Monday, December 01, 2014

Thanksgiving 2014 Turkey at Blue Butcher

Every year Thanksgiving is getting better because more restaurants are serving turkey.
A few years ago it was really scarce that I had to keep an eye on the calender so I wouldn't miss it.

At Blue Butcher, they are now serving a whole turkey which is enough for 6-8 people priced at $1860 or half a turkey for $930 with homemade stuffing, mash, candied bacon, Brussel sprouts and trimmings.
Dessert is finished with a scrumptious pumpkin pie.
(All turkeys must be ordered 72 hours in advance.)

That night we had Turkey and some of their other dishes so lets start with the Turkey first.

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[b]Green Goddess:[/b]

Started off with this drink which was a concoction of cucumber, dill, Vanilla gum and citrus.
The taste of dill in the drink was surprisingly good and it was such a healthy drink.
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[b]Roast Turkey:[/b]


Now to the star of the show, the turkey was sliced surrounded by the vegetables, stuffing, mash etc.
I tried both the breast and leg which were both incredibly soft and supple but I have to admit the leg was tastier.
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[b]Pumpkin pie:[/b]

The Thanksgiving meal ended with my favourite pumpkin pie which was not too sweet with a strong cinnamon flavour to it.
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Other dishes we had:
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[b]Kurobua BBQ pulled pork sliders:[/b]

These sliders were packed with pickled chili and aged cheddar which had a tangy smokey taste.
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[b]Veal sweetbread nuggets:[/b]

The nuggets came with black truffle emulsion and lemon.
You don't often see sweetbread on the menu so this was a must order item because it is delicious.
They are similar to chicken liver which has a soft mushy yet velvety texture and with the crispy coating they taste a bit like fried pieces of chicken.
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[b]Jarred foie gras and chicken liver:[/b]


The pate was lovely and velvety balanced by the sharpness of the onions.
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[b]Macaroni and cheese with egg:[/b]

This was amazing because the cheese was rich and the addition of the half cooked egg made the macaroni tastier.
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[b]Pig belly and cheek:[/b]

The pig belly was on a bed of lentils and Granny Smith apple slaw.
It was a nice mix of pork, starchy lentils and tangy apple pieces.
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