Dear Germans, German-Americans and Germophiles

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Nope, the Turducken is a Cajun dish. Les Roi went too far with it, and used too many birds. They didn't understand subtlety.

IIRC though, the French did it first and the Cajuns came up with the specific combination of birds. French invention and Cajun refinement?

[Yoyoma1910]

IIRC though, the French did it first and the Cajuns came up with the specific combination of birds. French invention and Cajun refinement?

The act of stuffing animals inside of each other can be traced back at least to the medieval period. There are countless variations on it. As with all dishes, each variation and combination within this category are different recipes, and can have different names.

Do we call every cake just "a cake?" Is not a chocolate cake different from a banana nut? Is not a Devil's food different from a German Chocolate (named after the man, not the people BTW)?

While I do not claim that Cajun people invented the act of stuffing birds inside each other, the Turducken is ours.


Edit:

Also, the Cajun's are descendants of French colonists, who have existed in a relatively isolated community for several centuries. So yes, either way, the French invented it.