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Anonymous wrote:Well Thanksgiving food is going to be pretty much overwhelmingly English flavors, aka rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. because that's what the pilgrims ate.

You can do your own thing on Thanksgiving and have ssambap for example, but it's not going to be Thanksgiving food. just like you could celebrate Cinco de Mayo with beef lo mein or St Patricks Day with injera but it's not gonna really be the holiday.

But... make whatever you want. If you like this food so much you should probably already have a list of go-to recipes from these places, so I'm not gonna post my go-tos. Treat it like a normal Thursday if you're going this route.

Literally none of the flavors you posted are English. Rosemary is mediterranean. Thyme is mediterranean and North African. Cinnamon is South Asian. Nutmeg is Asian. The pilgrims did not eat that stuff. They ate what the native Americans ate. Your eurocentric view of the world and history is so limited

Actually these are the most traditional English flavors and seasonings. The holiday was started by the pilgrims, and the dishes reflect it.

But by all means, no one will care at all if you dont do a Thanksgiving and put out some lo mein and go to town. No one will care. Literally no one. It just wont be a Thanksgiving feast. But whatever. Do you.

Of course it’s a Thanksgiving feast if that’s how it’s designated. What’s with the provincial insistence that it’s your food or bust? I’ve never had oyster dressing or cornmeal dressing or green bean casserole but if someone tells me that’s their thanksgiving food I don’t tell them that it isn’t everyone I know eats corn muffins and Pepperidge farm stuffing. If someone serves me lo mein on thanksgiving then that’s Thanksgiving. Heck I have vegan friends who serve an elaborate pasta spread on thanksgiving. Are you going to tell them they don’t celebrate properly because they don’t eat turkey?

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Anonymous wrote:Well Thanksgiving food is going to be pretty much overwhelmingly English flavors, aka rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. because that's what the pilgrims ate.

You can do your own thing on Thanksgiving and have ssambap for example, but it's not going to be Thanksgiving food. just like you could celebrate Cinco de Mayo with beef lo mein or St Patricks Day with injera but it's not gonna really be the holiday.

But... make whatever you want. If you like this food so much you should probably already have a list of go-to recipes from these places, so I'm not gonna post my go-tos. Treat it like a normal Thursday if you're going this route.

Literally none of the flavors you posted are English. Rosemary is mediterranean. Thyme is mediterranean and North African. Cinnamon is South Asian. Nutmeg is Asian. The pilgrims did not eat that stuff. They ate what the native Americans ate. Your eurocentric view of the world and history is so limited

Actually these are the most traditional English flavors and seasonings. The holiday was started by the pilgrims, and the dishes reflect it.

But by all means, no one will care at all if you dont do a Thanksgiving and put out some lo mein and go to town. No one will care. Literally no one. It just wont be a Thanksgiving feast. But whatever. Do you.

Anonymous wrote:OP, what are you asking?

If you're asking how people celebrate Thanksgiving in, say, Bangladesh, and what foods they serve, then that's not a thing. (Every culture has gathering/party/holiday foods, though.) American Thanksgiving is an American holiday.

You can certainly make whatever you want for the meal, though. So whip up some pad thai or couscous. Go to town! That's all easy to Google or check out of the library.

If you just want to add some "flair" to typical Thanksgiving foods, I mean, curry is good on pumpkin or butternut squash, turkey with harissa? Like others have said, search Epicurious for "[major ingredient]" or w/e and scan for any turkey or potato or yam or corn dish that includes some of those flavor accents.

If you're asking what American people from those cultures serve at Thanksgiving, okay, that is the only question that makes more sense to crowdsource than to Google, so maybe that's what you're asking.

It's at least a specific question to which the answer is not obvious, but that's partly because it's not exactly a thing. Most people will serve a couple of American TG dishes-- usually a whole turkey, though some E/SE Asian people serve duck instead, mashed potatoes and maybe sweet potatoes or squash or something, prepared in a European/American style... and then serve whatever else they like from their culture. For ex, pancit, tagine, paratha, rice instead of potatoes or rolls, etc. Not too many Asian/MENA families have been in the US for more than 50-100 years, if that, so there's not a semi-standard "menu" for A Very Vietnamese American Thanksgiving or anything. Of course, I'm not sure there's a Very Jewish American or Very Polish American or even a Very Irish American Thanksgiving, either. It's more of a family by family thing. I guess there are region-wide traditions, and there is something of a Very Black American Thanksgiving (more likely to require mac'n'cheese, sub sweet potato pie for pumpkin pie), but even that varies widely.

If you want to serve a meal like a, say, Afghani American family would at Thanksgiving... like specifically with that idea in mind... That's a little odd to me?

The best way to get-- or already have-- this information is to have friends and family that come from these cultures. If you don't, then no wonder your question is so opaque and confusing. I have some doubt you're even clear on what you're asking.

I'm not saying this is you, but it reminds me of people who ask how Jews celebrate Christmas. Hmmm... that example is too obvious and too religious. Maybe it's like when someone asked my Indian American cousin what toppings Indian Americans order on their pizza. He was like, uhhhh... pepperoni? Did they expect him to say okra? Or paneer?

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Anonymous wrote:Well Thanksgiving food is going to be pretty much overwhelmingly English flavors, aka rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. because that's what the pilgrims ate.

You can do your own thing on Thanksgiving and have ssambap for example, but it's not going to be Thanksgiving food. just like you could celebrate Cinco de Mayo with beef lo mein or St Patricks Day with injera but it's not gonna really be the holiday.

But... make whatever you want. If you like this food so much you should probably already have a list of go-to recipes from these places, so I'm not gonna post my go-tos. Treat it like a normal Thursday if you're going this route.

Literally none of the flavors you posted are English. Rosemary is mediterranean. Thyme is mediterranean and North African. Cinnamon is South Asian. Nutmeg is Asian. The pilgrims did not eat that stuff. They ate what the native Americans ate. Your eurocentric view of the world and history is so limited

Actually these are the most traditional English flavors and seasonings. The holiday was started by the pilgrims, and the dishes reflect it.

But by all means, no one will care at all if you dont do a Thanksgiving and put out some lo mein and go to town. No one will care. Literally no one. It just wont be a Thanksgiving feast. But whatever. Do you.

These are not “traditional” British. These seasonings are from the Imperial colonies.

Doesn't matter. They've been widely used in British cooking for hundreds and hundreds of years. Those flavor combos are quintessentially English, just the way tomatoes and mozzarella is quintessentially Italian despite tomatoes coming from Central America.

Anonymous wrote:I love these green beans with miso butter and have made them for thanksgiving: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/green-beans-with-miso-butter

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Anonymous wrote:Well Thanksgiving food is going to be pretty much overwhelmingly English flavors, aka rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. because that's what the pilgrims ate.

You can do your own thing on Thanksgiving and have ssambap for example, but it's not going to be Thanksgiving food. just like you could celebrate Cinco de Mayo with beef lo mein or St Patricks Day with injera but it's not gonna really be the holiday.

But... make whatever you want. If you like this food so much you should probably already have a list of go-to recipes from these places, so I'm not gonna post my go-tos. Treat it like a normal Thursday if you're going this route.

Literally none of the flavors you posted are English. Rosemary is mediterranean. Thyme is mediterranean and North African. Cinnamon is South Asian. Nutmeg is Asian. The pilgrims did not eat that stuff. They ate what the native Americans ate. Your eurocentric view of the world and history is so limited

Actually these are the most traditional English flavors and seasonings. The holiday was started by the pilgrims, and the dishes reflect it.

But by all means, no one will care at all if you dont do a Thanksgiving and put out some lo mein and go to town. No one will care. Literally no one. It just wont be a Thanksgiving feast. But whatever. Do you.

These are not “traditional” British. These seasonings are from the Imperial colonies.

I accept that food travels far and connects people and cultures but don't colonize my food.

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Anonymous wrote:Well Thanksgiving food is going to be pretty much overwhelmingly English flavors, aka rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. because that's what the pilgrims ate.

You can do your own thing on Thanksgiving and have ssambap for example, but it's not going to be Thanksgiving food. just like you could celebrate Cinco de Mayo with beef lo mein or St Patricks Day with injera but it's not gonna really be the holiday.

But... make whatever you want. If you like this food so much you should probably already have a list of go-to recipes from these places, so I'm not gonna post my go-tos. Treat it like a normal Thursday if you're going this route.

Literally none of the flavors you posted are English. Rosemary is mediterranean. Thyme is mediterranean and North African. Cinnamon is South Asian. Nutmeg is Asian. The pilgrims did not eat that stuff. They ate what the native Americans ate. Your eurocentric view of the world and history is so limited

Actually these are the most traditional English flavors and seasonings. The holiday was started by the pilgrims, and the dishes reflect it.

But by all means, no one will care at all if you dont do a Thanksgiving and put out some lo mein and go to town. No one will care. Literally no one. It just wont be a Thanksgiving feast. But whatever. Do you.

These are not “traditional” British. These seasonings are from the Imperial colonies.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well Thanksgiving food is going to be pretty much overwhelmingly English flavors, aka rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. because that's what the pilgrims ate.

You can do your own thing on Thanksgiving and have ssambap for example, but it's not going to be Thanksgiving food. just like you could celebrate Cinco de Mayo with beef lo mein or St Patricks Day with injera but it's not gonna really be the holiday.

But... make whatever you want. If you like this food so much you should probably already have a list of go-to recipes from these places, so I'm not gonna post my go-tos. Treat it like a normal Thursday if you're going this route.

Literally none of the flavors you posted are English. Rosemary is mediterranean. Thyme is mediterranean and North African. Cinnamon is South Asian. Nutmeg is Asian. The pilgrims did not eat that stuff. They ate what the native Americans ate. Your eurocentric view of the world and history is so limited

Actually these are the most traditional English flavors and seasonings. The holiday was started by the pilgrims, and the dishes reflect it.

But by all means, no one will care at all if you dont do a Thanksgiving and put out some lo mein and go to town. No one will care. Literally no one. It just wont be a Thanksgiving feast. But whatever. Do you.

These are not “traditional” British. These seasonings are from the Imperial colonies.

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Anonymous wrote:Well Thanksgiving food is going to be pretty much overwhelmingly English flavors, aka rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. because that's what the pilgrims ate.

You can do your own thing on Thanksgiving and have ssambap for example, but it's not going to be Thanksgiving food. just like you could celebrate Cinco de Mayo with beef lo mein or St Patricks Day with injera but it's not gonna really be the holiday.

But... make whatever you want. If you like this food so much you should probably already have a list of go-to recipes from these places, so I'm not gonna post my go-tos. Treat it like a normal Thursday if you're going this route.

Literally none of the flavors you posted are English. Rosemary is mediterranean. Thyme is mediterranean and North African. Cinnamon is South Asian. Nutmeg is Asian. The pilgrims did not eat that stuff. They ate what the native Americans ate. Your eurocentric view of the world and history is so limited

Actually these are the most traditional English flavors and seasonings. The holiday was started by the pilgrims, and the dishes reflect it.

But by all means, no one will care at all if you dont do a Thanksgiving and put out some lo mein and go to town. No one will care. Literally no one. It just wont be a Thanksgiving feast. But whatever. Do you.