Many people say Christmas has the best holiday foods. Many people enjoy Christmas foods. Some of these foods can consist of potatoes, turkey, ham, mac and cheese, really anything can be a Christmas food.  Yet some people do have dislikes on some Christmas foods. I have interviewed Nicole, Maya, and Katie S. I asked them what their favorite Christmas food is, and their least favorite Christmas food.

“What is your favorite Christmas food?” I asked. Nicole answered, “ My favorite Christmas food is mac and cheese.” I asked the same to Maya and she said “My most favorite Christmas food has to be Tamales.” Finally, I asked Katie S. and she responded with “ mashed potatoes and gravy.” All of these are really popular foods on Thanksgiving, except tamales. Why do people like them so much they eat them on two holidays? The answer is easy. All households celebrate a little differently, and some may like to repeat food, or simply because it has been a part of their traditions.

I asked all of them why it is their favorite food. Nicole said “ It tastes good, and we have it every year.” Maya said, “It tastes good, especially when you make them.” Lastly Katie S. said “It tastes yummy, and I like eating it with my family.”

I asked them if they make their favorite Christmas foods. Nicole said “yes, my family makes it.” I asked Maya, and she said “yes. My whole family helps, and we make an average of 200.” Katie S. answered with “Yes.”

I asked what their least favorite Christmas food was. Nicole said “ Ham, it tastes gross.” Maya said “turkey, it should only be served at thanksgiving.” And Katie S. said “stuffing.”

I asked them why it was their least favorite food. Nicole said “ it tastes bad.” Maya said, “ I just do not like it, and it tastes weird.” Katie S. said “ I do not like the texture, and it has a bad taste.” All the people I interviewed said they enjoyed some popular thanksgiving foods, but they are also served at Christmas. Many people eat Thanksgiving food on Christmas.  Many people enjoy this because it tastes good, and it could be easier to make, rather than doing two different meals so close to each other.

People have been eating turkey since the 1800s. The reasoning for this is because Turkeys were only out in certain months. This makes them easy to hunt during Christmas, and Thanksgiving. Many people have been enjoying turkey on thanksgiving and Christmas since the 1800s! That is a long time that these traditions have been going on for. Over half of the U.S. eat thanksgiving food on Christmas. So if you think this is not normal, chances it is.