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You can still purchase the exact version made famous by Madden, along with other authentic Louisiana options: In Search of the Turducken | The Saturday Evening Post

: During a 1996 game at the Louisiana Superdome, local butcher Glenn Mistich presented Madden with a 17-pound turducken. Madden was so smitten that he immediately began devouring it in the broadcast booth without utensils.

The story of the is as layered as the dish itself, featuring French aristocracy, Cajun innovators, and a legendary NFL broadcaster who once ate it with his bare hands on national television. The Madden Legend

: Madden made it the "official food" of his All-Madden Team, famously carving it on air during Thanksgiving broadcasts and awarding it to star players. He even once requested a six-legged turducken so he could give a drumstick to every offensive lineman. Where to Buy Turducken Online

While the turducken (a deboned chicken stuffed inside a duck, then stuffed inside a turkey) has deep Cajun roots, it became a national phenomenon thanks to .