Thanksgiving poll - Dressing or Stuffing?

[lupaglupa]

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm betting pretty much everyone who is eating turkey will have a bread based dish with it. Do you call that stuffing? Or do you call it dressing? And where did you grow up?

In my experience dressing is a southern term and stuffing a Northern. But I could be wrong.

As for me - we have dressing, made with cornbread. I grew up in New York but my parents are both from the South.

 

[elmira64]

In this part of Pennsylvania it is called filling. Yeah, I know just sayin'.

 

[James Brenner]

Well, regardless of the name (we call it both stuffing and dressing - the names are interchangeable in our house), I like all three.

 

[scooter748driver]

I call it stuffing 'cause that's what's on the box.

 

[JOHN42768]

I really am not a fan. Just give me the meat & potatoes w/ gravy And I'm happy, but leave room for dessert.

 

[milhistbuff1]

Reminds me of the soda vs pop vs cola. Stuffing, dressing almost always be associated with salad. NY

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm betting pretty much everyone who is eating turkey will have a bread based dish with it. Do you call that stuffing? Or do you call it dressing? And where did you grow up?

In my experience dressing is a southern term and stuffing a Northern. But I could be wrong.

As for me - we have dressing, made with cornbread. I grew up in New York but my parents are both from the South.

Having lived in the South for most of my life, I find that in my family we have used the terms dressing and stuffing interchangeably. In fact, my wife and I did this between us just today!

 

[John Winn]

I was born, and grew up, in the south but lived one year in Ann Arbor, MI when I was in high school and moved way out west when I was 23. I really don't remember if we had a preference when I was a kid. I've heard both for all of my life but have personally used stuffing as that seems more accurate for what it is.

I've never liked turkey much (especially the white meat) but do like the stuffing. I was always glad when there was also ham.

Neither turkey or ham for us today: beef tenderloin with garlic mashed potatoes and green beans followed by choice of a pumpkin or a berry pie. Oh, and some very good red wine. And a nice fire around dusk. It's just the two of us (and our dog) but it'll be nice and we'll count blessings and reasons to be thankful.

 

[Stryker65]

Stuffing for sure, for sure. What's dressing? The same thing?

 

[Lampasas Bill]

Either one, as long as it's made with cornbread.

 

[Josh The Lighthouse Guy]

Stuffing for sure, for sure. What's dressing? The same thing?

Dressing is what you put on a salad.

I suppose the technical difference is how you cook it. Traditionally, stuff was literally stuffed inside the turkey carcass for cooking. Dressing was, I presume, cooked alongside the turkey instead of inside. The introduction of "stove top stuffing" muddies the situation.

 

[Josh The Lighthouse Guy]

Either one, as long as it's made with cornbread.

Better yet just serve the cornbread as cornbread.

 

[rpkennedy]

In this part of Pennsylvania it is called filling. Yeah, I know just sayin'.

I'm from New York and it was always called stuffing.

My wife and her family are from southern Pennsylvania and it's called filling.

Either way, pass it this way.

Ryan

 

[G Low]

Stuffing for sure, for sure. What's dressing? The same thing?

We had dressing with giblet gravy. Stuffing is actually stuffed inside the turkey or chicken. (Unless it's stovetop) Dressing never goes into the bird. It's made from cornbread, biscuits chicken or turkey broth, celery onions, eggs, and sage ( not too much) among other ingredients.

 

[G Low]

We had dressing with giblet gravy. Stuffing is actually stuffed inside the turkey or chicken. (Unless it's stovetop) Dressing never goes into the bird. It's made from cornbread, biscuits chicken or turkey broth, celery onions, eggs, and sage ( not too much) among other ingredients.
We also had a pan of oyster dressing. It was the same recipe with oysters added. Most people would stay away from the oyster dressing but Grandaddy always wanted it and after he passed, we always made a pan and ate it just to remember him ..

 

[donna]

Call it stuffing. Have to have with the turkey. Always add cranberry sauce on top.

We are very blessed today, got to talk to my Granddaughter at hospital. It in Kentucky. She better today. Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers. They gave them turkey and stuffing today.

 

[Kearny The Magnificent]

Stuffing for me.

Whatever you call it, I hope everyone enjoys it on their Thanksgiving plate!

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

In my experience dressing is a southern term and stuffing a Northern. But I could be wrong.

As for me - we have dressing, made with cornbread. I grew up in New York but my parents are both from the South.

You are 100% correct.

Do you call that stuffing? Or do you call it dressing?

Down here in Mississippi, these two dishes are not the same thing.
We always have cornbread dressing...which is a very long & labor intensive project when " done right".
But the end result is well worth the effort !

I call it stuffing 'cause that's what's on the box.

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Anything out of a box is sacrilege !

 

[G Low]

You are 100% correct.


Down here in Mississippi, these two dishes are not the same thing.
We always have cornbread dressing...which is a very long & labor intensive project when " done right".
But the end result is well worth the effort



True too in Georgia, and don't forget the giblet gravy with boiled eggs chopped up in it.

 

[G Low]

Jellied or whole cranberry sauce?
I like them both. I like to eat it with my turkey