Turkey is a specialty of America, and it was domesticated by Indians before Europeans came to America. Turkey's name is "Turkey" in English. Because Europeans think it looks like Turkish clothing: black head and red body. Europeans like roast goose very much. After immigrating to America, there was a requirement to eat geese before they were raised, so they ate turkey and found that turkey was more delicious than goose. And there are many turkeys in North America. So roast turkey has become a big dish for Americans and is essential for important festivals.
This custom has a history of more than 300 years. It is said that on Christmas Day in 1620, a large number of immigrants from England arrived at Mount Plymouth on the American continent. At that time, there were only turkeys all over Shan Ye, so they caught turkeys as the main course of the festival.
Therefore, apart from ham, sweet potatoes, vegetables, raisin pudding, fruit cakes and cocktails, turkey is of course indispensable in Christmas dinner! From a nutritional point of view, turkey is big and fleshy, delicious, nutritious and low in cholesterol, so it makes sense for westerners to like it.
How to eat turkey at Christmas?
The American custom of eating turkey is to fill the belly of the turkey with various materials and bake it in the oven. When it is cooked, the whole turkey will be served on the table, and then the roasted turkey will be cut up with a knife and fork and enjoyed together. In other words, they eat "whole chicken".
As for why don't you divide it and serve it on the table? This is probably the same reason that when we eat fish on New Year's Eve, we serve whole fish instead of fillets. It not only takes into account the beauty of dishes and visual richness. At the same time, there is also a symbol of the whole family getting together to enjoy a big meal.
Generally, British families will stuff a large number of fruits and vegetables, such as carrot, celery, onion, chestnuts, etc., into the belly of turkey, and then put a variety of spices on the surface.
Western style Christmas turkey practice
Ingredients: 4 cups of wild rice, 1 two mushrooms, 1 two celery, 1 two carrots, 1 snow turkey. Appropriate amount of pepper, 1 Antu (25g) butter, a little celery, appropriate amount of salt, 1 teaspoon of garlic, 1 cup of clear chicken soup.
Practice: Wash and gut the turkey and marinate it with salt and pepper for 30 minutes. Dry wild rice, stir-fry garlic and other vegetables in butter for a while, add celery and seasoning. Add chicken soup and bring to a boil. Cook over low heat until half cooked, and let it cool. Put the wild rice stuffing into the turkey cavity, cover the opening with tin foil, and bake in a gas oven at 8 degrees (230℃/450℉) for about 2 hours until cooked.