Turducken Part 2

you remember part 1? well a friend Aline found that hugh fearnley-whittingstall (a novelty mildly-eccentric english chef) has achieved a TEN-bird multi-roast: a turgoduckmaguikenantidgeonck if you will. check out the recipe and video of preparation: http://www.rivercottage.net/SeasonalRecipes/Default.aspx?artid=595 &cid=152
naturally her first instinct was to wiki such a story - and well, she found the ultimate ever achieved by those culinary gods - the french: quote - The largest recorded nested bird roast is 17 birds, attributed to a royal feast (fit for a Lord or large Princess) in France in the 19th Century: a bustergophechideckneaealckidgeverwingailusharkolanine - bustard stuffed with a turkey, a goose, a pheasant, a chicken, a duck, a guinea fowl, a teal, a woodcock, a partridge, a plover, a lapwing, a quail, a thrush, a lark, an ortolan and a passerine. Since passerine is a generic term, it is not known exactly what kind of bird was used as the smallest in the actual roast, although a pied flycatcher has been suggested.

i suggest you start cooking christmas dinner...now.

k