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"Before 1900, generally speaking, vegetarianism is seen as kind of a radical social- reform movement
“通常而言，1900年以前，素食主義是被視為與美國的許多社會改革運動都有關的
tied to any number of social-reform movements in the U.S.," Shprintzen says.
一場頗為激進的社會改革運動的，”什普倫曾說。
"Vegetarianism as a movement undergoes a pretty significant transformation in the U.S. kind of neatly at the turn of the 20th century."
“作為一起運動，素食主義在20世紀初的美國經歷了一次重大轉變?！?/div>
As the notion that a meatless diet could improve personal health gained traction, more meat alternatives became available.
隨著“無肉飲食可以改善個人健康”這一概念逐漸流行開來，市面上的替代肉也越來越多了。
Being vegetarian no longer meant being stuck with vegetables and rice.
如今，做一個素食主義者已經不再意味著只能吃蔬菜和米飯了。
During World War I, it was even seen as patriotic.
一戰期間，素食主義甚至還被認為是愛國的體現。
A 1918 article from the Chicago Daily Tribune, headlined Have You ever Dined upon the mock Turkey,
1918年《芝加哥每日論壇報》上的一篇文章，標題“你吃過假火雞嗎？”
highlighted the alternative meat options of the day,
就重點介紹了可在感恩節食用的各種替代肉，
as the Council of National Defense promoted vegetarianism as a means of rationing meat.
當時，視素食為限定肉類供給的一大辦法的國防委員會也在鼓勵大家素食。
Today, meatless diets are far from radical.
如今，無肉飲食早已褪去了激進的色彩。
Senator Cory Booker, a Democratic presidential candidate, is a proud vegan.
民主黨總統候選人、參議員科里·布克就以自己是一名嚴格的素食主義者自豪。
Dunkin’ Donuts and Burger King feature meatless sausages and burgers.
唐恩都樂和漢堡王也將無肉香腸和無肉漢堡定位為了自己品牌的一大特色。
The wide availability and improving taste of meat alternatives,
替代肉，尤其是Impossible Foods和Beyond Meat兩家公司的替代肉
especially Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat products, make going vegetarian much easier.
的普及及其口感的提升大大降低了素食的門檻。
But Americans may not be ready to skip meat at Thanksgiving since the holiday and turkey are so intertwined.
然而，由于感恩節和火雞實在已經密不可分，美國民眾或許還沒有做好感恩節不吃肉的心理準備。
Alexander Hamilton reportedly once said, "No citizen of the U.S. shall refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day,"
據報道，亞歷山大·漢密爾頓就曾說過“感恩節任何一位美國公民都不能不吃火雞”這樣的話，
and every year, the U.S. President marks that tradition by pardoning a turkey on the White House lawn.
而且，每年的感恩節，美國總統都會在白宮草坪上赦免一只火雞，以此紀念這一傳統。
"It’s part of us, it’s part of our culture, it’s imbued within who we are as Americans," says Shprintzen.
“感恩節吃火雞已經成為我們生命的一部分，我們文化的一部分，已經滲透到了我們身為美國人的這份人格里，”什普倫曾說。
Indeed, only 5% of Americans say they are full vegetarians, according to Gallup polling data.
事實上，蓋洛普一項民意調查的數據顯示，只有5%的美國人表示自己是百分百的素食主義者。
But Darren Seifer, an analyst at market research firm NPD,
然而，市場研究機構NPD的分析師達倫·賽佛預計，
predicts more vegetarian options will appear on holiday tables this year,
今年的感恩節餐桌上將出現更多的素食菜品，
as NPD data shows 18% of adults in the U.S. are trying to eat more plant-based foods.
因為NPD的數據顯示，美國有18%的成年人正在嘗試增大植物性食品的攝入量。
And for vegetarian home chefs like Dutton who are making the effort this year,
達頓這樣的素食主義家庭廚師也在努力，
the tide feels like it’s turning just a bit—as long as her guests like the stuffing.
只要客人喜歡她的素食餡料，素食的風潮就能贏回一局。
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