Thanksgiving: turkey
Learn how turkey became the main dish commonly served at the Thanksgiving meal.
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© American Chemical Society; thumbnail © Africa Studio/Adobe Stock (A Britannica Publishing Partner)How chemistry explains tryptophan and debunks the myth that eating turkey (which contains it) induces drowsiness on Thanksgiving.
