is it religious, why not beef or chicken, whats the reason for turkey being the christmas day meat!!!
2006-12-07 20:24:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
but why is it a tradition?? does anyone know??
many thanks for all answers recieved so far!
2006-12-07 20:30:45 · update #1
At one time in this country the traditional Christmas meat was goose. They were plentiful and the fat from them gave a wonderful dripping. If you want to know what dripping is then ask the question. Wartime saw the decline in meat eating and I can remember having sausages for Christmas dinner. After the war Chickens came to the table as goose was escalating in price then somehow the American holiday of Thanksgiving at which the turkey was and is always served influenced the British. Turkey farms sprang up and suddenly turkey was on offer. It was cheap and they were easy to breed and fatten. One turkey would feed a whole family and have loads left for tea time and boxing day. Then maybe a risotto just before New Year. The frozen turkey helped everything along as it could be purchased and stored well before Christmas. I think that now people are going on to beef,lamb etc as it is, due to it's cost, more of a treat.
Have a happy and blessed Christmas.
2006-12-07 20:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 1⤋
Why Eat Turkey At Christmas
2017-01-05 09:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its been a tradition for some time as turkey used to be expensive so you would only have it once a year and that would be on christmas.
2006-12-07 20:26:25 · answer #3 · answered by crazycake7 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Traditional Christmas Lunch and Dinner
For Centuries it was traditional for UK families to eat goose or the head of a boar. However this changed in the 16th Century when the turkey bird was introduced to England.
2006-12-07 20:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Less than 50 years ago, chicken (believe it or not) used to be regarded as a luxury, because there was no battery farming. Turkey was cheaper for feeding a large number at a family gathering.
2006-12-07 20:37:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
what did we eat befor turkey on xmas day
2016-12-03 23:08:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just the tradition I think but you can eat what you want really. My Aunty & Uncle are French & they have Phesant on Christmas Day.
2006-12-07 20:29:23 · answer #7 · answered by EmmaB 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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why do we eat turkey on christmas day??
is it religious, why not beef or chicken, whats the reason for turkey being the christmas day meat!!!
2015-08-16 15:57:04 · answer #8 · answered by Zoila 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tradition, years ago turkeys were everywhere, like a plague and people had to eat them or they would have been trampled by hordes of them.
They nearly went the way of the doe-doe but are now thriving again.
They used to have big teeth and Royalty used to hunt them in the forests with their Generals.
At Christmas time they used to kill thousands of them, mince them up and make a large paella, this is why we eat Turkey at Christmas.
2006-12-07 20:25:10 · answer #9 · answered by ROBSTER 4 · 2⤊ 5⤋
I never have Turkey,my christmas meat is roast lamb
2006-12-07 20:35:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋