias.zone15int said:What I would like to know is, where does the rest of that bird go???