Not stuffing. Not green bean casserole. Not even mashed potatoes. It's salad.
That's the most disproportionately common side dish on tables across the West Coast during Thanksgiving, according to FiveThirtyEight's 2015 survey that pulled together side dish data from 931 respondents.
Folks in the Northeast side with squash, according to the survey, which was conducted in 2015. The South is all about macaroni and chesse. The Midwest favors green beans/casserole. States making up the Great Lakes region tend to go with rolls and biscuits. Southern states such as Texas and Louisiana prefer cornbread.
Prefered side dishes may vary by region, but Americans are more or less agreeable on the main dish and dessert, according to the survey.
About 82 percent of people surveyed said turkey is the centerpiece of their Thanksgiving meal. Pumpkin pie is beloved by all regions, but the Northeast favors apple pie, the South sides with pecan pie and sweet potato pie, and the Midwest and West single out cherry pie.
A grand total of 1,058 people participated in FiveThirtyEight's overall Thanksgiving food survey.
