Thanksgiving Day is a traditional holiday in the West, which is very popular in America. On the traditional table of Thanksgiving, roast turkey is indispensable to celebrate this important festival. But in Europe and America, especially in the American continent, turkey is actually a very common meat, and it is indispensable in Thanksgiving and Christmas, two important festivals for them.
So why do you have to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day? Let's take a look at it next!
Why do you eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving Day is a traditional holiday in western countries. At that time, there will be two days off, which will form a four-day holiday with weekends for family reunion. At the festival banquet, there is an indispensable special dish-"roast turkey". Why do you eat turkey on Thanksgiving? This starts with the origin of Thanksgiving. 1620, a group of Puritans who advocated reform in Britain withdrew from the state religion and became independent Protestants because their ideals and ambitions could not be realized, which aroused the hatred of British politicians. These Puritans could not bear the persecution and discrimination of the rulers, and traveled across the ocean to prepare for exile in the United States. The ship drifted at sea for 65 days, and finally reached the east coast of the United States and landed in Provis, Rhode Island.
At that time, it was still a desolate virgin land, and wild animals such as turkeys could be seen everywhere. It's cold winter now, and they come to a strange place, lacking clothes and food, and the harsh environment threatens their lives. At this critical moment, the local Indians sent them food, daily necessities and production tools, and helped them build their own new homes.
In order to thank the Indians who helped and supported them in times of crisis, and also to thank God for their "gifts", on the fourth Thursday of 10, 165438, the hunted turkey was made into delicious food, and the Indians were warmly treated. The celebration lasted for three days. Since then, this kind of celebration will be held every year on the fourth Thursday of June165438+1October. In addition to entertaining Indians to eat roast turkey, sports competitions such as archery, running and wrestling are also held together, and singing and dancing around the bonfire at night are enjoyable.
Turkey is the key to turkey, also known as seven-sided chicken. Originally wild, it has been domesticated as a meat bird. The whole body is covered with black, white and dark yellow feathers. The upper part of the head and neck is exposed, and there are red coral-like skin tumors and drooping meat under the throat, and the color can change from red to purple. The tail feathers of a male turkey can be fanned out and there is a tuft of hair balls on the chest. The female turkey weighs 8-9 kilograms, and the annual output of turkey eggs is 50-80, each weighing 20-80 grams. At present, the breeding varieties are mostly "bronze turkey" and "white turkey".
Turkey is a specialty of America and was domesticated by Indians before Europeans came to America. The English name of Turkey is "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.
This custom has a history of more than 300 years. It is said that on Christmas Day of 1620, a large number of immigrants from Britain arrived at Plymouth Mountain in the American continent. At that time, there were only turkeys in Shan Ye, so they grabbed turkeys as the main course of the festival. So, in addition to ham, sweet potatoes, vegetables, raisin pudding, fruitcake, cocktails, and of course, there are "good guys" like turkey!
As the Best Eating Country: Why China People Don't Like Turkey?
As the most delicious country, China people have a high love for food and wisdom in handling food. However, some people ask, there are thousands of kinds of delicious food in China and Qian Qian, but why do they seldom make a fuss about the famous Thanksgiving food-turkey?
In fact, our government and people have not formally resisted overheated chicken. People seldom eat turkey or cook with turkey because of the fundamental taste problem-it is difficult for China people to accept the taste of turkey.
1, the meat is tasteless
Turkey, whether it is white meat or black meat, has low fat content, thick meat fiber and no taste, and the meat is particularly dry. Of course, the flavor of the main ingredients can be overcome by seasoning, but the same seasoning is used. If you don't eat enough delicious chicken and want to eat bad turkey, you will find yourself uncomfortable.
2. The head is too big
Turkey itself is very big, and it is usually roasted whole for the sake of beauty, rather than roasted flat like a roast pig. Of course, in the preparation stage, various methods of injecting and filling butter can help to heat the interior, but in order to thoroughly cook the interior, there will still be cases where the external meat is cooked and the internal wood is cooked. Of course, if the technology and equipment are good enough, it can still prevent the turkey from becoming too firewood, but again, if you don't eat the kind of well-cooked and delicious chicken and want to have a hard time with the unpalatable turkey, you will find yourself very uncomfortable.
3. The chicken is too dry
Turkey is very big. If there are not too many people, you can't finish a meal. What if I can't finish eating? Okay, protein can't throw it away, can you? The common practice of western families is to either eat leftovers at every meal or make turkey sandwiches. However, whether eating leftovers or eating turkey sandwiches, there is a fatal defect-the meat is already dry, and it is even drier if it is left cold overnight. You see, two pieces of bread are dry, with several layers of dry meat between them. It's hard to leave a psychological shadow after biting.
In a word, the taste of turkey is hard for China people to accept, but China people who like to join in the fun still enjoy themselves by replacing turkey with ordinary chicken: it's all chicken anyway, hee hee. (Everything can be China)