Thanksgiving without Turkey is like a day without sunshine.
I remember living in Germany and getting Army buddy to get me my annual bird for Thanksgiving from the PX. It was a 22 pounder which I explicitly asked for cause we invited our landlord upstairs to our apartment for dinner. The look on his face was priceless when I told him it was a 10 Kilo Truthahn.
The funny thing was these folks were vegetarians, but being gracious guests, the thought they would try it. The landlord's wife gave him all sorts of grief after his THIRD helping of turkey and my wife's 3 bread, Sage Sausage, Apple Pecan stuffing. My SWMBO reformed a vegetarian. Whoo Hoo!