Happy Thanksgiving! If you're reading this today, we appreciate your commitment! If you're not, we hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving with your loved ones.
Personally, coming from an immigrant family, Thanksgiving wasn't very big in our household, so I learned traditions through my friends' and my partner's families. Growing up in the south, I've learned casseroles to be a staple at the table, and canned, not homemade, cranberry sauce seems to be the way to go.
One such tradition in my family entails me getting up before 8 a.m. to catch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. And yes, I do this willingly for fun. I'm so glad they've been able to keep the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade going throughout the pandemic. If you're looking for where to watch the parade check out this Today Show article.
Does Thanksgiving look a little different where you grew up? I know I didn't realize that not everyone eats mashed potatoes with gravy and turkey where they're from!
Check out some of these common foods at the Thanksgiving tables around America:
Northeast
Sauerkraut and Crab cakes- Maryland region
Hasty pudding and Stuffing with clams/oysters- New England region
Cranberry relish
Squash
Lobster
Midwest
Cheesy mashed potatoes-Wisconsin region
Wild rice casserole-common in Minnesota
South
Sweet potato pie
Pecan pie-Georgia
Candied sweet potatoes
Macaroni and cheese
Shrimp and sausage boil-Louisiana
Derby pie-Kentucky
Fried Turkey-Texas
West
Frog eye salad
Pumpkin empanadas-New Mexico/Arizona region
Okinawan purple sweet mashed/baked potatoes-Hawaiian
Green bean casserole
Mushroom gravy
It's crazy to think this is now our second Thanksgiving in a pandemic, but we are so grateful to our clients and partners who have stayed with us through all the changes and to our employees who have persevered during this challenging time and continue to keep our business going!
Wherever you're at we wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of delicious food!