The Great Wellesley Turducken hunt

It’s been years since that glorious Valentine’s Day when we lit the candles, peered into each others’ eyes and carved the one and only Turducken (chicken wrapped in a duck wrapped in a turkey) we’ve ever had. I bought it online as a lark, and it was salty but edible.

Now, however many years later, I found myself inspired to wow a friend taking me to Patriots-Broncos game with a special Tailgating Turducken. But would I be able to find one locally?

Surprisingly, and perhaps disturbingly, yes, and pretty easily.

Roche Bros., carries them and I splurged for one that cost $8 per pound (chump change next to the cost of a Patriots ticket I suppose).

But we also could have procured one from Whole Foods, which offers Turduckens as a special order item for $5 a pound. My contact said to talk to a butcher there to get specifics on the size range available.

I reached out to John Dewar’s as well, and after looking at the long list of poultry items available there, I suspected a Turducken might be too simple. Perhaps an OstTurDuckQuailGrousKen? As it turns out, they don’t carry Turduckens, but they did direct me to a woman in Connecticut who makes them…