ENID, OK - Every family has their own traditions and family favorites when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner. I scoured the Internet looking at polls, surveys, top lists and must haves. These are the top 10 food items that were mentioned the most or made most of the top lists.
Food items that had honorable mention include gravy, deviled eggs and corn.
1. Turkey
2. Stuffing/Dressing
3. Pumpkin Pie
4. Sweet Potato Casserole
5. Mashed Potatoes
6. Ham
7. Green Bean Casserole
8. Cranberry Jelly
9. Fresh Baked Rolls
10. Brussels Sprouts
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FAQs
The classic Thanksgiving dinner includes old-time favorites that never change: turkey, gravy, stuffing, potatoes, veggies, and pie.
What are the top 10 Thanksgiving foods in the world? ›
The Top 10 Thanksgiving Foods
- Roasted Turkey. Although an iconic Thanksgiving food, turkey is an overrated dish that people only eat for tradition's sake. ...
- Gravy. ...
- Sweet Potato Casserole. ...
- Pumpkin Pie. ...
- Cranberry Sauce. ...
- Ham. ...
- Stuffing. ...
- Mashed Potatoes.
Thanksgiving side dishes: Here's the 10 most popular for your...
- Sweet potatoes.
- Brussels sprouts.
- Gravy.
- Bread.
- Stuffing/dressing.
- Cranberry sauce.
- Squash.
- Corn.
The classic Thanksgiving dinner includes old-time favorites that never change: turkey, gravy, stuffing, potatoes, veggies, and pie.
What do most Americans eat on Thanksgiving? ›
Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families include the entire family in the food preparation. Traditional foods include turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. Many people serve pie for dessert at the end of the meal.
What is America's least favorite Thanksgiving food? ›
"For the third year in a row, cranberry sauce takes first place as the most disliked traditional Thanksgiving food. Over 31% of respondents, 82 million American adults, do not want cranberry sauce for their Thanksgiving dinner.
What is a true Thanksgiving dinner? ›
Traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes but the First Thanksgiving likely included wildfowl, corn, porridge and venison.
What is the most important meal on Thanksgiving? ›
Turkey. Some would say a turkey is the most important food item at the table. A turkey is the center of the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. In fact, 88 percent of Americans eat Turkey on Thanksgiving, with 46 million Turkeys eaten on the holiday.
What should I bring to a Thanksgiving dinner? ›
Here are a couple of suggestions:
- Flowers (arranged in a vase or container)
- Cornucopia.
- Box of chocolates.
- Box of teas.
- Gourmet treats like specialty cheeses, jam containers, crackers or a beautifully packaged gourmet gift basket.
- Wine.
- Holiday drink mix.
- Book.
It can vary from one family to the next, though turkey is usually the main dish. We usually had roast turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing (also called dressing in some places), mashed potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, apple pie and pumpkin pie. (I don't care for pumpkin but am quite fond of apple pie.)
Cornish game hen, goose, duck, ham, beef, salmon, and mushroom recipes make worthy centerpieces for holiday meals.
What were the first 3 foods eaten on Thanksgiving? ›
But according to the two only remaining historical records of the first Thanksgiving menu, that meal consisted of freshly killed deer, assorted wildfowl, cod, bass, and flint, and a native variety of corn harvested by the Native Americans, which was eaten as corn bread and porridge.
What do other countries eat on Thanksgiving? ›
By Sagina
- Sweet & Spicy Braised Turkey, Korea.
- Pumpkin Empanadas, Mexico.
- Beans and Rice, Cuba.
- Hasselback Potatoes, Sweden.
- Doro Wat, Ethiopia.
- Cranberry Sauce, America.
- Tourtière, Canada.
- Lasagna, Italy.
