Thanksgiving is a traditional festival in western countries, when we have a three-day holiday and have a family reunion. At the festival banquet, there is an indispensable special dish-"roast turkey". Why do you eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day? 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. Unable to bear the persecution and discrimination of the rulers, these Puritans fled to the Netherlands first, and in early September, they sailed across the ocean to prepare for exile in the United States. The ship drifted in the rough sea for 65 days, and finally reached the east coast of the United States on 1 1 month, and landed in Provis, Rhode Island. At that time, it was still a desolate virgin land, and turkeys and other wild animals could be seen everywhere. It's the cold winter, and when they come to a strange place, they are short of clothes and food, and the harsh environment is threatening 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.
After settling in a new home, these British people thanked the Indians who helped and supported them in times of crisis, and also thanked God for his "gift" to them. On the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month, they cooked the hunted turkey into delicious food, treated the Indians with hospitality and had a party with them. The celebration lasted for three days. Since then, every year on the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month, such a celebration will be held. In addition to hosting roast turkeys for Indians, sports competitions such as archery, running and wrestling will be held together, and songs and dances will be held around the bonfire at night to have fun. 194 1 year, the US Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month as "Thanksgiving Day". Since then, this festival has become popular in western countries. So how is the turkey cooked?
Turkey is turkey key, also known as seven-faced chicken. Originally wild, it has been domesticated as meat poultry. The whole body is covered with black, white and dark yellow feathers. The upper part of the head and neck is exposed, with red coral-like dermatoma and fleshy droop under the throat, and the color can change from red to purple. The tail feathers of male turkeys can be fanned out, and there is a bunch of hair balls on the chest. The weight of female turkeys is 8-9 kilograms, and the annual output of turkey eggs is 50-80, each egg weighs 20-80 grams. At present, the breeding varieties are mostly "bronze turkey" and "white turkey".
Turkey attracts people's attention because of its large size, rapid growth, strong disease resistance and high lean meat rate. It can be compared with meat chickens and is known as "meat making machine". Turkey is not only tender and light in meat, but also has the advantages of "one high and two low" in nutritional value. One is high protein content, which is above 30%; Erdi is considered as an ideal health food for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases abroad. At the same time, turkey is also a good food for nourishing qi and spleen. At present, many countries in the world replace beef, pork, mutton and duck with turkey.
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Why do foreigners eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day?
Europeans have been eating turkey for more than 400 years. Since16th century, Europeans have regarded turkey as the main course of Christmas. No matter on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day, turkeys are indispensable to the celebration dinner. At this time, even relatives living in other places will put Christmas food such as potatoes, candied fruit, raisins, fruit cakes and vegetables on the table, while the main course is turkey, an American.
There is another Thanksgiving turkey festival than Europeans. It was in 1620, 100 that more than one English Puritan crossed the ocean to the east coast of North America to escape religious persecution, and half of them died of hunger and cold. With the enthusiastic help of Indians, these people were able to maintain their production and life. In the second year, the immigrants who stood firm in their new homes took out their harvested fruits and wild turkeys to entertain the Indians in order to thank God for his protection and the help of the Indians, and celebrated warmly for three days together. Since then, every year on this day-the last Thursday of11month, this festival will be celebrated, which is Thanksgiving. Turkey has thus become the main course of Thanksgiving. No matter Europeans or Americans, there is only one way to eat turkey, that is, smoking and roasting, which is in sharp contrast with the colorful cooking methods in China.
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