What makes your Canadian Thanksgiving traditional and classic? While Butter Tarts are considered the iconic classic Canadian dessert, we likely still want pumpkin pie for the holiday. I think I might be on track here: it is the dessert that we most think about for Canadian Thanksgiving.
Why is that? Well, my opinions that many people don't really like turkey. There are lots of articles with the headline "People hate turkey: Admit it" or This article seems the best one of all: "There are 2 Types of People. Those Who Hate Turkey and Those Who Are Wrong" - this headline comes from a website named ricemedia.co, and the author has more to say:
"But that’s not the main issue. The real issue is size. Buying Turkey is like buying an American SUV in Singapore.
"Turkey’s problem is twofold. 1) The bird is so large that heat cannot reach all parts of it, resulting in an uneven done-ness 2) The meat has so little fat that any amount of overcooking is unforgivable. You have to walk a precariously thin line between indigestion and diarrhoea—in short, to pray for a thermodynamic miracle."
"This is the reason why most commercial brands (Butterball, Norbest) inject their Turkey with a sodium phosphate solution to keep the flesh moist. It is also the reason why many home cooks, finding the saline injections inadequate, shingle their Turkey’s breast with a layer of bacon to protect it from direct heat."
Such whit and sarcasm in this article, resulting in a refreshing point of view from this writer. It brings laughter to the table of turkey. It was written by Pan Jie in 2019 - for Christmas. The article is HERE.
So likely there is nothing else to really say about Canadian Thanksgiving. We seem to have a handle on what to put on or in every dish: the Turkey is Maple Roasted, the Cranberry Sauce is Maple Cranberry Sauce, the Squash is Maple flavoured. So what goes in the Pumpkin Pie? Yes.
Using DuckDuckGo as my browser, I get this message every time. My question is why doesn't Facebook present better content if is tracking me on Safari. It seems to me it is failing at its task - the one it said it would never do when it started.
If you want to view commercial-free videos on YouTube, use DuckDuckGo as the commercials are blocked. Now that's a Thanksgiving tip to remember all year.
Here's the whopping Thousand Flower Chrysanthemum of Longwood Gardens - like the Thanksgiving Turkey - over the top in size. Unlike the turkey, it takes the award for beauty as well.
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