No holiday is more closely associated with a foodstuff than Thanksgiving with turkey — and yet, the traditional main course of, ahem, Turkey Day is much maligned in some corners. The gripes ...

Why did turkey become the national Thanksgiving go-to dish? Gianna, age 10, Phoenix, Arizona Have you ever wondered why Thanksgiving revolves around turkey and not ham, chicken, venison ...

The only popular Thanksgiving dish I noticed was missing was yams or sweet potatoes, but my family isn't big on them anyway — we didn't miss them. The meal even included two desserts.