For those of you who couldn't make it to the Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor last weekend, I'm so very sorry. This is the first one I've attended, and I was overwhelmed with the variety of amazing foodstuffs to sample and buy. Let me tell you about one of my new favorites.
As I walked around one corner, an incredible savory smell wafted on the air: cranberry turkey sausage from The Turkey Farm, in New Sharon. Though I'm not easily impressed, I thought I'd take a nibble, so I reached for a bit of their freshly grilled loose sausage on a toothpick and popped it in my mouth (the sausage, not the toothpick). Most of the turkey sausage I've eaten in the past has been dry and a bit bland, but this was amazing. It was tender, rich and savory, juicy like no sausage I've ever eaten. It wasn't pork sausage's fit, lean, boring cousin. It was better. It was pork's gorgeous older sister, and it was love at first bite.
I had to have more, so before I left the festival, I picked up a package of links with feta, spinach, and sweet pepper (yes, I paid!), which I pan fried tonight. Like the loose sausage I sampled, these links were juicy and full of flavor with the clear taste of feta, spinach, and red pepper in every bite.
The Turkey Farm sells a wide variety of products including whole turkeys (though they're sold out for Thanksgiving), different cuts from the bird, sausages, cooked meats, salads, pot pies, and more. With a seasonal presence at various farmers' markets, holiday drops around the state, a few regular retail locations, as well as a farm store that is open part time, you should be able to get your hands on something good.
For more information on these delicious turkey products, visit their website at the link below. Yummy!
I always disdained turkey meat products for this same reason. Good to know I was wrong! Did the Turkey Farm people also make the feta?
ReplyDeleteHi, Nicole. No, they don't make the feta, but it is made locally in Maine. Good news! A & B Naturals sells some of their products. Give them a try!
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