In the previous post I wrote about traditional Christmas dinner in different countries. Now I have added more countries' Christmas dinner traditions. Some of you may find interesting some of the traditional meals I have written and add them to your Christmas dinner menu. Enjoy!Christmas Dinner in Ethiopia
Food served at Christmas usually includes injera, a sourdough pancake like bread. Injera serves as both plate and fork. Doro wat, a spicy chicken stew might be the main meal. A piece of the injera is used to scoop up the wat.
Christmas Dinner in Finland
The main dish of the dinner is boiled codfish served snowy white and fluffy, with allspice, boiled potatoes, and cream sauce. The dried cod has been soaked for a week in a lye solution, then in clear water to soften it to the right texture. Also on the menu is roast suckling pig or a roasted fresh ham, mashed potatoes, and vegetables.
The main dish of the dinner is boiled codfish served snowy white and fluffy, with allspice, boiled potatoes, and cream sauce. The dried cod has been soaked for a week in a lye solution, then in clear water to soften it to the right texture. Also on the menu is roast suckling pig or a roasted fresh ham, mashed potatoes, and vegetables.
Christmas Dinner in France
Le Reveillon is a very late supper held after midnight mass on Christmas Eve. The menu for the meal varies according to regional culinary tradition. In Alsace, goose is the main course, in Burgundy it is turkey with chestnuts, and the Parisians feast upon oysters and pat de foie gras. Le Revellion may consist of poultry, ham, salads, cake, fruit and wine.In France families once had a Three Kings Cake with a bean hidden in it. Whoever found the bean in their slice was made King, or Queen, for the day.
Christmas Dinner in Germany
Germans make beautiful gingerbread houses and cookies. The German Christmas tree pastry, Christbaumgeback, is a white dough that can be molded into shapes and baked for tree decorations.
Germans make beautiful gingerbread houses and cookies. The German Christmas tree pastry, Christbaumgeback, is a white dough that can be molded into shapes and baked for tree decorations.
Christmas Dinner in Georgia
Georgians celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January. They serve traditional Christmas pie where they put cheese and boiled eggs and has a half moon shape. There are also tradition Georgian meal Mujuji (marinaded pig or swine with garlic), ham, some kin of fish depending on the taste of host, Georgian traditional bread and red wine. For dessert there are Georgian Churchxela and Gozinakhi (made of nuts and honey). Also The menu for the meal may vary according to the regional culinary tradition.
Georgians celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January. They serve traditional Christmas pie where they put cheese and boiled eggs and has a half moon shape. There are also tradition Georgian meal Mujuji (marinaded pig or swine with garlic), ham, some kin of fish depending on the taste of host, Georgian traditional bread and red wine. For dessert there are Georgian Churchxela and Gozinakhi (made of nuts and honey). Also The menu for the meal may vary according to the regional culinary tradition.
Christmas Dinner in Italy
A strict feast is observed for 24 hours before Christmas Eve, and is followed by a celebration meal, in which a light Milanese cake called panettone features as well as chocolate.
A strict feast is observed for 24 hours before Christmas Eve, and is followed by a celebration meal, in which a light Milanese cake called panettone features as well as chocolate.
Christmas Dinner in Norway
A favorite holiday cookie is called a sand kager is made by mixing 2 cups of butter and sugar, 4 cups of flour, and 1 cup of chopped almonds. This pressed into a tin, baked until golden brown, and cut into squares. Norwegians also eat lye-treated codfish, and wash it down with boiled potatoes, rice porridge, gingerbread, and punch.
A favorite holiday cookie is called a sand kager is made by mixing 2 cups of butter and sugar, 4 cups of flour, and 1 cup of chopped almonds. This pressed into a tin, baked until golden brown, and cut into squares. Norwegians also eat lye-treated codfish, and wash it down with boiled potatoes, rice porridge, gingerbread, and punch.
Christmas Dinner in Poland
A traditional food found in Poland is Oplatek which is a piece of bread pressed with a holy picture on the surface. Oplatek is more symbolic than real food. They celebrate with at least 12 different vegetarian dishes like: mushroom soup, carp, cabbage with pea, stuffed dumplings, and shells macaroni with poppy "makielki". In some homes - some hay is put under the tablecloth (it is connected with Christ's manger).
A traditional food found in Poland is Oplatek which is a piece of bread pressed with a holy picture on the surface. Oplatek is more symbolic than real food. They celebrate with at least 12 different vegetarian dishes like: mushroom soup, carp, cabbage with pea, stuffed dumplings, and shells macaroni with poppy "makielki". In some homes - some hay is put under the tablecloth (it is connected with Christ's manger).
Christmas Dinner in Portugal
The consoada is the reunion of the family, until they wait for the coming of Father Christmas at midnight and takes place on the dinner of 24 th December/Christmas Eve. There are families who reserve an empty place for the persons who died, but it doesn't happen very often. Meal consists of boiled codfish and Portuguese sprouts (in pure olive oil normally) and then everybody puts lots of desserts in the table and typical plates (rice pudding with cinnamon, "rabandas"-seems like french toast, "filhoses"-fried desserts, "broas de mel" (pastries made with honey) “Sonhos” -pumpkin fritters ) Another very traditional desert is the "Bolo Rei" (King's cake) "which is a wreath-like very rich fruit cake laced with crystallized fruits and pine nuts." There is a little present inside the cake and a broadbean-who find the broadbean in one slice, must pay the next “King Cake”.
The consoada is the reunion of the family, until they wait for the coming of Father Christmas at midnight and takes place on the dinner of 24 th December/Christmas Eve. There are families who reserve an empty place for the persons who died, but it doesn't happen very often. Meal consists of boiled codfish and Portuguese sprouts (in pure olive oil normally) and then everybody puts lots of desserts in the table and typical plates (rice pudding with cinnamon, "rabandas"-seems like french toast, "filhoses"-fried desserts, "broas de mel" (pastries made with honey) “Sonhos” -pumpkin fritters ) Another very traditional desert is the "Bolo Rei" (King's cake) "which is a wreath-like very rich fruit cake laced with crystallized fruits and pine nuts." There is a little present inside the cake and a broadbean-who find the broadbean in one slice, must pay the next “King Cake”.
Christmas Dinner in Russia
Christmas dinner includes a variety of different meats - goose, salads, sausages and suckling pig are favorites.
Christmas dinner includes a variety of different meats - goose, salads, sausages and suckling pig are favorites.
Christmas Dinner in Sicily
After prayers and songs are done around the Presepio or crib the feast begins.The foods that might be served are eels and larks, boiled pasta, fish, sweet bread and Torrone a type of nougat.
After prayers and songs are done around the Presepio or crib the feast begins.The foods that might be served are eels and larks, boiled pasta, fish, sweet bread and Torrone a type of nougat.
Christmas Dinner in Sweden
Swedish Julafton, or Christmas Eve dinner may be a smorgasbord, or buffet with julskinka, or Christmas ham, pickled pigs feet,lutfisk, or dried codfish, and many different kinds of sweets. Risgryngrot a special rice porridge, has hidden in it an almond which as tradition has it the person who finds the almond in his or her bowl will marry in the coming year.
Swedish Julafton, or Christmas Eve dinner may be a smorgasbord, or buffet with julskinka, or Christmas ham, pickled pigs feet,lutfisk, or dried codfish, and many different kinds of sweets. Risgryngrot a special rice porridge, has hidden in it an almond which as tradition has it the person who finds the almond in his or her bowl will marry in the coming year.
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