Food traditions and trends face off at Thanksgiving dinner
This year some families will add a new topic to the growing list of taboo Thanksgiving dinner conversations: where the turkey and vegetables came from.
As more Americans adopt diets that are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, or centered on ethically-sourced products, tensions grow between family members who want to serve traditional foods and those who are ushering in a new era of food trends and ethics, the The Boston Globereported. Many “foodies’’ take issue with the grocery store turkey and side of conventional green beans, while advocates for tradition don’t want to change things up.
For some families, Thanksgiving has become a time to cling to customs in a world of meals increasingly dictated by foodies. For others, it’s a time to let the family meal evolve and for new generations to develop their own traditions.
“They want to honor their food legacy — grandma always made Jell-O with fruit, so that’s what we have — but on the other hand, once grandma is gone, we don’t necessarily want to continue that legacy,’’ Richard West, an Emerson College professor who studies family communication, told the Globe.
Read the full Globe story here.
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