Why is turkey the main dish on Thanksgiving?
Have you ever wondered why Thanksgiving revolves around turkey and not ham, chicken, venison, beef or corn? Taruhan Bola Online Almost 9 in 10 Americans eat turkey during this festive meal, whether it's roasted, deep-fried, grilled or cooked in any other way for the occasion. Situs Judi Bola You might believe it's because of what the Pilgrims, a year after they landed in what's now the state of Massachusetts, and their Indigenous Wampanoag guests ate during their first thanksgiving feast in 1621. Or that it's because turkey is originally from the Americas. But it has more to do with how Americans observed the holiday in the late 1800s than which poultry the Pilgrims ate while celebrating their bounty in 1621. Did they or didn't they eat it? The only firsthand record of what the Pilgrims ate at the first thanksgiving feast comes from Edward Winslow. He noted that the Wampanoag leader, Massasoit, arrived with 90 men, and the two communities feasted together for three...