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December 26, 2009
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Do not Covet my Turkey Leg

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Written by: Daniel
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You can have the thigh.

This is the best part of the turkey and if I don’t at least one turkey leg a year, my year will be ruined.

I cannot– and will not– share the leg. While I eat it I like to act like a barbarian. I tear off bits of meat with my teeth, grunt, fart, and drink beer. Now if I only liked football, then I could really have the true American experience. I remember watching my uncles act this way during our Christmas gatherings and they always stole the legs…bastards.
It’s nice to live in a country where the turkey is a new concept.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Dan



About the Author

Daniel
Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.
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  1. daintree

    Is that "really* a turkey leg? It's too small!

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    March 16, 2010 at 12:58 pm



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