What is Turducken? Tom Brady gets a taste of the deliciousness that made John Madden famous

Thanksgiving is a holiday for family, food and celebration together. But for NFL fans everywhere, there’s another item that comes back into the public consciousness around this time every year: the Turducken.

Most fans know that the Turducken is somehow connected to legendary broadcaster John Madden and that he brought it out every Thanksgiving when he presented a drumstick to his best player.

And that’s true. Madden introduced the Turducken to a mass audience during a game in New Orleans in 1996. Next, Madden made the turducken the official food of his All-Madden team and a legend was born.

But what exactly is this rare delicacy?

Gordon Ramsay recently found out, and he helped in a video shown during Thursday’s Cowboys-Giants game broadcast on FOX:

What’s in Turducken?

If you think it’s a combination of turkey, duck and chicken, you’re right. The Turducken is…

• A boneless turkey…
• Stuffed with a boneless duck…
• Filled with a boneless chicken.

Madden loved it, and so did Tom Brady when he first tried it. “That’s amazing!” he said.

After the game, Cowboys star Micah Parsons was also in attendance as he was honored with the Madden Thanksgiving MVP Trophy.