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The Surprising History of Traditional Thanksgiving Foods


The Surprising History of Traditional Thanksgiving Foods

The origin of corn (or maize) is said to have begun in Mexico some 9,000 years ago. It's a complex history that's made its way to our ...

The Surprising Origins of Thanksgiving Foods - YouTube

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The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving Foods | Season 4 | Episode 55

There's similar stories behind most other Thanksgiving foods: How a starchy root from the mountains of Chile was mutated into the mighty potato, and its tiny ...

The History of Traditional Thanksgiving Foods - Real Simple

Roast turkey was a popular holiday meal by the end of the 19th century, and it became associated with Thanksgiving due in large part to writer ...

What Is the History of These 6 Thanksgiving Foods?

1. Roasted Turkey ... Indigenous tribes in Mexico domesticated turkeys around 2,000 years ago and the Spanish later brought them to Europe during ...

The History Behind 10 Thanksgiving Dishes | Mental Floss

The tasty taters originally became popular in the south—while pumpkins grew well in the north, sweet potatoes (and the pies they could make) ...

What Food Was *Actually* Served at the First Thanksgiving

There are only two surviving documents that reference the original Thanksgiving harvest meal. They describe a feast of freshly killed deer, assorted wildfowl, a ...

The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving Foods | It's Okay to Be Smart

Ever wonder where your favorite Thanksgiving foods come from? Well the truth may be closer to home than you think.

Thanksgiving Food Origins You'd Never Expect

No one is completely certain about what celebrants ate at the first Thanksgiving, but leftover documents and other artifacts have some history ...

Surprising Foods Served (and Missing Dishes) at the First ...

Although turkey is now the iconic mascot of the holiday, venison would have been a predominant presence at the meal. According to a letter by English governor ...

The Food Timeline--Thanksgiving food history

"The pioneering American surgeon Mason Finch Cogswell, born in 1691 in Canterbury, Connecticut, described a typical eighteenth century Thanksgiving meal in his ...

What's for Dinner? A Brief History of Traditional Thanksgiving Foods

Here's a look at the history of the most popular. Thanksgiving foods out there! Mashed Potatoes. The humble potato was domesticated in the South American Andes ...

The Surprisingly Local Roots of Classic Thanksgiving Dishes

Notably, it does not use any European staples such as dairy, pork, or wheat flour. Reading Sherman's philosophy made me reflect on the history ...

Two Hundred Years of Thanksgiving Food (1740-1940)

Turkey, corn, potatoes, green beans, pumpkins and squash are all native to the Americas and were unknown to Europe before the 16th century. Most ...

Thanksgiving Traditions - National Geographic Kids

Many families include the entire family in the food preparation. Traditional foods include turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, ...

How Thanksgiving Cuisine Earned a Place at the Table

Here is a brief history (and recipes!) of some of the dishes that have come to represent a traditional Thanksgiving meal.

Thanksgiving Meal Traditions | Drive Thru History with Dave Stotts

... Thanksgiving Holiday Special to learn the history behind this traditional meal! ... The Surprising Origins of Thanksgiving Foods. Be Smart•598K ...

Starting a Tradition: What Thanksgiving Starters Tell Us About ...

Likewise, the stories we tell about the foods traditionally heaped onto our Thanksgiving tables often start and end with visions of Plymouth Rock. Like US ...

Where Did Your Favorite Thanksgiving Day Food Originate?

According to Bruce Smith, senior scientist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, much of what is eaten at Thanksgiving today came from ...

What Did the Pilgrims Eat at the First Thanksgiving? - New England

Turkeys are a possibility, but were not a common food in that time. Pilgrims grew onions and herbs. Cranberries and currants would have been growing wild in the ...