"I was introduced to the Turducken in New Orleans. And it wasn't Thanksgiving. Glenn at the Gourmet Butcher Block brought it by, and I had never heard of it or had seen one, and they put it in the booth, and it smelled so good that I had to taste it. And it was good. Then Thanksgiving came, and we got one in addition to the traditional turkey"
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The subtext is pure Madden: appetite as authority. He doesn't sell you on culinary pedigree or regional authenticity. He trusts the most democratic form of expertise - immediate sensory evidence. "They put it in the booth" is a coach's detail, the kind of locker-room specificity that implies camaraderie and a little hustle. Food here is social currency, a gift delivered by a local butcher who understands the value of a spectacle that also tastes great. New Orleans matters because it's a place where excess is culture, not a guilty secret.
Then comes the quietly revealing move: the turducken doesn't replace the turkey; it gets added. That's American abundance as a worldview, and also Madden's broadcast persona in edible form - bigger, louder, extra. He frames innovation not as disruption but as expansion: tradition survives, but it has to make room for whatever smells irresistible in the moment.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Madden, John. (2026, January 15). I was introduced to the Turducken in New Orleans. And it wasn't Thanksgiving. Glenn at the Gourmet Butcher Block brought it by, and I had never heard of it or had seen one, and they put it in the booth, and it smelled so good that I had to taste it. And it was good. Then Thanksgiving came, and we got one in addition to the traditional turkey. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-introduced-to-the-turducken-in-new-orleans-173578/
Chicago Style
Madden, John. "I was introduced to the Turducken in New Orleans. And it wasn't Thanksgiving. Glenn at the Gourmet Butcher Block brought it by, and I had never heard of it or had seen one, and they put it in the booth, and it smelled so good that I had to taste it. And it was good. Then Thanksgiving came, and we got one in addition to the traditional turkey." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-introduced-to-the-turducken-in-new-orleans-173578/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I was introduced to the Turducken in New Orleans. And it wasn't Thanksgiving. Glenn at the Gourmet Butcher Block brought it by, and I had never heard of it or had seen one, and they put it in the booth, and it smelled so good that I had to taste it. And it was good. Then Thanksgiving came, and we got one in addition to the traditional turkey." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-introduced-to-the-turducken-in-new-orleans-173578/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
