What Exactly Is In That Bag Of Organs Inside A Thanksgiving Turkey?
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Don't throw those giblets out!
If you’ve ever brought home a Thanksgiving turkey and fished around its insides, you’ve likely found a little bag of mysterious turkey bits known as giblets. And while many home cooks throw it in the garbage with disgust, it shouldn’t be overlooked.
The offal, or the organ meats of animals, aren’t usually widely available — but turkey is the exception. “It is the only example I can think of in modern meat-buying in America where meat itself comes with organs, as if the internal organs are saying, ‘Please eat me, too! I’m also delicious!’” said Dr. Jonathan Reisman, a physician, author and creator of Anatomy Eats, a series of dinners where patrons eat parts of animals that are usually discarded, while Reisman explains the animal’s anatomy.