Seattle mayor pardons 'Tofurky' named after Washington apple

SEATTLE — Mayor Murrary pardoned the tofu turkey and challenged the Seattle City Council to a food drive.

“Only in Seattle,” tweeted the Washington Secretary of State office.

Braeburn the ‘Tofurky’ has a companion vegetarian turkey named Honeycrisp.

The food drive will run through December 12, 2014.

The team that collects the most food items will win a doughnut delivery from either Mayor Murray or Council President Tim Burgess.

According to the office of the mayor, the two tofu turkeys are named after popular Washington state apples.