/ck/ - Food & Cooking

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In America, thanksgiving tends to not be... very well prepared. This is simply a matter of averages, with so many households home cooking, 90% of it is sure to suck. christmas tends to fare a bit better because it's not as tied to 1950's americana norman rockwell bullshit.

It's true that roast turkey isn't very exciting, especially with american birds (which are tasteless shit bred for breast size and idiocy, probably the biggest victim of factory farming) where American thanksgiving can and does shine is in the trimmings and side dishes which will have tremendous regional variance.

ex. New England stuffing w/oysters and clams
hasty pudding
frog-eye salad
cornbread (spoon & regular)
Okra Pickles
Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Pies
Derby Pie
Sourdough Stuffing
Creamed Onions
Turkey Manicotti, Tamales, Spaghetti, etc

Thanksgiving is one of those times you'll see the actual roots of America on display (at least in the sides), in local ingredients native recipes and an unholy amalgamation of various european dishes passed down from immigrants