Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2024 and has been updated.

Thanksgiving is the best food holiday of the year. Yeah, I said it. Christmas ham, latkes during Hanukkah and hot dogs on the Fourth of July are great. But none compare to the gluttonous feast that is Bird Day. And it’s not just because of the bird.

Turkey is obviously the food most associated with Thanksgiving — the bird that was eaten at the first Thanksgiving, so American that Ben Franklin thought it should be the country’s national bird instead of the bald eagle. Thankfully we aren’t eating any eagle on Thanksgiving, but we are eating plenty of sides and desserts.

But which Thanksgiving food is the best? Before you sit down to gorge yourself at dinner on Thursday, take a look at our rankings of the best

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