Based on historical accounts, it is very possible that the “fowl” on the table during the first Thanksgiving in 1621 was actually a duck, not a turkey. In order to accurately re-create this first Thanksgiving experience for our students (also, because you can’t get a turkey in our city yet), we had a Beijing Duck on the table this week at English Corner:
The duck was a gift from one of our students who has been studying in Beijing this semester. Before gathering around the table, Susan took some time to teach the students the history of Thanksgiving. Each student practiced their English by talking about something for which they were thankful.
Susan prepared a number of traditional Thanksgiving dishes for the students to sample. Our good friend Angie also provided some homemade pumpkin pie:
Hope that each of you have a Happy Thanksgiving, wherever in the world you are!
Wow, that duck looks pretty small! All the students looked like they enjoyed it though.
Yes, ducks are pretty scrawny. But they do have a very long neck, which would be great for giblet and egg gravy.