In my muddled knowledge of American history and culture. Its around this time of year you have thanksgiving (not 100% clear on the history of that celebration. From what I gather the colonists were starving and the Native Americans brought some food.).
I also think that the Pumpkin Pie is traditionally served at this time. In Australia pumpkin is exclusively served as a savoury dish and the idea of making something sweet from pumpkin raises eyebrows.
A christmas or so ago my cousin made pumpkin pie just for something different - It was great, I have to say Pumpkin pie is my favourite sweet pie and I bug my cousin to make it all the time.
Is there any food that you have tried that you normally wouldn't eat that was really good.
Turd Muffins
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The traditional "first Thanksgiving" is the celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621. The Plymouth celebration occurred early in the history of what would become one of the original thirteen colonies that became the United States. presently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863. It did not become a federal holiday until 1941. Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God, but is also celebrated as a secular holiday.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony survive the brutal winter. The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days providing enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans. The feast consisted of fowl, venison, fish, lobster, clams, berries, fruit, pumpkin, and squash. However, the traditional Thanksgiving menu often features turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.
In the United States, certain kinds of food are traditionally served at Thanksgiving meals. Firstly, baked or roasted turkey is usually the featured item on any Thanksgiving feast table (so much so that Thanksgiving is sometimes referred to as "Turkey Day"). Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, other fall vegetables, and pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner. All of these are actually native to the Americas or were introduced as a new food source to the Europeans when they arrived.
In New York City, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held annually every Thanksgiving Day from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Macy's flagship store in Herald Square, and televised nationally by NBC. The parade features parade floats with specific themes, scenes from Broadway plays, large balloons of cartoon characters and TV personalities, and high school marching bands. The float that traditionally ends the Macy's Parade is the Santa Claus float, the arrival of which is an unofficial sign of the beginning of the Christmas season.
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Is there any food that you have tried that you normally wouldn't eat that was really good.
Boudin pronounced boo dan......... Yummy Yummy Yummy
S#@% on a shingle So much better then the name.
and well as long as you are not totally out of money have to live on the stuff Ramen Noodles.
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In my advancing decreptitude, my wife has tricked me into eating a lot of things that I used to find abhorrent. Broccoli, the usual 'It's green so it sucks' stuff.
But moreover, I've learned that combining things like sausage with kraft dinner is very good.
The weirdest thing that I never thought I'd like would have to be liverwurst.
Second to that would have to be squid based sushi.
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My mother bakes all of her pies with lard. It sounds nasty, but it puts vegetable shortening to shame. People are always asking her how she makes the most delicious pie crust they have ever had, but then go pale when she tells them. It's also awkward explaining that her apple pie is not vegetarian. (That said, depending on where you are from, the use of lard in baking may be perfectly ubiquitous.)
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My mother bakes all of her pies with lard. It sounds nasty, but it puts vegetable shortening to shame. People are always asking her how she makes the most delicious pie crust they have ever had, but then go pale when she tells them. It's also awkward explaining that her apple pie is not vegetarian. (That said, depending on where you are from, the use of lard in baking may be perfectly ubiquitous.)
British - lard FTW :)
It's only fat from around a kidney, what's not to like...
You should try deep fried pigskin - yum
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You should try deep fried pigskin - yum
They sell those here under a few different brand names. The spicy ones are really yummy!
