Turkey dinner

A turkey dinner is a popular variant of the roast dinner (also called baked dinner, Sunday dinner or Sunday roast), a celebratory meal in the West.

While there is no rule against eating turkey at any time, its limited availability, relative expense and involved preparation led to a situation in which turkey dinners are, for most people, a "special" meal. Turkey dinners are particularly popular as the main meal of Christmas and, in the US, especially for Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving dinner is even more significant because many more Americans celebrate Thanksgiving than Christmas. In both of these cases, turkey replaced other meats as the special food of the day; goose was once the UK Christmas meal and contrary to popular belief, turkey is a relatively recent newcomer to Thanksgiving Day tables as well.

In a popular episode of the britcom Dad's Army, Captain Mainwaring delineates the elements of a proper turkey dinner:


 * turkey
 * stuffing
 * bacon
 * onions
 * gravy
 * bread sauce
 * potatoes
 * vegetables