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First Thanksgiving Menu

First Thanksgiving FoodsWhat Did the Pilgrims Really Eat on the First Thanksgiving?

Contrary to modern traditions, the pilgrims' very first feast lacked some of the foods that we've come to consider Thanksgiving staples.

Kathleen Curtin, Food Historian at Plimoth Plantation gives us a look at what the pilgrims might have had at the first Thanksgiving table.

The First Thanksgiving Menu

• Seafood: Cod, Eel, Clams, Lobster
• Wild Fowl: Wild Turkey, Goose, Duck, Crane, Swan, Partridge, Eagles
• Meat: Venison, Seal
• Grain: Wheat Flour, Maize
• Vegetables: Pumpkin, Peas, Beans, Onions, Lettuce, Radishes, Carrots
• Nuts: Walnuts, Chestnuts, Acorns
• Herbs and Seasonings: Olive Oil, Liverwort, Leeks, Dried Currants, Parsnips

Some Thanksgiving favorites that definitely weren't on the first Thanksgiving menu:

• Ham
• Sweet Potatoes or Potatoes
• Corn on the Cob
• Cranberry Sauce
• Pumpkin Pie
• Chicken or Eggs
• Milk

Posted by Erika Pitera in: All About Food

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