Yams vs Sweet Potatoes here’s a comprehensive summary of the differences between yams and sweet potatoes: Origin and Botany Yams (Dioscoreaceae family) are native to Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, while sweet potatoes (Convolvulaceae family) are native to Central and South America. Yams are tuberous roots, whereas sweet potatoes are root tubers. Appearance Yams have rough, scaly, and dark brown skin, resembling tree bark. Sweet potatoes have smooth, thin, and reddish-brown skin. Yams are often cylindrical in shape, while sweet potatoes are typically more rounded. Flesh Yams have white or purple flesh, which is starchy and dry, similar to a regular potato. Sweet potatoes have orange, yellow, or purple flesh, which is softer and sweeter. Taste Yams have a neutral, earthy flavor, similar to a potato. Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet and have a more delicate flavor. Availability True yams are rarely found in US supermarkets, as most “yams” sold are actually sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are widely available in the US and are commonly used in cooking. Culinary Uses Yams can be prepared similarly to potatoes, such as boiling, roasting, baking, or frying. Sweet potatoes are often used in sweet dishes like pies, cakes, and casseroles, as well as savory dishes like fries and soups. Labeling In the US, the term “yam” is often used interchangeably with “sweet potato,” but technically, “yam” should be accompanied by the phrase “sweet potato” to avoid confusion.
TY for stating this. "Yam" as a term, was brought over from African slaves. They saw sweet potatoes and called them 'yams' because that was what they knew. It stuck. Yams can be had in the US, but as you pointed out, they are very rarely available. (I've never truly seen one in person)
I live an hour outside of Atlanta, GA and there is a large Caribbean population here. The whole Atlanta and the area actually. So you can find real yams in almost any grocery store. 25 years ago you had to go to farmer's market to get them. At some grocers, you must ask for white yams if you can't initially find them.
CHANGES: The biggest change to Thanksgiving dinner in my lifetime is with mandatory “Mac & Cheese”. Salads haven’t really been a Thanksgiving dish because it’s about harvest time, being thankful for bountiful food, etc. It’s not about “counting calories”. 😉
To keep the turkey moist in my family we stick an open can of beer inside and RARELY check it (open the oven) as to not let the outside air into the oven to keep the moisture inside. Also keep it covered. Some Stuffing inside the bird and some on stove stop so good.
Thank you for your well wishes! I cooked a turkey and cornbread dressing. We had a small meal thus year. My hubby didn't want to go to my sisters house. I fried some corn and green beans with sweet potatoes. I cooked enough for the 4 days my husband has off. I know families that eat different meals on Thanksgiving. It just depends on who you are and where you came from. My Vietnamese neighbors don't live real close to me, but whatever they cooked was smelling good. They grow chickens so they might of had chicken. They have 14 houses with well over a million chickens. When they catch chickens they will always leave some. My neighbors have a plucking party. They will fill the freezer up. Hope your daughter feels better!😊
I'm 62....everything that we have today, was what we had when I was a kid. Sometimes a dish or 2 varies because everyone in the family usually brings something.
The traditional foods were those that were available in November, 17th C in what is now called "New England." Cranberries are one of the only fruits that grow there and ripen at this time of year. They also have lots of vitamin C, important when scurvy was a major cause of death. Same with pumpkins. And turkeys. potatoes and corn are also native to the Americas. The native tribes consider the "3 sisters" - corn, beans, squash (aka pumpkin) - to be sacred. Probably because they keep well and ripen late which helped the early peoples survive the harsh winters of NE U.S.
I used to allow each of my 4 kids to pick their favorite dish they wanted me to fix for our holiday meals, besides the traditional candied yams, mashed potatoes, gravy, turkey, corn on the cob, Deviled Eggs, fruit salad, green beans and bacon, peach cobbler, and cornbread dressing. So the usual that got added was macaroni salad, potato salad, broccoli & cauliflower cooked in butter, cherry pie, and pumpkin pie, Add the dinner rolls and I would spend 2 days cooking while working a full time 10 hour shift job. WHEW! Kids are grown and gone. My youngest son and I will be having dinner together & not have all the food we used to have (can't afford it anyway). We are very thankful for what we have, there are far too many that have so much less. We pray for those that are in need of food, shelter, health, peace, and protection. Well, my 16 lb turkey has been brining all night. I need to get busy making the cornbread for the cornbread and chicken dressing, then make the candied yams. My son will pick up the turkey and take it to his house to cook while I make the peach cobbler. He will be making some of his delicious pies. I hope everyone will have a very Happy Thanksgiving. Hold your loved ones a little longer, remember and be thankful for all your blessings and smile, because Jesus Loves You!
Thanksgiving is all about the carbs. My mother always had 25-30 ppl for Thanksgiving dinner so she always made either 2 turkeys or ham and turkey. Stuffing is in the bird, dressing is the same thing, but outside the bird. For dessert, there was always pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie, pumpkin cheesecake and brownies. We always started making the desserts and sides the day before.
This tradition dates back to 1621, a year after British colonizers arrived in Plymouth Massachussetts. The Native Americans, at first hostile to their arrival, eventually taught them how to survive on the land. In the Autumn they had a good harvest and celebrated together. The traditional food is nothing fancy. It's what was available in the area such as wild turkeys, potatos, greens, corn, pumpkins and so on.
I prepare a lot of different dishes for Thanksgiving because I like to have each person's favorite side dish. I fix Turkey, Bread Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Green Rice (Broccoli, rice, Cream of Chicken Soup and Cheeze Whiz Casserole), English Pea Salad (created in the southern US, it is cold, green peas, grated cheese, chopped boiled eggs and mayo), Sweet Potato Casserole, Rolls, and Deviled Eggs. Sometimes I prepare celery sticks filled with Pinapple Spread or Cheez Whiz. I make pies for dessert, usually Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Pie, sometimes Apple Pie or Pecan Pie.
That controversy you're talking about happened in 2006. PETA tries to bring back these old items to remind people but all it does is hurt their cause because people stop listening
We had Turkey, stuffing, dumplings, candied apples, cranberry sauce, and pies. With 9 kids in my family, the sheer amount of food increased as everyone married and had kids.
Desserts: apple pie first, closely followed by pumpkin. Yes, pecan pie is traditional, but like a fruitcake at Christmas, I've never met anyone in 60+ years who actually like it! 🙂
Coleslaw and potato salad are usually summertime cookout side items we eat with Barbecue, Burgers and Hot Dogs. Never seen them at Thanksgiving, maybe down South lol.
If you brine it for a day or so and put some sort of butter mixture under the skin, it keeps the turkey really moist. Plus, you also make a turkey gravy to go on top of it. My friend normally just smokes a turkey, and that also keeps is moist. You have to remember that a lot of these dishes will vary by region and families. Like, adding oysters to the stuffing is a North Eastern thing. We don't do that on the West coast. Since my family is from Hungary, my grandmother always made stuffed cabbage for the holidays alongside the turkey and basic holiday dishes.
I am from the mid west. In my area we always had homemade egg noodles, was shocked when moved to FL to find out no one here ever heard of having homemade egg noodles. My family always had bread dressing, after marrying my husband had to get use to cornbread dressing. Still prefer the bread dressing. We never had Mac and cheese until moved to FL.
Although I have cooked many turkeys in my life my family decided we liked dressing made with chicken and then a ham as our main meat better along with all the side dishes.. Happy Thanksgiving everyone ❤😊
Depends on where/when you live. We usually have Turkey and/or Ham. Green beans with deep-fried onions (topping) are common. Mashed potatoes and some kind of corn (and gravy obviously). When my dad was alive, we always had cranberry sauce, but I think he was the only one that liked it. Sometimes sweet potatoes. Stuffing is a given. We used to have duck when my grandmothers were alive, but the recipe is difficult, so we only occasionally do it now. I'm away from the family this year and am cooking beans and cornbread. Peace, Love!!
In our family, the one that hosts does the turkey and then everyone else brings a dish, or whatever they want. We end up with 15-20 different dishes and serve it buffet-style! There's a friendly competition, to see who makes the most popular dish, every year. Because of this, there's a fair amount of experimentation, with the dishes. I love hosting, since many BBQ restaurants will smoke the turkey for about $20, i dont even have to cook it! 😉
My plate Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes giblet gravy over those items, then corn, green beans, cranberry jelly rolls to clean the plate. followed by cup of coffee and pecan pie. for your turkey inject it with garlic butter then deep fry it. so delicious!
Traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes but the First Thanksgiving likely included wildfowl (turkey, quail, etc), corn, porridge and venison. However, because of all the cultures in the US, it depends on their own customs. You can't just throw a turkey in the oven and expect it to be great. You have to put butter under the skin and inject juices throughout the process.
The problem was that in the days past, the meats were overcooked for fear of getting sick and such (government recommened much hirer temps for doneness. My mom overcooked any meat, and my grandma cooked her turkey until it fell apart but was so juicy. I'm not sure how, but it was, and her stuffing was almost like a soup, but i loved it as well. We always had: six types of pie, a ham with the turkey, candied yams, mashed potatoes with gravy, fruit salad, fresh rolls, stuffing, baked beans, green bean casserole, corn, cranberries sauce and always a few new items changing yearly.
If it tells the complete story, I hope it discusses how there used to be multiple thanksgiving celebrated each year, and those celebrations were for a victory and return from a battle with the Indigenous tribes. Until President Lincoln, there were numerous Thanksgivings and he declared to only have one on November 30th.
Brine makes a moist turkey. Usually turkey is over cooked is why it is dry. When cooking a wild turkey, as soon as you smell it , turn the oven off. They cook more quickly than farm raised ones. Butterball turkey being boycotted because of cruelty by the workers, I think. Mac and cheese is a favorite side item these day. Slaw and potato salad is considered summer sides. Many people make Brussels sprouts these days.
Yams and sweet potatoes are similar. Yams having a milder flavor. You need to try a fried or smoked turkey. We typically fry 1 and roast 1. Most American cranberry sauces are not as sweet as Euro versions.
Yams and sweet potatoes are actually not the same. Yams are lighter in color and has a starchy texture. But the taste is so similar that they are interchangeable on the table. Sweet Potatoes are much more prevalent in the US.
Me and some friends got together and had a Man's thanksgiving dinner, we decided if we were going to have spend a day cooking then we would cook what we wanted and not so much the traditional menu, we had a smoked brisket (smoked for 13hours), smoked ribs (Bar-B-Q) and grilled sausage, desert consisted of Banana pudding, pecan pie, apple pie, sweet potato pie, and a nice peach cobbler, Yes we did get the ladies of the family to cook the deserts. and let's not forget the sweet tea to drink.
The Good Eats turkey is the recipe I follow and it works. It’s a dual heat scenario of low heat to cook then blast it with high heat to crisp the skin. I however skip the high heat for a smoke with applewood.
Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours my friends. One of the secrets to a very juicy turkey is starting 1 to 2 days before roasting it. Google on what is the correct way to brine a turkey and even a chicken before baking either one. I always brine my turkey and chickens the day before roasting and they always are very moist and juicy and delicious.
Over the years we have various types of Turkey prep , Roasted , Smoked , Deep Fried . We also used to have Goose , Duck , and Pheasant . Also , we have included Venison , Wild Hog , and Smoked and Sugar Baked Hams . Our largest celebrations , in the 1990s , we had 75 to 150 FAMILY members show up for Thanksgiving . Five generations , so many we rented a recreation hall and everyone , but the eldest and youngest brought a covered dish food item . As those Matriarchs passed , so did our family gatherings .
Sweet potatoes, the softer and sweeter varieties of which are marketed under the name “yams” in the US, originated in Central and South America and are an edible species, Ipomoea batatas, of the morning glory family Convolvulaceae. True yams, which are starchy/non-sweet tubers and have a skin a lot like Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy, are multiple species of the family Dioscoreaceae from Africa, Asia, and South America. Raw yams cause skin irritation so require special handling during preparation for cooking.
@7:05 happy thanksgiving... I use dressing and stuffing inter changeable... The difference is ones is cooked in the turkey (stuffing) and one is cooked in a casserole dish (dressing)... But I don't like it in the turkey but I still say both names but I only cook it in the dish.
Turkey in the air fryer it keeps its juices or really anything steaming,frying, slow cooking a lazy man’s dream machine❤️ from Montreal Canada happy holidays
I just ate my turkey for Thanksgiving and it was so moist… Here’s the perfect tip… Either cut up a whole turkey or just put a turkey breast in a crockpot for four hours on high and you would not believe how much this will melt in your mouth… Also corn beef goes really good in a crockpot a crockpot… I enjoy watching your shows. Tell your daughter to get better soon.
From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! We've a small party here (21 people!) eating some amazing food and watching some great football! We'll have a plate for you and include you in our many thanks! 🇺🇸 ❤ 🇸🇰 Happy Thanksgiving!!
Awww, no, Leah can't get sick around Christmas, she seems likes she's yalls Christmas spirit. Duck is actually the more traditional bird of choice, but I think turkeys are easier to maintain or something so it's become the more modern traditional dinner. Deep fried turkey is way better than oven roasted or rotisserie or anything else I've tried, actually changed my opinion of Thanksgiving, lol, it used to be a hohum holiday of getting together with cousins and extended family, now it's about the food. Yep, yams are sweet potatoes. Nah, if normal salad is part of your Thanksgiving, you're doing it wrong. Lots do have potato salad though.
I put in about 6 hours today just on food for thanksgiving, and there’s still more to do. I was smoking a turkey for about 2 hours straight, a duck for a hour, I still have a fish to do, some pork, veggies, lobster, and I still have other stuff to think about.
Alexander Hamilton was the first treasury secretary under George Washington. He also was in the first continental congress. He was a great orator and leader. He was a lawyer by trade. His personal life was marred by tragedy and problems. He was in the first sex scandal of Washington DC as a lady of the night accused him of having an affair with her which actually never happened as Hamilton paid her to be a practice audience for his upcoming speeches for congress, his wife was the daughter of a prominent politician in New York City who was Philip Schuyler who Hamilton had to ask permission to ask for Elizabeth’s hand in marriage. His other daughters eloped or were arranged to be married. Phillip actually liked Alexander as he was very much on the rise as an officer in the continental army and had a promising political career after George Washington took office. Alex was unfortunately killed in a duel with rival Aaron Burr, that act unfortunately doomed the Hamilton family as they fell from grace with the son dying in a duel, one daughter going insane, and the last son dying in infancy. The Hamilton name only exists through branch families. Elizabeth managed to save all of Alex’s work through banks and her own knowledge. It’s because of her the federalist papers were saved and we still have them. The federalist papers were a book of essays on the importance of democracy and defending the constitution. Alex wrote 17 or 18 of them though the exact number is unknown. Two others wrote on the federalist papers but both quit early so it was all Alex.
Thanksgiving is even better than Christmas (for adults) - lots of food, football, family, friends but none of the pressure around the gifts, etc. The history of it in America is certainly problematic; It's considered a day of mourning among the indigenous peoples and that should always be acknowledged As a fall festival, however, it goes back through human history - a chance to just be thankful for one another ... and eat lots and lots of food.
This videos is missing a lot of different dishes and sides that people might have. Ham, pineapple sauce, collard greens, loaded mac and cheese. Sweet potatoes casserole, coleslaw among others... Some people switch the turkey for chicken, And we have lots of immigrants that added different things to the tradition over the years. For the most part, the video talks about the most common but it doesn't go too much into detail.
My family members are not fans of pumpkin anything. We would rather have a sweet potato pie.😊 There are many different foods that will grace the Thanksgiving table that are not traditional. They Maybe regional food items or maybe just what your family likes. Nothing is off the table...so to speak!😁
One of the keys to a moist turkey is putting a stick of butter in between the skin of the breast on both sides. There is also brining, basting and cooking it in an approved turkey bag! Seriously i have never made a dry turkey with the butter and bag method! But the butter under the skin is key regardless. For any meat, let it rest for as long as you cooked it! Before you serve or carve! Let any meat rest first! Not sure what the butterball tik tok reference was? But I'm an adult so would never listen to tiktok! I may be wrong but arent they the ones who were eating tide pods!? So maybe Turkey was to healthy for them!? Stuffing is not what he said as traditional! Traditional is bread, onion, celery, butter, stock and herbs like sage and salt and pepper. People do have variations with sausage, dried cranberries or other things but for him to say oysters and raisins are traditional is not at all! Its called stuffing if you stuff it in your turkey to bake! Its called dressing if you make the same recipe but make it separately instead of stuffing it in the bird! Vegetables. I really dont think most do corn. Any vege is fine but Brussel sprouts, brochilli or the most popular is green bean cassarole! Different than just green beans! Moms right! Yams are basically sweet potatoes! Europeans love to show the marshmallow version but in all honesty people usually skip that 🎉version and just have their own way with maybe butter, cinnamon, etc.. Salad isnt really served! Fruit really isnt served either. Unless its for lunch on a charcuterie type board as an appetizer with crackers, cheese, grapes, wine, and deli meats. Pies are huge here! Pumpkin is the most popular but in the South they rather sweet potato pie. But many pies could be served! Like apple, cherry, or pecan! Pies like coconut or key lime arent traditional at all! Those are more for Easter or springtime! Salads and potato salads are what we have on picinics during the summer or 4th of july, not Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving from America! See you next time!❤
I have never cooked a Butterball turkey that came out right. I just don't buy them. Yams and sweet potatoes are two different things. They are often labeled incorrectly.
If you actually listen to any "information" on TikTok you have bigger problems. Yam are a different vegetable from sweet potatoes. Green bean casserole and mac & cheese should also be on the list. Salad takes up space from all the other stuff so that isn't big on the list of things to eat at Thanksgiving.
28NOV24 Brine it in salt water for 24 hours ahead and it comes out perfectly when roasted. One big change on the veggie front, over the past 20+ years well prepare Brussel sprouts have more appearences on the table.
We're all Thankful for the Graham Family!
Yams vs Sweet Potatoes
here’s a comprehensive summary of the differences between yams and sweet potatoes:
Origin and Botany
Yams (Dioscoreaceae family) are native to Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, while sweet potatoes (Convolvulaceae family) are native to Central and South America.
Yams are tuberous roots, whereas sweet potatoes are root tubers.
Appearance
Yams have rough, scaly, and dark brown skin, resembling tree bark.
Sweet potatoes have smooth, thin, and reddish-brown skin.
Yams are often cylindrical in shape, while sweet potatoes are typically more rounded.
Flesh
Yams have white or purple flesh, which is starchy and dry, similar to a regular potato.
Sweet potatoes have orange, yellow, or purple flesh, which is softer and sweeter.
Taste
Yams have a neutral, earthy flavor, similar to a potato.
Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet and have a more delicate flavor.
Availability
True yams are rarely found in US supermarkets, as most “yams” sold are actually sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes are widely available in the US and are commonly used in cooking.
Culinary Uses
Yams can be prepared similarly to potatoes, such as boiling, roasting, baking, or frying.
Sweet potatoes are often used in sweet dishes like pies, cakes, and casseroles, as well as savory dishes like fries and soups.
Labeling
In the US, the term “yam” is often used interchangeably with “sweet potato,” but technically, “yam” should be accompanied by the phrase “sweet potato” to avoid confusion.
TY for stating this. "Yam" as a term, was brought over from African slaves. They saw sweet potatoes and called them 'yams' because that was what they knew. It stuck. Yams can be had in the US, but as you pointed out, they are very rarely available. (I've never truly seen one in person)
I live an hour outside of Atlanta, GA and there is a large Caribbean population here. The whole Atlanta and the area actually. So you can find real yams in almost any grocery store. 25 years ago you had to go to farmer's market to get them. At some grocers, you must ask for white yams if you can't initially find them.
Coleslaw and potato salad are eaten more during the summer months in America.
I love candied yam and I love sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top I use can yams for both dishes @7:19
CHANGES: The biggest change to Thanksgiving dinner in my lifetime is with mandatory “Mac & Cheese”. Salads haven’t really been a Thanksgiving dish because it’s about harvest time, being thankful for bountiful food, etc. It’s not about “counting calories”. 😉
Happy Thanksgiving America!🇺🇸🤘 and thank you to the Graham family🇸🇮 I think all us Americans watching you, love your family❤️👍
To keep the turkey moist in my family we stick an open can of beer inside and RARELY check it (open the oven) as to not let the outside air into the oven to keep the moisture inside. Also keep it covered. Some Stuffing inside the bird and some on stove stop so good.
The Butterball turkey nonsense was a troll someone started to upset the holiday.
Coleslaw and potato salad are considered more summer sides in America
Thank you for your well wishes! I cooked a turkey and cornbread dressing. We had a small meal thus year. My hubby didn't want to go to my sisters house. I fried some corn and green beans with sweet potatoes. I cooked enough for the 4 days my husband has off. I know families that eat different meals on Thanksgiving. It just depends on who you are and where you came from. My Vietnamese neighbors don't live real close to me, but whatever they cooked was smelling good. They grow chickens so they might of had chicken. They have 14 houses with well over a million chickens. When they catch chickens they will always leave some. My neighbors have a plucking party. They will fill the freezer up. Hope your daughter feels better!😊
I'm 62....everything that we have today, was what we had when I was a kid. Sometimes a dish or 2 varies because everyone in the family usually brings something.
The traditional foods were those that were available in November, 17th C in what is now called "New England." Cranberries are one of the only fruits that grow there and ripen at this time of year. They also have lots of vitamin C, important when scurvy was a major cause of death. Same with pumpkins. And turkeys. potatoes and corn are also native to the Americas. The native tribes consider the "3 sisters" - corn, beans, squash (aka pumpkin) - to be sacred. Probably because they keep well and ripen late which helped the early peoples survive the harsh winters of NE U.S.
I used to allow each of my 4 kids to pick their favorite dish they wanted me to fix for our holiday meals, besides the traditional candied yams, mashed potatoes, gravy, turkey, corn on the cob, Deviled Eggs, fruit salad, green beans and bacon, peach cobbler, and cornbread dressing. So the usual that got added was macaroni salad, potato salad, broccoli & cauliflower cooked in butter, cherry pie, and pumpkin pie, Add the dinner rolls and I would spend 2 days cooking while working a full time 10 hour shift job. WHEW! Kids are grown and gone. My youngest son and I will be having dinner together & not have all the food we used to have (can't afford it anyway). We are very thankful for what we have, there are far too many that have so much less. We pray for those that are in need of food, shelter, health, peace, and protection. Well, my 16 lb turkey has been brining all night. I need to get busy making the cornbread for the cornbread and chicken dressing, then make the candied yams. My son will pick up the turkey and take it to his house to cook while I make the peach cobbler. He will be making some of his delicious pies. I hope everyone will have a very Happy Thanksgiving. Hold your loved ones a little longer, remember and be thankful for all your blessings and smile, because Jesus Loves You!
Thanksgiving is all about the carbs. My mother always had 25-30 ppl for Thanksgiving dinner so she always made either 2 turkeys or ham and turkey. Stuffing is in the bird, dressing is the same thing, but outside the bird. For dessert, there was always pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie, pumpkin cheesecake and brownies. We always started making the desserts and sides the day before.
This tradition dates back to 1621, a year after British colonizers arrived in Plymouth Massachussetts. The Native Americans, at first hostile to their arrival, eventually taught them how to survive on the land. In the Autumn they had a good harvest and celebrated together. The traditional food is nothing fancy. It's what was available in the area such as wild turkeys, potatos, greens, corn, pumpkins and so on.
I prepare a lot of different dishes for Thanksgiving because I like to have each person's favorite side dish. I fix Turkey, Bread Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, Green Rice (Broccoli, rice, Cream of Chicken Soup and Cheeze Whiz Casserole), English Pea Salad (created in the southern US, it is cold, green peas, grated cheese, chopped boiled eggs and mayo), Sweet Potato Casserole, Rolls, and Deviled Eggs. Sometimes I prepare celery sticks filled with Pinapple Spread or Cheez Whiz. I make pies for dessert, usually Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Pie, sometimes Apple Pie or Pecan Pie.
That controversy you're talking about happened in 2006. PETA tries to bring back these old items to remind people but all it does is hurt their cause because people stop listening
We're having smoked turkey this year. I didn't smoke it, but a guest did in my smoker. Wonderfully tasty! Juicy and smokey.
We had Turkey, stuffing, dumplings, candied apples, cranberry sauce, and pies. With 9 kids in my family, the sheer amount of food increased as everyone married and had kids.
Desserts: apple pie first, closely followed by pumpkin. Yes, pecan pie is traditional, but like a fruitcake at Christmas, I've never met anyone in 60+ years who actually like it! 🙂
Coleslaw and potato salad are usually summertime cookout side items we eat with Barbecue, Burgers and Hot Dogs. Never seen them at Thanksgiving, maybe down South lol.
Yeah, Florida here, we always have potato salad with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.
If you brine it for a day or so and put some sort of butter mixture under the skin, it keeps the turkey really moist. Plus, you also make a turkey gravy to go on top of it. My friend normally just smokes a turkey, and that also keeps is moist. You have to remember that a lot of these dishes will vary by region and families. Like, adding oysters to the stuffing is a North Eastern thing. We don't do that on the West coast. Since my family is from Hungary, my grandmother always made stuffed cabbage for the holidays alongside the turkey and basic holiday dishes.
I am from the mid west. In my area we always had homemade egg noodles, was shocked when moved to FL to find out no one here ever heard of having homemade egg noodles. My family always had bread dressing, after marrying my husband had to get use to cornbread dressing. Still prefer the bread dressing. We never had Mac and cheese until moved to FL.
Although I have cooked many turkeys in my life my family decided we liked dressing made with chicken and then a ham as our main meat better along with all the side dishes.. Happy Thanksgiving everyone ❤😊
Depends on where/when you live. We usually have Turkey and/or Ham. Green beans with deep-fried onions (topping) are common. Mashed potatoes and some kind of corn (and gravy obviously). When my dad was alive, we always had cranberry sauce, but I think he was the only one that liked it. Sometimes sweet potatoes. Stuffing is a given. We used to have duck when my grandmothers were alive, but the recipe is difficult, so we only occasionally do it now. I'm away from the family this year and am cooking beans and cornbread. Peace, Love!!
Thank you, Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.
In our family, the one that hosts does the turkey and then everyone else brings a dish, or whatever they want. We end up with 15-20 different dishes and serve it buffet-style! There's a friendly competition, to see who makes the most popular dish, every year. Because of this, there's a fair amount of experimentation, with the dishes. I love hosting, since many BBQ restaurants will smoke the turkey for about $20, i dont even have to cook it! 😉
Costco sold four million pumpkin pies the three days before thanksgiving.
I baked a dozen sweet potatoes today! Whew…our kitchen was very warm! Had venison roast & many relish dishes…tomorrow is a very large turkey ! 🦃👍🏻
My plate Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes giblet gravy over those items, then corn, green beans, cranberry jelly rolls to clean the plate. followed by cup of coffee and pecan pie.
for your turkey inject it with garlic butter then deep fry it. so delicious!
Traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes but the First Thanksgiving likely included wildfowl (turkey, quail, etc), corn, porridge and venison. However, because of all the cultures in the US, it depends on their own customs. You can't just throw a turkey in the oven and expect it to be great. You have to put butter under the skin and inject juices throughout the process.
every family is different. mine is turkey, mash potatoes & gravy, mac & cheese, corn, cranberry sauce, rolls, and pumpkin pie for dessert.
The problem was that in the days past, the meats were overcooked for fear of getting sick and such (government recommened much hirer temps for doneness. My mom overcooked any meat, and my grandma cooked her turkey until it fell apart but was so juicy. I'm not sure how, but it was, and her stuffing was almost like a soup, but i loved it as well. We always had: six types of pie, a ham with the turkey, candied yams, mashed potatoes with gravy, fruit salad, fresh rolls, stuffing, baked beans, green bean casserole, corn, cranberries sauce and always a few new items changing yearly.
If you want to know the exact reason why we do thanksgiving, please watch America the story of Us. Every part as its an entire story
If it tells the complete story, I hope it discusses how there used to be multiple thanksgiving celebrated each year, and those celebrations were for a victory and return from a battle with the Indigenous tribes. Until President Lincoln, there were numerous Thanksgivings and he declared to only have one on November 30th.
Brine makes a moist turkey. Usually turkey is over cooked is why it is dry. When cooking a wild turkey, as soon as you smell it , turn the oven off. They cook more quickly than farm raised ones. Butterball turkey being boycotted because of cruelty by the workers, I think. Mac and cheese is a favorite side item these day. Slaw and potato salad is considered summer sides. Many people make Brussels sprouts these days.
Yams and sweet potatoes are similar. Yams having a milder flavor.
You need to try a fried or smoked turkey. We typically fry 1 and roast 1.
Most American cranberry sauces are not as sweet as Euro versions.
Fried turkey for the win. Inject it with seasoning , always juicy Always be thankful for all you have.
Yams and sweet potatoes are actually not the same. Yams are lighter in color and has a starchy texture. But the taste is so similar that they are interchangeable on the table. Sweet Potatoes are much more prevalent in the US.
Me and some friends got together and had a Man's thanksgiving dinner, we decided if we were going to have spend a day cooking then we would cook what we wanted and not so much the traditional menu, we had a smoked brisket (smoked for 13hours), smoked ribs (Bar-B-Q) and grilled sausage, desert consisted of Banana pudding, pecan pie, apple pie, sweet potato pie, and a nice peach cobbler, Yes we did get the ladies of the family to cook the deserts. and let's not forget the sweet tea to drink.
Hello Graham Family, Happy Thanksgiving to all. My sister started cooking Wednesday afternoon.
The Good Eats turkey is the recipe I follow and it works. It’s a dual heat scenario of low heat to cook then blast it with high heat to crisp the skin. I however skip the high heat for a smoke with applewood.
Happy Thanksgiving from middle Tennessee. 😊
Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours my friends. One of the secrets to a very juicy turkey is starting 1 to 2 days before roasting it. Google on what is the correct way to brine a turkey and even a chicken before baking either one. I always brine my turkey and chickens the day before roasting and they always are very moist and juicy and delicious.
Over the years we have various types of Turkey prep , Roasted , Smoked , Deep Fried . We also used to have Goose , Duck , and Pheasant . Also , we have included Venison , Wild Hog , and Smoked and Sugar Baked Hams . Our largest celebrations , in the 1990s , we had 75 to 150 FAMILY members show up for Thanksgiving . Five generations , so many we rented a recreation hall and everyone , but the eldest and youngest brought a covered dish food item . As those Matriarchs passed , so did our family gatherings .
I'm from Massachusetts & in the New England states tend to have some seafood. It all depends where your from
Sweet potatoes are in the morning glory family, while yams belong to the lily family
We always have Buttermilk Pie!!!! Yummmm!!
Sweet potatoes, the softer and sweeter varieties of which are marketed under the name “yams” in the US, originated in Central and South America and are an edible species, Ipomoea batatas, of the morning glory family Convolvulaceae.
True yams, which are starchy/non-sweet tubers and have a skin a lot like Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy, are multiple species of the family Dioscoreaceae from Africa, Asia, and South America. Raw yams cause skin irritation so require special handling during preparation for cooking.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Happy Thanksgiving from Bismarck, North Dakota.
Happy Thanksgiving and hope Lea feels better soon
@7:05 happy thanksgiving... I use dressing and stuffing inter changeable... The difference is ones is cooked in the turkey (stuffing) and one is cooked in a casserole dish (dressing)... But I don't like it in the turkey but I still say both names but I only cook it in the dish.
Yum in the tum! 🦃🍠🍁🍂🍽😋So worth it! 👍🏻
Happy Gobble Day Graham Fam!
Happy Thanksgiving
You guys need to do a cranberry and sour cherry mixture. And put that on the turkey when you're eating the turkey. It's freaking delicious
Turkey in the air fryer it keeps its juices or really anything steaming,frying, slow cooking a lazy man’s dream machine❤️ from Montreal Canada happy holidays
I'm surprised they didn't include ham with pineapple. We also have ham along with turkey on Thanks Giving.
Lol I love both sweet potato pie and pumpkin pie I can't tell the difference to tell the truth @8:02😊
Happy Thanksgiving Graham Family and everyone! Jolly put out a good video showing alot of the foods we eat.
Yes this is a great pie, when I able to eat this was one of my favorite pies @9:01
Happy Thanksgiving. I am over full. Lol
I just ate my turkey for Thanksgiving and it was so moist… Here’s the perfect tip… Either cut up a whole turkey or just put a turkey breast in a crockpot for four hours on high and you would not believe how much this will melt in your mouth… Also corn beef goes really good in a crockpot a crockpot… I enjoy watching your shows. Tell your daughter to get better soon.
From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! We've a small party here (21 people!) eating some amazing food and watching some great football! We'll have a plate for you and include you in our many thanks! 🇺🇸 ❤ 🇸🇰 Happy Thanksgiving!!
Awww, no, Leah can't get sick around Christmas, she seems likes she's yalls Christmas spirit.
Duck is actually the more traditional bird of choice, but I think turkeys are easier to maintain or something so it's become the more modern traditional dinner. Deep fried turkey is way better than oven roasted or rotisserie or anything else I've tried, actually changed my opinion of Thanksgiving, lol, it used to be a hohum holiday of getting together with cousins and extended family, now it's about the food.
Yep, yams are sweet potatoes.
Nah, if normal salad is part of your Thanksgiving, you're doing it wrong. Lots do have potato salad though.
I put in about 6 hours today just on food for thanksgiving, and there’s still more to do. I was smoking a turkey for about 2 hours straight, a duck for a hour, I still have a fish to do, some pork, veggies, lobster, and I still have other stuff to think about.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your famliy, Hope your daughter get well soon. From Buckeye State.
You should react to the jolly episode of Thanksgiving or Mr h and friends. They just had a whole feast
The jolly episode was the worst Thanksgiving ever! I don't think any American recognized 1 thing! Now Mr H did a good job.
Happy Thanksgiving 😊
You should try Deep Frying a turkey! So juicy and flavorful!! 🤤
Alexander Hamilton was the first treasury secretary under George Washington. He also was in the first continental congress. He was a great orator and leader. He was a lawyer by trade. His personal life was marred by tragedy and problems. He was in the first sex scandal of Washington DC as a lady of the night accused him of having an affair with her which actually never happened as Hamilton paid her to be a practice audience for his upcoming speeches for congress, his wife was the daughter of a prominent politician in New York City who was Philip Schuyler who Hamilton had to ask permission to ask for Elizabeth’s hand in marriage. His other daughters eloped or were arranged to be married. Phillip actually liked Alexander as he was very much on the rise as an officer in the continental army and had a promising political career after George Washington took office. Alex was unfortunately killed in a duel with rival Aaron Burr, that act unfortunately doomed the Hamilton family as they fell from grace with the son dying in a duel, one daughter going insane, and the last son dying in infancy. The Hamilton name only exists through branch families. Elizabeth managed to save all of Alex’s work through banks and her own knowledge. It’s because of her the federalist papers were saved and we still have them. The federalist papers were a book of essays on the importance of democracy and defending the constitution. Alex wrote 17 or 18 of them though the exact number is unknown. Two others wrote on the federalist papers but both quit early so it was all Alex.
Almost forgot I'm one those that can not stand bits of celery in my dressing!
I want Kat's stew recipe! 🤩😄 Please don't make me beg! 😂
My Mom worked on the Land O Lakes turkey processing line. Hate them things.
@7:13 I love the cranberry sauce(jellied...in the can) I don't like whole cranberry
Thanksgiving is even better than Christmas (for adults) - lots of food, football, family, friends but none of the pressure around the gifts, etc. The history of it in America is certainly problematic; It's considered a day of mourning among the indigenous peoples and that should always be acknowledged As a fall festival, however, it goes back through human history - a chance to just be thankful for one another ... and eat lots and lots of food.
This videos is missing a lot of different dishes and sides that people might have. Ham, pineapple sauce, collard greens, loaded mac and cheese. Sweet potatoes casserole, coleslaw among others... Some people switch the turkey for chicken, And we have lots of immigrants that added different things to the tradition over the years. For the most part, the video talks about the most common but it doesn't go too much into detail.
On Thanks giving must have a ham w/ pineapple. Also stuff mushroom in my family.
My family members are not fans of pumpkin anything. We would rather have a sweet potato pie.😊
There are many different foods that will grace the Thanksgiving table that are not traditional. They Maybe regional food items or maybe just what your family likes. Nothing is off the table...so to speak!😁
Yiu got to brine your turkey for about 4 days or so. It creates a juicy turkey. Mine turned out amazing. ❤
If we have a Sweet potato pie we don't have a Pumpkin pie they taste a lot a like
Hey Jono, America has over 350 million people. So everyone does not like pumpkin pie or turkey. Haha
One of the keys to a moist turkey is putting a stick of butter in between the skin of the breast on both sides. There is also brining, basting and cooking it in an approved turkey bag! Seriously i have never made a dry turkey with the butter and bag method! But the butter under the skin is key regardless.
For any meat, let it rest for as long as you cooked it! Before you serve or carve! Let any meat rest first!
Not sure what the butterball tik tok reference was? But I'm an adult so would never listen to tiktok! I may be wrong but arent they the ones who were eating tide pods!? So maybe Turkey was to healthy for them!?
Stuffing is not what he said as traditional! Traditional is bread, onion, celery, butter, stock and herbs like sage and salt and pepper. People do have variations with sausage, dried cranberries or other things but for him to say oysters and raisins are traditional is not at all!
Its called stuffing if you stuff it in your turkey to bake! Its called dressing if you make the same recipe but make it separately instead of stuffing it in the bird!
Vegetables. I really dont think most do corn. Any vege is fine but Brussel sprouts, brochilli or the most popular is green bean cassarole! Different than just green beans!
Moms right! Yams are basically sweet potatoes! Europeans love to show the marshmallow version but in all honesty people usually skip that 🎉version and just have their own way with maybe butter, cinnamon, etc..
Salad isnt really served!
Fruit really isnt served either. Unless its for lunch on a charcuterie type board as an appetizer with crackers, cheese, grapes, wine, and deli meats.
Pies are huge here! Pumpkin is the most popular but in the South they rather sweet potato pie. But many pies could be served! Like apple, cherry, or pecan! Pies like coconut or key lime arent traditional at all! Those are more for Easter or springtime!
Salads and potato salads are what we have on picinics during the summer or 4th of july, not Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from America! See you next time!❤
Yea Jono....your butt looks big in those jeans! Hahaaaa.
I have never cooked a Butterball turkey that came out right. I just don't buy them. Yams and sweet potatoes are two different things. They are often labeled incorrectly.
Elle missing out, Mac n cheese baked is the bestest. Sweet potatoes are 2nd.
Yams and Sweet potatoes are different from each other.
Yams and sweet potatoes are different. I like sweet potatoes, but not yams. The traditional way to make yams is just way too sweet for me.
Different but essentially the same.
I can't eat deviled eggs is a texture thing... @7:45
I have tried to like duck...but I just cannot eat it. I've not tried goose, but if it's anything like duck...I'll pass. Venison however is delicious!
It’s all family dependent
Puerto Rican flag behind you? Did I miss a video? ❤️🔥🇺🇸🇵🇷
Do Not look into the Butterball scandal. It's ikky.
If you actually listen to any "information" on TikTok you have bigger problems. Yam are a different vegetable from sweet potatoes. Green bean casserole and mac & cheese should also be on the list. Salad takes up space from all the other stuff so that isn't big on the list of things to eat at Thanksgiving.
Your mom's turkey was dry, because for many years, people overcooked it.
28NOV24 Brine it in salt water for 24 hours ahead and it comes out perfectly when roasted.
One big change on the veggie front, over the past 20+ years well prepare Brussel sprouts have more appearences on the table.
Ever noticed y'all are always sick? Ever? Its always something.