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In the newest installment of Vanity Fair's "Food Snob's guide," the Snob's Dictionary traces the welcome emergence of the heirloom turkey, a.k.a. the snob's answer to the "tyrannical Butterball-fueled reign" of "Large White" frozen Thanksgiving turkeys. Described as the "wattle-fowl equivalent of heirloom produce" — complete with J. Crew catalog names — heritage birds are the ideal fowl for snobby Thanksgiving tables, or for anyone who actually enjoys that familiar "turkeyish" flavor. Go, watch:
Video: Thanksgiving and the History of Heritage Turkeys
· Thanksgiving and the History of Heritage Turkeys [YouTube]
· All Thanksgiving Coverage on Eater [-E-]
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