Turkey Tales: Thanksgiving of Superlatives

Angelika Ahrens, 22.11.2023

Why the dinner has to follow a precise choreography, what the new ready-made fillings can do and why pumpkins have to be white, green and full of warts this year.

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"Chocolate" and "Chip" escaped the roaster at the last minute. The names are those of the two turkeys that US President Joe Biden officially pardoned at a ceremony shortly before Thanksgiving last year. So they fared better than around 40 million of their kind, who are roasted and eaten in the USA on the high holiday - the US version of Thanksgiving. Beloved traditions; there are many around the centuries-old festival, which is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in November.

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