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Foreigner here who has no emotional attachment to any traditional Thanksgiving food but loves the gratitude concept of this special day.

Etiquette question:
If we invite Americans for Thanksgiving, would it be disappointing-to-offensive (pick a level) to serve a different menu? Would they need advance warning?

Menu question:
And if we did serve a non-traditional menu, what substitutions that would be more acceptable than others?
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You would absolutely need to warn people, and it might affect attendance. Would you be interesting in hosting a Friendsgiving the weekend before? I think Friendsgiving tends to be more of a potluck for twentysomethings, but it seems like you could tweak it to be a way to have people over for a nice break before everyone starts making the the jillion dishes the guests expect. [/quote]

Agree you should mention it.  Some will be thrilled/some will be fine but happy to change their expectations in advance (especially if kids are involved)/other might plan a typical meal another day.  I don't think it is offensive though..[/quote]

I would not say it's offensive, exactly, but it does make me wonder why you want to host Thanksgiving.  The traditional Thanksgiving foods are not arbitrary; most of them have some tie to the meaning of the day. If you just want to have a dinner party, you should probably do it on a different day. [/quote]

Maybe at least do a nod to the day? I can see not wanting to do turkey, which is a pain to cook and honestly, not that great. But maybe throw in a pumpkin pie or something.[/quote]

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