Thanksgiving is traditionally a holiday in the United States. Actually, it is exclusively a holiday in the United States. In the US, my family did not really “celebrate” Thanksgiving. Yes, we joined together for really delicious food. However, we almost never consumed turkey—too much for 4 German-Argentinean-Americans. Stuffing was probably the least greasy/fatty one could make. No pumpkin pie. No cranberry sauce. No mashed sweet potato. No football. Yet, it will still a time in which we came together to eat, be thankful, and take a day off (even if there was still morning swim practice).
Recently, our American friend that has decided to follow the sun (live here for our summer, live in the US for their summer) has returned and made the executive decision that we were going to celebrate Thanksgiving. Sweet! However, we had to find a turkey, which is almost never consumed here. We had to find the closest thing to a pumpkin & graham crackers. Cranberries. And, pans and ovens large enough to cook everything. The turkey we found was 11 kg…with less meat than on a chicken from the US (hormones really do quite a number). We found a squash that was extremely similar in taste and texture to a pumpkin. No cranberries. Anywhere. Not even in Walmart (yes, we have a Walmart here). And, we used about 2 ovens in two different locations that do not have a temperature dial. Great. Obviously, we did the best that we could.
In the evening, when we finally got together with about 17 of our friends to celebrate “Thanksgiving,” it was all amazing! I believe we had less food than a 4-person family has in the US, however it was incredible. And, well, we do not consume as much volume of food here, so it definitely sufficed. We did not do the traditional “thanking,” for everything that has been given to us, yet, I think the best way to give thanks is to be surrounded by the people we love, the people who love us back, and celebrate everything that has been given to us…even if it is not EXACTLY tradition.
K bye.
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