Re: Turkey
December 23, 2002
Michelle, I did fathom the idea of having a Christmas dinner including the good big stupid bird we love to shove crap into but if you see my kitchen setup, you’ll understand that a turkey bird would simply be a BAD idea. Firstly, my “oven” is just one of those small convection ovens you plug in and make grilled cheese sandwiches in. My stove could possibly fit the turkey if I had this huge pan that sat across the two heating elements but who wants a fried turkey? Most importantly, I have yet to see a turkey in supermarkets. They’re simply too big for the normal japanese diet I think. There are chickens abound but when I tried drawing the difference in size between a chicken and a turkey to some students, they were horrified. It was as if I were eating 100 chickens or something. Oh, and it is against the Christmas rules to buy only a portion of a turkey, like a leg or a wing. It’s all or nothing or the gas chamber.
I think I’ll just skip Christmas this year in lieu of a bigger New Year’s shebang. They’re more festive around the 1st anyway.
