One in four Brits to spice up Christmas turkey by dousing it in curry powder, peri-peri sauce or wasabi
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ONE in four adults will spice up their Christmas turkey this year by dousing it in curry powder, peri-peri sauce or wasabi. A study of 2,000 people who celebrate the season revealed that a third of Brits find the festive bird dry (33 per cent), bland (30 per cent) and boring (28 per cent).
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And as such, one in four won’t be serving turkey on December 25th. However, creative cooks are ditching tradition and considering livening up their meat - with maple syrup and hot sauce (11 per cent), sriracha and honey glaze or ‘lime zest, tequila and salt’ (both eight per cent).
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In fact, 15 per cent think it’s in desperate need of a makeover, leaving 29 per cent experimenting with other main dishes. The research was commissioned by Doritos which has created a recipe to spice up your turkey featuring a chilli heatwave flavour tortilla crust that locks in moisture, called ‘the Turkerito’.
Spokesperson, Karina Stoltz said: “The nation has spoken - turkey is boring, bland, and flavourless. “And people are looking for ways to liven up the big bird. “We didn’t just pluck this recipe out of thin air; we spent a solid five minutes in research and development to create what few are describing as a culinary masterpiece.
“Do we think the Turkerito will be gracing dinner tables up and down the country next week? Probably not. Should it? Absolutely. Holy cluck does it taste good.”. It also emerged 57 per cent are not a fan of a traditional Yuletide meal that usually features turkey, sprouts and bread sauce.
