Stuffing for Chicken

“Stuffing” is probably not familiar to most Japanese people.  I only learned about it when I moved to the U.S. and experienced Thanksgiving Dinner.

“Stuff” means to “put inside.”   A large turkey is stuffed with stuffing (dressing) made of bread and a variety of other things like sausage, giblets, dried fruit, vegies and so on.  Sometimes people prepare it as a side dish and don’t stuff the turkey. It’s not a colorful and attractive dish, but it is very tasty.   I’m not a huge fan of meat, so  I eat more stuffing than turkey on Thanksgiving day.

In the U.S, packaged stuffing is sold so I usually use it.  When you add flavorful vegetables, nuts, and sausage it gets much tastier.   This stuffing goes well with any roast turkey/chicken dishes.