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    Why do we call a turkey's body part the 'Pope's Nose?'

    Question #8126. Asked by Betsy. (Nov 24 00 4:53 PM)


    billfay

    		The phrase Pope's nose/parson's nose (depending on your religious orientation) was used by Longfellow in 'Hyperion' in 1839 referring the the rump of a fowl, goose, duck, or other gamebird and has been around since.

    Nov 25 00, 10:03 PM
    McGruff

    		The Pope's Nose, sometimes called the Parson's Nose (in northern Africa, it's the Sultan's Nose) is the fleshy tail of a fowl, particularly a turkey. It was used as a derogatory term by Protestants. Interestingly, though, Italians, who are mostly Catholic, value the fatty appendage in soup making. http://www.turkey.mb.ca/cuts.html

    Nov 25 00, 10:03 PM

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