Comments on: Why Does Turkey Make Me Tired? What Makes Dark Meat Dark?

By: ana

ana — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:06:00 +0000

let’s stop all this fussin’ and a feudin’ and just take a crack at the leftovers, eh? It’s the time of year to be thankful, which should be all year, eh? Settle down, internets.

By: Amanda H.

Amanda H. — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:45:00 +0000

Orange, the words “ignorant” or “stupid” don’t even appear in my comment. And since you were free to read and reread what I wrote before posting your own insightful response, what should we call you?

By: Orange

Orange — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:06:00 +0000

Ignorance is different than stupidity, Amanda. It’s not fair to call someone stupid because you know something they don’t.

By: Amanda H.

Amanda H. — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:42:00 +0000

Thank you so much for this post!! Hearing folks go on and on about tryptophan makes me sick. It’s one of those bits of pop faux-info that made its way into the cache of every faux-smartie in America. Much like the whole “using 10% of our brain” falshood, it’s been repeated AND repeatedly explained away but no one ever listens. These kinds of myths have a hard time dying.

By: Amy D

Amy D — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:55:00 +0000

FYI, it’s only domesticated turkeys that cannot fly. Wild turkeys can fly (fast, too!), and their meat is predictably significantly darker than domesticated turkeys.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:32:00 +0000

Interesting! I’ve always preferred the turkey thighs/drumsticks over the white meat. So…if I ever need to eat a human, I should go for the short distance runners? ;)

Happy T-Day!