THANKSGIVING – Fragrance bites « mac and cheese »a large dish of au gratin turkey, and fruit cakes. For a Thanksgiving dinner in the United States, this is a classic menu. But as you can see in the video at the top of the article, However, it has one particularity: it only cost 20 dollars.
A bargain, when this festive meal costs on average triple to American families. This is probably why by publishing her list of ingredients and inexpensive recipes, Rebecca Chobat, known on TikTok for offering recipes based on products from the discount store Dollar Tree, became a heroine in the eyes of some. Particularly for all households experiencing precariousness and growing inequalities across the Atlantic.
With this small budget, relying on canned ingredients like beans or turkey or flaked mash, the content creator claims in a TikTok that she managed to create the “best Thanksgiving dinner she ever made.” A video posted on his account @DollarTreeDinner which generated more than 7 million views and thousands of thank you comments.
Behind Dollar Tree Dinner, a “national treasure”
So much so that another TikTok user, @calebcooks94, decided to make a video to pay tribute to him. “There is a woman who shows people how to make (discount) meals to help people who are having financial difficulties. And I want her to know that her videos help people,” he said in a video viewed more than 32 million times and which generated 25,000 rave comments.
“The Dollar Tree Dinner lady not only gives people meal ideas, she also gives them DIGNITY”underlines one person. “I just did my budget and realized I can’t make a Thanksgiving meal for my family. I’m going to go watch his video.” says another, while a third comment describes Rebecca Chobat as a “national treasure”.
Also under her own videos, the creator of the concept receives thanks, including from employees of the store chain. “I’m a cashier at a Dollar Tree and I saw three people today buying the ingredients in this video. These three people had at least one child with them. You make families smile all the way from Colorado”we can read.
“I am a dietitian and the service you provide is invaluable. Food, especially holiday meals, nourishes us emotionally. Thank you for making these recipes accessible for people with needs and abilities of all kinds”comments a professional with fervor. “This is how we build communities and help people feel good,” underlines another. Something to be grateful for on this holiday of gratitude.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.fr
