Little is actually known about the foods that were served at the first Thanksgiving. We have only one written account from an eyewitness, a letter Edward Winslow wrote to a friend in England. From that, we know that the Indians brought five deer and the pilgrims hunted fowl for the feast.
The rest is pieced together from what is known about foods that were available at that time.
Foods that were served at the first Thanksgiving are thought to have been:
Foods that would not have been served at the first Thanksgiving are:
Other foods that are likely to have been eaten are:
There were no potatoes served.
Food eaten at the first Thanksgiving included wild game like deer, fowl (not necessarily turkey), fish, lobster and vegetables, like corn, that were harvested from their crops. Though desserts are served today, it is not likely that they had them at the first Thanksgiving.
fish
The wampanoag tribe a variety of food to the first Thanksgiving Day, to include wild turkeys, venison, rabbit, lobster, potatoes, fish, clams, and the native American "Three Sisters" food: corn, beans, and squash.
The pilgrims contributed the crops from their first harvest, which only included corn.
The Wampanoag tribe brought wild turkey, venison, rabbit, lobster, potatoes, fish, and clams among other foods. They also brought corn, beans and squash, which the native Americans called the "Three Sisters". This name was given to them because they were able to grow on the same patch of land and were compatible together. The pilgrims contributed their first harvested crop, which was corn, and hunted game to the festivities.
The foods that were served on the first Thanksgiving were ham, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, turkey, cornbread, berries, squash and beans.
There was no turkey that day!
The food was venison, duck, fish, corn, beans, squash, and eels.
Food at the first Thanksgiving did not include turkey.
corn is one that i know of.
roast turkey but thats all i know
There were no prices at the first Thanksgiving. All the food was either grown or hunted by the pilgrims or Indians. The only food that may have cost was food that the Pilgrims brought over from England, but it is likely that it had been used by the time they got together to give thanks on the first Thanksgiving.
corn, and turkey
The first Thanksgiving came out because the pilgrims wanted to give thanks for having food and shelter in the new world.
Turkey was most likely served at the first Thanksgiving because it was a bird of the new world. Other ripe crops like corn were also at the firs thanksgiving. Typically, any food that represent the "New World" woudl be served at hte firs Thanksgiving.
The Pilgrims and the Indians were the creators of Thanksgiving Day.Some of the food items brought to the first Thanksgiving feast were: corn, venison, turkey, bread, potatoes, and milk.
Very unlikely. Food at that first thanksgiving celebration were not very elaborate.There was no mention of cranberries in any of the written records.
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corn, turkey
Thanksgiving Day in the United States is traditionally a holiday to give thanks for the food collected at the end of the harvest season.
roast turkey but thats all i know
A whole bunch of stuff. But stuffing and pie, if you want some examples.
Her favorite thanksgiving food is Haggas