Turkey Elbows

04/09/08

You have heard about such Western delicacies as pig’s knuckles, ox tails, and such Samoan stables as, pork arteries, mutton flaps and neck, and turkey necks and tails. Now you can add turkey elbows to this list of epicurean delights.

A turkey elbow, imported as all “meats” at the store are, consists of skin and bone. If one really looks hard, you may find a small piece of meat that the food processor somehow overlooked. A beef soup bone is a steak compared to a turkey elbow.

There is a fellow Peace Corps Volunteer who claims he is being fed canned dog food. This is hard to believe since I have never seen a can of dog food in any store. Samoans just don’t look at dogs the same way Americans do. But if this is true, he should consider himself an honored guest and enjoy the meat. I am jealous.