Mainly, it’s just part of the mythology surrounding the “first Thanksgiving” - as near as anyone can tell, though, seafood probably figured in a lot more during that meal than anything else!
Non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. How about you?
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...and I suppose it also because turkeys are indigenous to North America.
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My wife is an American woman with Polish and Italian heritage. I made a dinner that catered to her heritage Polish sauerkraut soup, Italian tetrazzini and American turkey and candied yams. She loved it and I enjoyed it too.
The pilgrims who had traveled to the new world reached a point of near starvation. One day mother nature provided a light rain that saved their crop and their lives. Thanksgiving was a feast intended to thank that rain or perhaps the spiritual source of it. Of course they served turnkey at that feast since it was a native bird and readily available. So we continue to eat turkey at Thanksgiving to this day. That is the story.
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I'm working all day. When I get home it will just be Colleen and I. I believe she is making a chicken pot pie. I'm pretty excited about it 
Like the OP, my wife (American) and I (Australian) aren't eating traditionally - mainly because neither of us like turkey so we had a seasoned chicken breast each with the mandatory (in my humble opinion) stuffing, sweet potatoes (yams) and brown gravy. For dessert it was a choice between good old fashioned Apple Pie or my wifes home made Orange peices in Jelly.
Traditional or not - it was still darn good
Traditional or not - it was still darn good