Typical food for Thanksgiving.
First, roast turkey.
On the traditional Thanksgiving table, roast turkey is an indispensable dish to celebrate the festival. But in Europe and America, especially in the American continent, turkey is a very common meat and a traditional food for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Turkey is a specialty of America and was domesticated by Indians before Europeans came to America. What is the English name of Turkey? Turkey? . Because Europeans think it looks like Turkish clothing: black head and red body. Europeans like roast goose very much. After immigrating to the United States, there was a requirement to eat geese before raising them, so I ate turkey and found that turkey was more delicious than goose. There are many turkeys in North America. So roast turkey has become a big dish for Americans and an essential food for important festivals.
Turkey is a specialty of America. What is its nutritional value? One high and two low? The advantages of. One is high in protein, the other is low in fat and cholesterol, and rich in iron, zinc, phosphorus, potassium and vitamin B. Compared with other meat products, turkey has high protein content, but the calories and cholesterol are the least. The fat contained in turkey meat is unsaturated fatty acid, which will not lead to the increase of cholesterol in blood; Secondly, the iron content of turkey breast is also quite high. Turkey is one of the best sources of iron supplement for people who need to be nursed back to health during physiological period, pregnancy and injury.
Turkey should be baked with bread as stuffing to absorb the delicious juice in the middle reaches, but cooking skills often vary from family to family and region, so it is difficult to agree on what stuffing to use.
Second, pumpkin pie.
The turkeys and pumpkins on the Thanksgiving table in the United States are just like the moon cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival in China. On the fourth Thursday of June every year, people in many western countries celebrate Thanksgiving Day, which is the most important traditional folk festival in their year. Turkey and pumpkin pie have become an essential feast for Thanksgiving, to thank the Indians who helped and supported them in times of crisis, and also to thank God for the gifts he gave them.
Third, mashed potatoes.
Sweet potato and pumpkin pie are traditional foods on the Thanksgiving table. Westerners can hardly live without potatoes, especially for Europeans and Americans, potatoes are an important staple food after flour. Salad, thick soup, staple food and snacks are everywhere. Potatoes are really vegetables and potatoes. Mashed potatoes, this is a good appetizer or dinner side dish.
Mashed potatoes are prepared by mixing black pepper, butter or mayonnaise with potatoes and boiling until soft. Most Europeans and Americans like to use mashed potatoes as a side dish for meat. Whether it is roast turkey, roast beef or roast chicken wings, it is tempting to pour their soup on fresh mashed potatoes.
Potatoes are rich in nutrition. They contain more protein, vitamin C, vitamin B 1 and vitamin B2 than apples. They are also high in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium, especially potassium, which ranks first among vegetables. Contains a lot of high-quality cellulose, which can prevent constipation and cancer.
Thanksgiving pumpkin pie practice
Ingredients: pumpkin puree 150g (peeled and steamed pumpkin), egg 1 piece, 30ml condensed milk, 2 flying cake skins, a little lemon juice and a little lemon peel. (A 6-inch pie plate)
Exercise:
1, the flying cake crust is thawed and softened; Slightly rolled into a rectangle, rolled up; Cut into four sections; Respectively flatten, and two stacks are rolled together; Fold it again and roll it into a shape slightly larger than the cake pan.
2. Press into the cake pan and remove the extra edges; Make a small hole with a fork. 200 degrees, first baking 15 minutes; At this time, prepare to deliver liquid: add condensed milk, eggs, lemon juice and dander into pumpkin puree, and put it into a blender to break it into mud; Take out the beaten skin that has been baked for 7 times, pour the pie liquid into the middle layer and bake for another 30 minutes.
Thanksgiving mashed potatoes
Ingredients: 3 potatoes, 1 small box of butter (bought in supermarket), 3 spoonfuls of fresh milk, black pepper, salt and mustard.
Practice: Wash potatoes and cook them in a rice cooker for 30 minutes. Take out potatoes, peel them, mash them with a rice spoon, add butter, fresh milk, pepper, salt and mustard, and mix them into butter.