The American holiday (praznik) of Thanksgiving (Dan zahvalnosti) is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in November. The holiday is during autumn – the main season for harvesting crops (žetva useva). Thanksgiving is an autumn harvest festival like those found in many cultures around the world (širom sveta).
On this day (na ovaj dan), most Americans gather with friends and family. Many take time to think about what they are thankful for, cook up a storm, and eat.
The star (zvezda) of most Thanksgiving dinners is a roasted turkey (pečena ćurka). Turkeys are large birds native to North America.
The turkey is cooked in an oven for many hours, often with a mix of celery, bread, onions and spices inside the bird. This mix becomes stuffing (nadev) – another star of the Thanksgiving dinner table.
After the bird is cooked, the stuffing is taken out and served as a side dish (prilog).
One of many side dishes. Families often make other foods like mashed potatoes (krompir pire), sweet potatoes (slatki krompiri), cranberry sauce (sos od brusnica) and vegetable casseroles (kaserole od povrća). A casserole (kaserola) is a dish that cooks slowly in an oven.
And do not forget about the gravy (preliv). This rich sauce is made from the fatty liquid that comes off the turkey as it cooks. People cover their turkey meat (ćuretina), stuffing and mashed potatoes with gravy.
The meal (obrok) does not end with the turkey, stuffing, and side dishes, though. For some people, the best part of the meal is dessert (desert).
Typical Thanksgiving dessert is pie (pita). Pumpkin, cherry, apple or pecan pie are all great ways to finish off a Thanksgiving meal…if you are not too full of food by that point!
Glossary:
Thanksgiving – Dan zahvalnosti
turkey (animal) – ćurka
turkey (food) – ćuretina
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