Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

[Sponge Bob]

The exact menu of the very first Thanksgiving celebration, or more accurately harvest festival, is still a matter of debate among food historians. A letter written twenty-two years after the event suggests the main courses included lobsters, eels, fish and venison, all foods familiar to the native Americans and readily available in that region of North America. One food item conspicuously missing from that first menu is turkey, however. There is written evidence to suggest the governor of the Pilgrims did send men into the field to capture wild fowl, but it is highly likely the hunters brought back smaller birds such as quail, pheasant and duck, not the much larger and more elusive wild turkey. In addition to being a native bird, large birds like the turkey can be symbols of abundance, and the time and effort traditionally required to prepare them means they are often saved for special occasions.

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Sponge Bob Reviewed by Sponge Bob on 25th Nov 2010. Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving? http://screensnapr.com/u/sb562h.png The exact menu of the very first Thanksgiving celebration, or more accurately harvest festival, is still a matter of debate among food historians. A letter written twenty-two years after the event suggests the main courses included lobsters, eels, fish and venison, all foods familiar to the native Americans and readily available in that region of North America. One food item conspicuously missing from that first menu is turkey, however. There is written Rating: 5

[Daniel]

I don't eat turkey on thanksgiving,

I probably eat turkey twice every year, once when it's christmas and once when it's eastern..

[wirez]

Turkey is really good and I end up craving it every Thanksgiving cause that is the only time that I eat it.

[Kingheaven99]

now i'm hungry

[Maniac_]

Thanks, i will take the chicken!

[sloddl]

ye that picture made me hungry too. looks so goood... :}}

[chrishdman87]

tl;dr but regardless thank you for sharing.

[cgworld]

Turkey needs a little bit more time to get cooked than chicken ... both are healthy and not much differences in taste .

[illetyus2]

Long live Turkey (Turkiye)!

[dark_hunter]

We don't even have thanksgiving here.