How do you like your turkey? 🦃 #Thanksgiving

21 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief, informal monologue, the speaker—who identifies as a vegetarian—explains that they take charge of cooking the Thanksgiving turkey each year despite not eating meat themselves. They describe experimenting with different turkey preparations, such as using a teriyaki glaze and serving Asian-style vegetables as side dishes to complement the flavor. For their own meal, the speaker typically opts out of the turkey and instead orders Chinese food, highlighting a personal compromise between holiday tradition and their dietary choices.

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Um, but what do I— I took— I, I don't eat meat, but I love to cook, so I'm always in charge of the turkey. So I usually try to like switch up the turkey every year. So last year I think I used like a teriyaki type glaze for the turkey. That's interesting. Yeah. And then, you know, I had some like Asian type vegetables on the side. Okay. You know what I mean? To go with the flavoring. It's not just like— so, and I myself, seeing that I'm vegetarian, You know, I always— I used to just cop out and go to the Chinese spot and get Chinese food for myself. Okay. That's what I would do for Thanksgiving.