Kelly Ripa just turned a Thanksgiving side dish into the main course of online debate. With Turkey Day right around the corner, the “Live With Kelly & Mark” co-host served up a healthy dose of discourse on Monday over whether a beloved holiday side item should be called stuffing or dressing.

The 'Live with Kelly and Mark' co-host didn't hold back when addressing the hate she received for her opinion on a Thanksgiving delicacy.

Kelly Ripa has playfully fired back at viewers who criticized her over a segment on Monday’s (November 25) edition of Live! with Kelly and Mark regarding the popular Thanksgiving side dish “stuffing.” On Monday’s show,

On Monday, Nov. 25, the Live with Kelly and Mark co-host sparked a discussion of what the classic Thanksgiving dish should be called, as different regions of the country used different terms. The discussion then set off a polarizing, apparently heated argument online. Ripa addressed the "hate" over the conversation on Nov. 26.

Kelly Ripa responds to the heated Thanksgiving stuffing debate, addressing the controversy surrounding her holiday food titles.

Kelly Ripa is unapologetically putting a fork in the early helping of viewer criticism she received after sparking a dramatic Thanksgiving debate. The “Live! with Kelly and Mark” host, 54, clapped back at critics on Tuesday’s episode after she was ripped for asking fans if they called the popular Thanksgiving side dish “stuffing” or “dressing” a day earlier.