Entry #9. My Take on Thanksgiving Dinner.

When November rolls around all we think of is Thanksgiving. When we think of Thanksgiving we think of all the family gatherings, homemade meals, Black Friday shopping, and special events that are going to take place. Thanksgiving is such an exciting time of the year because everyone has different ways of celebrating it and that's was makes it special. Every Thanksgiving my relatives hosts a family gathering for a huge dinner. I dont get to see my relatives very often sou it also counts as a family reunion. Our Thanksgiving is very different from a typical American dinner that involves turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, pumpkin pie, etc.

My mom always makes her homemade Vietnamese soup called "pho" (pronounced as "fuh") for Thanksgiving. Of course everyone has their own ways of pronouncing the word, but there is only one correct pronunciation. Anways, pho is one of the most well-known Vietnamese soup among Americans. There are many restaurants that serves this specific type of soup, but personally I've never tried them. I've only tried my mom's pho because she makes them very frequently. The soup mainly consists of rice noodles, herbs, and meat. I eat them every so often that I hardly get cravings for them.

We also serve spring rolls during Thanksgiving dinner and I'm assuming that most people are familiar with them as it so popular. If not, spring rolls contains pork, shredded cucumber, noodles, shrimp, vegetables, etc. They are usually wrapped with translucent flour wrapper. As for the condiments, there is peanut sauce, lemon sauce, hoisin peanut sauce, and so many more. The great thing about spring rolls is that you can choose what to add in your rolls and decide what sauce you want to dip it in. It is all about personal preference!

These are the two of the many main dishes we serve during Thanksgiving for family gatherings. If I listed all of the foods that we serve every year, who knows when I'll be finished with this post! Anyhow, I'm very grateful for family events and great food. If you are unfamiliar with the foods I mentioned above, you should check them out!