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2007-11-21 04:28:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
ummm lildago no, I don't know what your family eats???
2007-11-21 05:46:30 · update #1
Some people do. We usually do turkey for Thanksgiving and ham for Christmas.
2007-11-21 04:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
We have a very large family and we all enjoy getting together around the holidays. We have a hot Thanksgiving dinner with a turkey or ham or BOTH and every one pitches in bringing their best side dish or dessert. For Christmas, we opt to go a little lighter because of the gift unwrapping and the card playing that we do. It usually consists of finger foods, hot or cold, and a few light desserts. We concentrate less on food and more on the "reason for the season." The clean up from the gift unwrapping is enough in itself, without having to add kitchen duty to the list. It also prevents the overkill of two huge diet buster meals in just two short months, not to mention the price difference right at Christmas after you have spent a wad of money.
2007-11-21 04:45:44 · answer #2 · answered by dayzed 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Thanksgiving is classic turkey and trimmings. cakes are customarily pumpkin and candy potato pies. Christmas is the two a status rib roast or baked ham. in specific circumstances the two - and all the trappings for those. Christmas cookies especially plenty make up cakes, nevertheless there may be some cheese tarts or pecan pies.
2016-11-12 07:54:05 · answer #3 · answered by tamala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i'm from new yrork& my family is italian so we eat a lot of italian dishes during both holidays. there are a few differences though. on thanksgiving, i think just about every family in america has a turkey. that's definetly the most popular dish for this holiday. cranberry sauce, stuffing, mashed potatos, sweet potatos, yams, gravy, and vegetables are up there too.. mm :]. christmas for my family normally consists of more seafood and pasta dishes. lots of desserts too, while thanksgiving isn't really known for desserts.
i love both holidays :D and happy thanksgiving to you
2007-11-21 04:41:43 · answer #4 · answered by katrinaaaaa xoxo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have a turkey on Thanksgiving (although when I was a child and celebrated the day at my paternal grandparents we had capon, I'm told. We sometimes have soup or bisque as a first course these days but typically had pasta or else a leafy vegetable in broth (like escarole. swiss chard, or broccoli rape) in the past.
For Christmas, seafood is primarily served on Christmas eve, and a first course of pasta with sauce and meat and a second course of some kind of roast (like a pork roast) is served on Christmas day (usually not a turkey but it could happen).
The family is Italian-American.
2007-11-21 04:41:41 · answer #5 · answered by philosophyangel 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not at all, here... in NYC and being Italian-American... our family does the Turkey, stuffing, cranberries, potatoes-thing after pasta & salad, for of all...
Christmas Eve is the biggie -- and it's ALL about fish. You are NOT seeing Turkey or too much of any meat, anywhere near our tables... (after the pasta & salads)...it is fish and fried vegetables... In fact, it's called the "7 fishes" for a reason -- and old Italian ladies could care less about the grammar over whether it's fishes or fish, all they know is that they're cooking for nearly 2 weeks... and are up to their elbows in snails/scungilli, crab & tomato sauce, etc. etc. shrimp/lobster celery for the fish salads..
2007-11-21 06:16:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be, but we usually have tamales and a big ham on Christmas instead of turkey. Although I have heard of some families just preparing the turkey different so that it doesn't seem like the same thing. (deep frying/roasting) It's all up to you and what you feel like having, nobody said that to have a special holiday meal it has to consist of turkey and stuffing :)
2007-11-21 05:04:57 · answer #7 · answered by groovychica1999 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Interesting question. Yes, frequently our big (30+ people) family get-togethers for Thanksgiving and Christmas have similar menus.
Dishes in common:
Turkey breast/gravy
Ham
Rolls
Green beans
Broccoli casserole
Corn
Relish tray with pickles, celery, olives, etc.
Pound cake with homemade custard
Differences:
Thanksgiving includes cranberry jello salad, dressing, and pumpkin pie.
Christmas includes some other type of jello salad, mashed potatoes instead of dressing, and a variety of desserts instead of pies.
2007-11-21 04:37:18 · answer #8 · answered by Carol G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our family traditionally eats turkey on Thanksgiving and fish on Christmas Eve (always at my grandparents house). On Easter we have ham.
2007-11-21 04:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by tigersue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my late mother always cooked the same meal for both holidays but it depends on the family.
2007-11-21 04:35:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋