Why do we in the Anglo-Saxon world devote our most cherished family holiday to a bird that is not in the least bit popular for the other 364 days of the year?
PLATE UP Why turkey? Well, we'll get to that. For now, let's just celebrate the Christmas turkey, a long-standing tradition in the United Kingdom that has been faithfully reproduced in many of its former colonies. This traditional feast on December 25, as we know, features a well-roasted bird, paired with the likes of roast potatoes and other root vegetables, stuffing, Yorkshire puddings, possibly a green vegetable or two, cranberry sauce, and gravy over the whole lot.
FIRST SERVE The turkey isn't native to the United Kingdom, which is why up until the 16th century British families with the means would usually eat goose at Christmas time. However, by the 1500s turkeys had been brought back from the Americas by erstwhile explorers, and the trend to eat them at Christmas gradually took hold, to the point where the British royal family made the switch to turkey – from their preferred bird, the swan – in the 1850s.
ORDER THERE Those who find themselves in London on Christmas Day with nowhere else to go can sample a traditional turkey lunch at a number of fine restaurants, highlighted by Dinner by Heston in Knightsbridge . ORDER HERE Sydneysiders, sit down to a very fancy roast turkey with all sorts of extras on December 25 at The Gantry in Dawes Point . In Melbourne, tuck into a lovely Christmas lunch at Brighton Savoy .
ONE MORE THING Though there are many other Christmas culinary traditions worth acknowledging and celebrating around the world, our favourite would have to be Japan, where, thanks to a clever marketing campaign, everyone spends December 25 eating KFC. Merry Christmas everyone – eat well.See also: The best places in the world to celebrate Christmas
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