If Americans eat Turkey for Thanksgiving, what do they eat for Christmas dinner?
Turkey. Americans really like turkey. If I'm not mistaken, Benjamin Franklin proposed that it be designated the national bird. Would have made a lot more sense than the bald eagle, if you ask me.
Some families do eat other things for Christmas, like ham. I've never heard of anyone having a more traditional fowl like goose, but I'd bet there are people out there who do, and it's something I'd like to try one day. Of course, these days Christmas dinner for me usually consists of rice and soup and various assorted greens and other side dishes. A few years back I made turkey two years running and invited over a lot of people, but holy crap is that a lot of work.
HAM! Mmmmm... This year for thanksgiving we're having Chicken. LOL Turkey isn't turkey until it's FRIED turkey. Suho can help with that little detail, I'm sure.
That's interesting regarding the Turkey being the national bird... definitely less majestic and what would we do if it was illegal to kill them? Would we eat bald eagle for thankgiving?
Four good?
Where do all the Turkeys come from, the ones that are eaten in the states that is? Is it spread over the country or are they concentrated in a particular state or states and why Turkey? Actually , no scratch that, I don't real;y want to know why?
Crazy mericans
As for the work Suho, just brine it, brown it and then bake it. Juicy every time
Actually, I had no problem with the actual cooking, it's just all the work that goes into the turkey and the trimmings. My wife helped me out, but since I'm the one with experience in Western cuisine, it was mostly up to me. That's a lot of work for even two people, preparing a turkey dinner to feed a dozen.
quote: GrythusDraconis said:
LOL Turkey isn't turkey until it's FRIED turkey. Suho can help with that little detail, I'm sure.
Now why didn't I think of that?
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That's interesting regarding the Turkey being the national bird... definitely less majestic and what would we do if it was illegal to kill them? Would we eat bald eagle for thankgiving?
Actually, it's illegal to kill bald eagles because they are (or used to be, I should say) an endangered species, not because they're the national bird.
From: The Happy Hunting Grounds... Insane since: Mar 2001
posted 11-27-2008 13:40
quote: Blaise said:
Goose is the traditional Christmas bird dontchaknow!So is the only difference between Thanksgiving and Christmas (apart from the religious connotations), the presents and the tree?
Well, no.
The reasons behind the two celebrations are different, of course.
Thanksgiving is about a giving of thanks, and although I cannot speak for others, in my family we use Thanksgiving to celebrate and give thanks for our family and our lives.
X-Max is normally about giving to others (at least, it is in my family). Gifts and the being together that brings with it happiness.
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Yep, I'm going to have to go with CPrompt and WS here: the food is really the only similarity. It's like here, in Korea, we eat similar foods during Chuseok (harvest moon festival) and Seollal (lunar new year), but they are not even close to being the same holiday.
@Blaise: I do understand where you're coming from. I think it's best to say, though, that Americans like to celebrate major holidays by getting together and stuffing themselves with turkey. In other words, it's more a function of how we celebrate holidays than a characteristic of the holiday itself. Does that make sense? All the other elements of Christmas and Thanksgiving are quite disparate. For example, there is no music associated with Thanksgiving, but Christmas music is a genre unto itself.