Watch a Snob's Guide to Heritage Turkey

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

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