Posted on 11/23/2016 10:37:02 AM PST by Sybeck1
AUBURN, Alabama — Thanksgiving is a time where friends and family gather together to give thanks, enjoy one another’s company and share a good meal. It takes a village to bring these great holiday meals together, and the thought of overwhelming amounts of leftovers keeps everyone motivated to prepare.
Two main dishes found at most Thanksgiving meals are stuffing or dressing. Here is the inside scoop on what defines these two dishes.
Difference between the two
“The major difference between the two dishes is that stuffing is popular in the north and dressing is popular in the south,” said Darlene Minniefield, an Alabama Extension agent in Human Nutrition, Diet and Health.
Stuffing is the bread component baked inside the turkey. That is why it is called, “stuffing.” Dressing is cooked by itself in a separate dish with or without the meat inside. Northerners cook stuffing on the stovetop, and southerners typically cook dressing in the oven.
Both dishes contain a large amount of carbohydrates because of the high amount of bread components such as bread or cornbread.
A cornbread base is more commonly found in the southern region. Whichever bread component you choose to make for your perfect dish, homemade bread will help bring a nice, fresh taste.
To make either dish healthier, add in vegetables. The combination of turkey or ham and stuffing or dressing with added vegetables results in a well-balanced meal.
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Here in NC, stuffing is in the turkey and dressing is baked in a casserole dish, so we have both and they’re not the same. Eastern NC oyster dressing is awesome if prepared correctly, not an easy thing to do.
Yes, thank you, I'll take both!
Regards,
Yes.
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In Indiana my family always called it dressing.
My mother always stuffed the turkey and also baked dressing in a casserole dish because she always made a ton. I never liked the dressing as much as the stuffing, even though they were the same exact recipe.
I’d love to try oyster dressing, I don’t think I’ve ever had it.
Cornbread dressing!
Huh?
It’s easy to ruin, but wonderful at the hands of a cook who knows what she or he is doing.
Comes with special instructions: "Make extra cuz that what we're really after."
Yes Please.
Stovetop Dressing ain’t a thing and that’s all I have to say about that.
Either.
Here in PA, it’s called “filling”.
Honestly Amelia, you're so silly.
Neither. I can’t cook and my meal ticket is out of town.
Not so. Stuffing/dressing should be cooked in the bird.
Using a dressing recipe for stuffing would be equally bad. The mistake is in using the same recipe for both. Stuffing remains moist, dressing gets crisp around the edges and on top. The ingredients and flavors that work for one won’t necessarily work for the other.
Guess I’ll make dressing. Somehow I don’t think stuffing will work well in the fryer. I might be a Yankee, but I spent a long time in Louisiana.
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