What food should we eat on Thanksgiving Day?

1, Turkey. Eating turkey on Thanksgiving Day is the most widely known, and turkey is the traditional main course of Thanksgiving Day. The process of making turkey is complicated. In addition to filling the belly with pre-prepared stuffing, the turkey has to be roasted for at least four hours. Turkey is tender, with protein content above 30%. Most people like turkey.

There is also a certain emphasis on how to eat turkey. It needs to be roasted whole, the chicken skin is roasted to dark brown, and its stomach is stuffed with a lot of miscellaneous food such as broken bread. After serving, the host cut it with a knife and distributed it to everyone. Then everyone poured marinade and sprinkled with salt, which was very delicious.

2, cranberry moss sauce. Cranberry sauce, also known as cranberry sauce, has always been the ingredient and condiment of turkey, the main dish of Thanksgiving and Christmas. According to Pharmacopoeia, cranberry has been used as an adjuvant against cystitis and urinary tract infection, and its remarkable curative effect has been widely recognized. According to Chinese Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine, cranberry leaves are "bitter in taste, mild in nature and slightly toxic", which can induce diuresis and detoxify, and are often used for rheumatism and gout. Its fruit can "relieve pain and treat dysentery". What makes people sit up and take notice is that cranberry is listed as one of the five healthy foods for human beings by FAO because of its high economic value, medicinal potential and development prospect.

3. pumpkin pie. Pumpkin pie is an essential food for this occasion. Pumpkin is a symbol of harvest and abundance. It comes from Huang Chengcheng and is very auspicious. Pumpkin is rich in carotene and vitamin C, which can strengthen the spleen, prevent gastritis, prevent night blindness, protect the liver, make the skin tender and neutralize carcinogens. Yellow fruits and vegetables are also rich in two vitamins A and D; Vitamin A can protect gastrointestinal mucosa and prevent gastritis, gastric ulcer and other diseases. Vitamin D can promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, thus strengthening bones and muscles, and has a certain preventive effect on common diseases such as rickets in children, myopia in adolescents and osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly people.