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We all know the saying: less is more. While it does not seem to apply to a Thanksgiving, it seems to be a mantra taking hold and more for American eaters, according to new reports about poultry trends.
Bloomberg These smaller turkeys are breaking big this year, noting that inventories of all kinds are down, and others are developing a distinctive six-pound turkey type (not yet for sale).
Experts are suggesting that smaller families, alternative gastronomic interests and increased desire to avoid food waste could be behind the new trend. (So, yeah, this one can be pinned on millennials too.)
"People are starting to understand it's not natural to grow turkeys up to 30 pounds," Ariane Daguin of D'Artagnan LLC's food company told Bloomberg.
At Thanksgiving, as many as 45 million turkeys are killed for the annual feast. But turkey has become less popular over the years, with vegetarian and vegan proliferating options, the American palate evolving and household dwindling residents. And as Daguin noted, the first Thanksgiving was just as likely to be venison as turkey – making the traditional bird less of a centerpiece to the occasion than perhaps we've come back to think of it over the years.
Just do not tell that to the turkey who will get pardoned at the White House this year.
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