Thanksgiving

Contrary to the popular opinion of Thanksgiving on American TV, our was much less festive, familial and picturesque.

What we thought Thanksgiving would be like

We had two dinners and both of them weren't quite what we'd hoped for. The first was before Thanksgiving with our mother's friend's family as they were all quite busy the next day. There was of course a turkey which they actually cooked. Unfortunately, we only got a glimpse of it and when next we saw the turkey, it it was already carved out in slices. There was also cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and ham.

The second was truly on Thanksgiving day with our cousins and their family and involved a turkey from a catering company which was then stripped of it's meat and shredded up. Half the meat placed in an Asian stir fry and the other half left to be eaten, accompanied by some sort of salad. This meal was a little less like Thanksgiving than the early Thanksgiving.

Unfortunately, we didn't take any photos of the food. Perhaps we had a chance when we first glimpsed the whole turkey, but what was there to see anyway if we didn't see the great carving of the turkey?

Thanksgiving is however quite the momentous affair for the Americans. Much like an Australian Christmas, everyone takes the day off and all shops are closed... until the sale of the year of course.

2 pieces for $1

On the other hand before thanksgiving we went to collect cake and spontaneously decided to feast on chicken.

Delicious chicken.

Deliciously cheap chicken.

Oh what a wonderful (and probably fat) life it would be if Australia had as much cheap and available food sources.