Happy Thanksgiving! Although a Thanksgiving meal usually centers around a turkey and traditional sides, in America’s melting pot of cultures, more and more immigrant families serve their own ethnic dishes alongside a traditional turkey. One of the iconic traditional dishes in Taiwan that also uses turkey as a key ingredient is—- Turkey Rice!

Did you know that Taiwanese turkeys are more than twice the size of American turkeys? You can get 400 servings of turkey rice from one bird! The main reason turkey rice is so delicious is the sauce. Turkey meat is shredded and layered over rice, and the fat is rendered and combined with turkey jus and shallot oil to make a minimalistic, yet flavorful and aromatic sauce. The next time you have leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, try turning it into Taiwanese-Style Turkey Rice!