the broad breasted white turkey is the kind of turkey that we eat on thanksgiving.
the broad breasted white turkey is the kind of turkey that we eat on thanksgiving.
what kind of turkey do we eat on thanksgiving?
the broad breasted white turkey
turkey is the most common main dish of a thanksgiving dinner, to the point where thanksgiving is sometimes colloquially called “turkey day.” in 2006, american turkey growers were expected to raise 270 million turkeys, to be processed into five billion pounds of turkey meat valued at almost $8 billion, with one third of all turkey consumption occurring in the thanksgiving-christmas season, and a per capita consumption of almost . the broad breasted white turkey is particularly bred for thanksgiving dinner and similar large feasts; its large size (specimens can grow to over 40 pounds) and meat content make it ideal for such situations, although the breed must be artificially bred and suffers from health problems due to its size.
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being a glutton when it comes to food, joey is shown throughout the series to have the uncanny ability to eat enormous quantities of food. as he prides the tribbiani family for their eating prowess ("we might not be [...] world leaders, but damn it, we can eat!"), he takes on monica's challenge to eat a whole roast turkey virtually all by himself. in season 8, episode 9, monica is unwilling to cook a whole roast turkey for thanksgiving dinner as rachel is pregnant, chandler refuses to eat thanksgiving food due to childhood traumas, phoebe is a vegetarian, and dinner guest will (played by brad pitt) is on a diet. joey's love for thanksgiving traditions, however, convinces monica to roast the turkey only under the condition that joey can eat the entire 19-pound bird in one sitting. when monica sees him struggle, she says she is only kidding, but joey perseveres and with a little help of phoebe's maternity pants, he eventually not only consumes the entire turkey, but has room for dessert afterwards. a similar eating stunt happens in season 9, episode 5, when joey is left alone at the dinner table in a restaurant after phoebe's failed birthday dinner, and he is forced to eat six meals by himself. he finishes them, only to tuck into the birthday cake afterwards.
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