Meat & Poultry

The turducken – a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey – was a Louisiana specialty before spreading across the South. Now it’s arrived in Western New York, at Camillo’s Sloan Supermarket. …

American shoppers face a dizzying array of labels in the aisles of their grocery stores, most designed to help them make healthy choices. Soon they’ll see yet another label this one concerning the health of animals in the food chain. “There’s organic, there’s fair trade, but ‘humane’ is the next big thing,” said Phil Lempert, a supermarket and consumer behavior analyst. “We ask shoppers what they’re looking for, and that’s what they’re telling us.” …

Winn Meats Co., a Dallas, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 25,600 pounds of ground beef products that were improperly labeled and potentially adulterated, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday. …

W. Milton Hendrixson of Goldsboro Milling Company is one of two individuals to be inducted into the North Carolina Poultry Federations (NCPF) Hall of Fame this year. Hendrixson was presented the award at the 2010 Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony and Luncheon November 4 at the NC State University Club. …

WE Estonians believe all kinds of things, said Ell Tabur, a beaming blonde, her arms plunged to the elbow in a tub of barley, onions, blood and marjoram. Ms. Tabur was among about 30 Estonian-Americans who gathered on a recent Saturday to make traditional blood sausage for Christmas Eve at the New York Estonian House (Eesti Maja), a cozy town house near the mouth of the Midtown Tunnel. …