by Mark TarsesIn Berkeley, the holiday formerly known as "Thanksgiving" has been deemed politically incorrect for 3 reasons:
This holiday celebrates the theft of native American lands by European colonists.
This name of this holiday has religious implications.
This holiday is celebrated by eating turkeys that did not volunteer to be eaten.
The Great Berkeley Debate:
Is it Tofurkey Day or Unturkey Day?
Tofurkey
Tofurkey is an imitation turkey made from tofu. The tofu is shaped to look like a turkey - as much as possible, including tofu wings and drumsticks. The surface of the tofurkey is usually painted or dyed to resemble the color of roast turkey, and it is normally stuffed inside with tradtional bread or cornbread stuffing. To make your own turfurkey at home, go to: Tofurkey recipe
Un-Turkey
Un-turkey is made from seitan (wheat gluten). The un-turkey "skin" is made from soy milk or tofu curd. It is stuffed with bread stuffing and vegan brown gravy. Un-turkey is not intended to look like a real turkey.
Where can you get them? All supermarkets in Berkeley carry tofurkey and/or un-turkey. However, they are not cheap. Tofurkey and un-turkey cost over $5.00 a pound. that's almost 10 times the price of real turkey.
Which is better? In my opinion, tofurkey and un-turkey are equally appealing.
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