The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States and in Canada is a large roasted turkey. It is served with a variety of side dishes which vary from traditional dishes such as mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. In 2006, American turkey growers were expected to raise 270 million turkeys, to be processed into five billion pounds of turkey meat valued at almost USD 8 billion.
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The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States and in Canada is a large roasted turkey. It is served with a variety of side dishes which vary from traditional dishes such as mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce, to ones that reflect regional or cultural heritage. The majority of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving dinner are made from foods native to the New World, as according to tradition the Pilgrims received these foods, or learned how to grow them, from the Native Americans. The use of the turkey in the US for Thanksgiving precedes Lincoln’s nationalization of the holiday in 1863. In 2006, American turkey growers were expected to raise 270 million turkeys, to be processed into five billion pounds of turkey meat valued at almost USD 8 billion, with one third of all turkey consumption occurring in the Thanksgiving-Christmas season. Roast turkey is the most common main dish of a Thanksgiving dinner, to the point where Thanksgiving is sometimes colloquially called “Turkey Day. ” The Broad Breasted White turkey is particularly bred for Thanksgiving dinner and similar large feasts; its large size and meat content make it ideal for such situations, although the breed must be artificially bred and suffers from health problems due to its size.
Deep-fried turkey is rising in popularity due to shorter preparation time, but carries safety risks. The consumption of turkey on Thanksgiving is so ingrained in American culture that each year since 1947, the National Federation has presented a live turkey to the President prior to each Thanksgiving dinner. These turkeys were initially slaughtered and eaten for the President’s Thanksgiving dinner; since 1989, the turkeys have typically given a mock pardon to great fanfare and sent to a park to live out the rest of their lives. Roasted turkey is served in many households in many European households as a replacement for goose or duck, which were traditionally served in traditional European Thanksgiving dinners before Christmas. The traditional Thanksgiving dinner is the largest eating event in theUnited States; it is common for people to consume several thousands of calories during the course of the dinner. Most Thanksgiving turkeys are stuffed with a bread-based mixture and roasted. If this mixture is prepared outside the bird, it may be known as dressing.
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