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Here in NZ we really only eat turkey at Christmas. We do have chicken bacon though which is pretty much the same thing.

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Turkey bacon, turkey breast coldcuts, turkey burgers, turkey hotdogs, turkey bologna...lots of turkey alternatives here for the health conscious as it is very low fat and high Protein.

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Turkey bacon' date=' turkey breast coldcuts, turkey burgers, turkey hotdogs, turkey bologna...lots of turkey alternatives here for the health conscious as it is very low fat and high Protein.

Yes I have noticed here people talk about it a lot! But it is uncommon here and good quality, free range turkeys are very expensive. It is possible to get turkey outside of Christmas season but it costs!

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Okay I have just been reading about the nutritional benefits of turkey. I may have to track down a local supplier!

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Here in NZ we really only eat turkey at Christmas. We do have chicken bacon though which is pretty much the same thing.

I have never seen chicken bacon..have never seen it..and I bet it would taste better than turkey bacon...wonder if I could order it online...hmmmm..along golden roasted Chikpeas!!

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https://godshalls.com/store/item.aspx?itemid=362 chicken bacon for the USA market. Looks a bit different to what we have here (http://www.tegel.co.nz/products/Chilled-ready-to-eat/Original-Manuka-Smoked-Chicken-Bacon-200g?c=3&p=154) but must be the same sort of thing.

And I found you some roasted chick peas too http://nuts.com/snacks/chickpeas/golden.html

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Turkey bacon, turkey breast coldcuts, turkey burgers, turkey hotdogs, turkey bologna...lots of turkey alternatives here for the health conscious as it is very low fat and high Protein.

Yes we loooooove to kill us some turkeys.

My neighbor has 2 that I'd love to kill every morning at 430....they are worse than roosters.

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Have wild turkeys passing through my property sometimes. I think they would be tough, though

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Have wild turkeys passing through my property sometimes. I think they would be tough' date=' though

Yes wild turkeys are tougher & more gamey. But hey are leaner. I like them.

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Yes I have noticed here people talk about it a lot! But it is uncommon here and good quality' date=' free range turkeys are very expensive. It is possible to get turkey outside of Christmas season but it costs![/quote']

Free range turkeys here are super expensive too. We call them heirloom turkeys. A 10kg heirloom could cost $150+ compared to a mass marketed turkey going for around $18-25. (turkeys get pretty cheap around the holidays here.

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Nope - no turkey bacon here in Aus. (at least that I'm not aware of!)

You either eat a pig' date=' cow, chicken, turkey, sheep or roo. It is what it's meant to be :)[/quote']

You eat kangaroo?

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I used to only feed roo to the dogs until I realized how high in Protein and low in fat it was. It's amazing. Great in pies. The closest thing to compare it to would be venison, I think.

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I used to only feed roo to the dogs until I realized how high in Protein and low in fat it was. It's amazing. Great in pies. The closest thing to compare it to would be venison' date=' I think.[/quote']

I never would have guessed, but I suppose they are plentiful.

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You eat kangaroo?

As far as I'm aware, we are the only country that has no issue with eating the animals on the national coat of arms. The kangaroo and the emu. Lol. Something to be proud of.

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