Traditional celebration传统的庆祝活动

Traditional celebration传统的庆祝活动 Traditional celebration In the United States, certain kinds of food are traditionally served at Thanksgiving meals. First and foremost, turkey is usually the featured item on any Thanksgiving feast table (so much so that Thanksgiving is sometimes referred to as "Turkey Day"). Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, other fall vegetables, yams and pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner. All of these primary dishes are actually native to the Americas and were introduced as a new food source to the Europeans when they arrived. The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States is a large meal, starring a large roasted turkey. All of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods native to North America, according to tradition the Pilgrims received these foods from the American Indians. However, many of the classic traditions attributed to the first Thanksgiving are actually myths introduced later. A very similar dinner is often served on Christmas. Side dishes Many other foods are served alongside the main dish—so many that, because of the amount of food, the Thanksgiving meal is sometimes served midday or early afternoon to make time for all the eating, and preparation may begin at dawn or on days prior. Traditional Thanksgiving foods are sometimes specific to the day, and although some of the foods might be seen at any semi-formal meal in the United States, the meal often has something of a ritual or traditional quality. Many Americans would say it's "incomplete" without cranberry sauce, stuffing, and gravy. Other commonly served dishes include sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, dumplings, corn on the cob, green beans or green bean casserole, peas and carrots, bread rolls, and a Waldorf salad. For dessert, various pies are often served, particularly pumpkin pie, apple pie, mincemeat pie, sweet potato pie, and pecan pie, the latter two are particularly American. There are also regional differences as to the "stuffing" (or "dressing") traditionally served with the turkey. Southerners generally make theirs from cornbread, while in other parts of the country white bread is the base. One or several of the following may be added: oysters, apples, chestnuts, raisins, celery and/or other vegetables, sausage or the turkey's giblets. The traditional Canadian version has bread cubes, sage, onion and celery. Rice is sometimes used instead of bread in Canada. Other dishes reflect the region or cultural background of those who have come together for the meal. For example, many African Americans and Southerners serve baked macaroni and cheese and collard greens, while Italian-Americans often have lasagna on the table and Ashkenazi Jews may serve noodle kugel, a sweet pudding. It is not unheard of for Mexican Americans to serve their turkey with mole and roasted corn, and Irish-Americans have been known sometimes to substitute the turkey with prime rib of beef. Vegetarians or vegans have been known to serve alternative entree centerpieces such as a large vegetable pie or a stuffed and baked pumpkin. While the turkey stemmed in the USA from Civil Wartime cost effectiveness, side dishes came soon after. The sweet potato was added to the "Traditional dinner" to let Southerners feel welcome into the activity, while cranberry sauce was for alienated Northeasterners.[citation needed] stuffing In cooking, stuffing is usually a mixture of various ingredients used to fill a cavity in another food item. The term stuffing also refers to the process of filling a cavity with this mixture gravy Gravy is a thickened sauce, usually made from a base of extracts that run from meat and/or vegetables during cooking. Recently, extracts have tended to be bought in the form of ready made cubes and powders. Gravy is most commonly served with a roast dinner, or Sunday roasts or with mashed or other popular types of potatoes. green beans mashed potatoes apple pie In cooking, an apple pie is a fruit pie (or tart) in which the principal filling ingredient is apples. Pastry is generally used top-and-bottom, making a double-crust pie, the upper crust of which may be a pastry lattice woven of strips; exceptions are deep-dish apple pie with a top crust only, and open-face Tarte Tatin. celery Thanksgiving recipes Crossword puzzle