This statistic depicts the results of the survey in which U.S. consumers were asked about their favorite meats served at Thanksgiving dinner. According to the survey, 88 percent of respondents chose roasted turkey as the best Thanksgiving meat dish, followed by gravy with 79 percent of the votes.
Leading meats served at Thanksgiving dinner according to consumers in the United States as of November 2016
* The source adds the following information: "Gravy is included on this list as it pairs rather nicely with turkey."
The source does not specify the age of respondents.
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FiveThirtyEight. (November 22, 2016). Leading meats served at Thanksgiving dinner according to consumers in the United States as of November 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787187/most-popular-thanksgiving-meat/
FiveThirtyEight. "Leading meats served at Thanksgiving dinner according to consumers in the United States as of November 2016." Chart. November 22, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787187/most-popular-thanksgiving-meat/
FiveThirtyEight. (2016). Leading meats served at Thanksgiving dinner according to consumers in the United States as of November 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787187/most-popular-thanksgiving-meat/
FiveThirtyEight. "Leading Meats Served at Thanksgiving Dinner According to Consumers in The United States as of November 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787187/most-popular-thanksgiving-meat/
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Leading meats served at Thanksgiving dinner according to consumers in the United States as of November 2016 [Graph], FiveThirtyEight, November 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787187/most-popular-thanksgiving-meat/
