Foods That May Have Been on the Menu
Seafood: Cod (鳕), Eel(鳗), Clams(蛤), Lobster(龙虾)
Wild Fowl(禽): Wild Turkey, Goose, Duck, Crane(鹤), Swan, Partridge(鹌鹑), Eagles (鹰)
Meat: Venison (鹿肉), Seal(海豹)
Grain: Wheat Flour, Indian Corn
Vegetables: Pumpkin, Peas, Beans, Onions, Lettuce(生菜), Radishes(小萝卜), Carrots(胡萝卜)
Fruit: Plums(李子), Grapes(葡萄)
Nuts: Walnuts(胡桃), Chestnuts(栗子), Acorns(橡子)
Herbs and Seasonings (调料): Olive Oil(橄榄油), Liverwort(叶苔，地钱), Leeks(韭葱), Dried Currants(醋栗), Parsnips(美国防风)
What Was Not on the Menu
Surprisingly, the following foods, all considered staples (主食) of the modern Thanksgiving meal, didn't appear on the pilgrims's first feast table:
Ham (火腿,): There is no evidence that the colonists had butchered (屠宰) a pig by this time, though they had brought pigs with them from England.
Sweet Potatoes (甘薯)/Potatoes: These were not common.
Corn on the Cob (玉米棒子): Corn was kept dried out at this time of year.
Cranberry Sauce (酸果曼沙司): The colonists had cranberries but no sugar at this time.
Pumpkin Pie: It's not a recipe that exists at this point, though the pilgrims had recipes for stewed (炖，焖) pumpkin.
Chicken/Eggs: We know that the colonists brought hens with them from England, but it's unknown how many they had left at this point or whether the hens were still laying.
Milk: No cows had been aboard the Mayflower, though it's possible that the colonists used goat milk to make cheese.
Source: Kathleen Curtin, Food Historian at Plimoth Plantation.