This year’s Christmas is coming soon
Christmas is filled with old traditions like eating turkey on Christmas Day, sending out Christmas cards and hanging tinsel around the house.
But why do Europeans and Americans eat turkey at Christmas, and how did it come about?
Here are the exact facts and history of why they eat this delicious bird for Christmas!
where this tradition began
Turkeys were first introduced to England in 1526; prior to that, geese, boar’s heads and even peacocks were commonly eaten at Christmas dinner.
People ate turkeys instead of cows and chickens because farmers needed cows more for milk and chickens for eggs, and they were more expensive then than they are now.
So instead of slaughtering the livestock for Christmas, they raised a turkey because it was something different and they could save the livestock to produce more milk and eggs.
King Henry VIII was the first person to eat turkey on Christmas. However, it wasn’t until the 1950s that turkey became a more popular Christmas meal choice than goose.
The great thing about Christmas and turkey is that Christmas is family time and turkey is family size!
87% of Britons believe Christmas would not be the same without the traditional roast turkey.
Today in the UK around 10 million turkeys are eaten every Christmas.
25% of Brits buy their turkey months in advance.
According to a survey, the three most popular ways to eat leftover Christmas turkey are: sandwiches, soups/stews or salads.
20% of Britons admit they are willing to pay more for turkey for “extra quality”.
Post time: Dec-06-2022
