List of Christmas dishes

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Czechoslovakian Christmas cookies (vánoční cukroví)
Czechoslovakian Christmas cookies (vánoční cukroví)

This page is a list of Christmas dishes as eaten around the world. These items are traditionally eaten at or associated with the Christmas season.

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[edit] Australia

[edit] Belgium

  • Bread of Jesus (with various like cougnou or cougnolle), sweet bread in the form of the infant Jesus[2]

[edit] Canada

[edit] Czech Republic

Christmas cookies (vánoční cukroví)
Christmas cookies (vánoční cukroví)
Main article: Cuisine of the Czech Republic

The traditional meal (served as the dinner on the Christmas Eve) consists of fish soup and fried fish (most often, carp) served with potato salad. It should be the first food consumed that day.

Before the Christmas holidays, many kinds of sweet biscuits are prepared.

[edit] Denmark

Main article: Cuisine of Denmark

[edit] Finland

Main article: Cuisine of Finland
see also Joulupöytä
  • Freshly salted salmon (Graavilohi)[6]
  • Karelian Hot Pot (Karjalanpaisti)
  • Reindeer (in northern Finland) (Poro)
  • Karelian pasties (Karjalanpiirakka)
  • Rosolli salad of pickled herring and boiled vegetables (Rosolli)
  • Christmas ham with mustard (almost every family has one for Christmas) (Joulukinkku)
  • Turkey (Kalkkuna)
  • Assortment of cheese, most commonly bread cheese (Leipäjuusto) and Aura (Aura-juusto)
  • Christmas bread, Swedish-like sweet bread (Joululimppu)
  • Cold smoked salmon (Kylmäsavulohi)
  • Carrot Casserole (Porkkanalaatikko)[6]
  • Potato Casserole (Perunalaatikko or tuuvinki)[6]
  • Lutefisk and white sauce (Lipeäkala)[6]
  • Rutabarga casserole (Lanttulaatikko)[6]
  • Mixed fruit soup or prune soup (Sekahedelmäkiisseli, luumukiisseli)
  • Rice pudding or rice porridge with cinnamon, sugar and cold milk or with mixed fruit soup (Riisipuuro)
  • Glogg or mulled wine (Glögi)
  • Christmas beer (Jouluolut)
  • Home beer (non-alcoholic beer-like drink) (Kotikalja)
  • Red wine (Punaviini)
  • Marski's Tipple (akvavit, vermuth and gin) (Marskin ryyppy)
  • Milk (Maito)
  • Sour milk (often drunk by older people)
  • Coca Cola (often drunk by children)
  • Prune jam pastries (Joulutortut)[6]
  • Gingerbread,[6] sometimes in the form of a Gingerbread house or Gingerbread man (Piparkakut)
  • Coffee (Kahvi)
  • Chocolate (given as presents, eaten in-between meals, not during them) (Suklaa)

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

[edit] Italy

Main article: Italian cuisine

[edit] Japan

  • Christmas cake - Different from a UK Christmas cake or American fruitcake, the Japanese Christmas cake is usually sponge cake frosted with whipped cream, and topped with strawberries.

Contrary to popular myth and KFC advertisements, chicken karaage (fried chicken) is not a traditional Christmas meal in Japan. The Christmas holiday in Japan is akin to the Valentine's Day holiday in countries like America, often celebrated by couples with meals in upscale restaurants. As such, there is no specific traditional meal.

[edit] Lithuania

12-dishes Christmas Eve Supper plays the main role in Lithuanian Christmas tradition. Thus the traditional dishes are served on December 24th.

  • Poppy milk (aguonų pienas)
  • Slizikai (šližikai')
  • Auselės (Deep fried dumplings)
  • Herring with carrots (silkė su morkomis')
  • Herring with mushrooms (silkė su grybais')

[edit] Mexico

  • Ensalada de Noche Buena (Christmas Eve Salad)
  • Bacalao (Clipfish or Cod Fish)
  • Romeritos (Small green leaves of a particular type mixed generally with mole and potatoes. Generally accompanied with "tortitas de camarón" (shrimp bread).)
  • Pavo (Turkey)
  • Tamales (Some Mexican families, particularly in the northern part of Mexico and southern American states have tamales only at Christmas eve instead of the typical Bacalao, Romeritos and/or Turkey. This is a sign of less Spanish heritage.)

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Norway

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Poland

See also: Twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper

[edit] Romania

  • Piftie (pork- and cow-based aspic, with pork meat, vegetables and garlic)
  • Cârnaţi (pork-based saussages)
  • Tobā (various cuttings of pork, liver boiled, diced and "packed" in pork stomach like a salami)
  • Sarmale (rolls of cabbage pickled in brine and filled with meat and rice, see sarma)
  • Cozonac, sort of Romanian equivalent of panettone

[edit] Serbia

Main article: Serbian cuisine

[edit] Spain

[edit] Sweden

[edit] United Kingdom/ Ireland

Main article: British cuisine

In the United Kingdom, the traditional meal consists of roast turkey or goose, served with roast potatoes and parsnips and other vegetables, followed by Christmas pudding, a heavy steamed pudding made with dried fruit (traditionally plums) and flour. The same carries over to Ireland with some variations.

[edit] United States

Roast turkey
Roast turkey

See also: Thanksgiving (the dishes tend to be similar)

[edit] Venezuela

  • Hallaca
  • Pan de jamón (ham-filled bread)
  • Cabello de ángel
  • Dulce de Lechosa

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Christmas season celebrations in Australia. Culture and Recreation.gov.au. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
  2. ^ Thème: Histoire de rond et de cougnou (French). Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Danish food and drink. University of Southern Denmark. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
  4. ^ Rice pudding. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  5. ^ Christmas in Europe, Where's Santa?. SourceWire (2005-12-13). Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g The gastronomy of Finland. Virtual Finland. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d French Christmas: It's all about the food. Expatica. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
  8. ^ Linda Stradley (2004). History of Stollen, Dresden Stollen. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  9. ^ Christmas in Italy. The Worldwide Gourmet. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  10. ^ Nicole Martiche (Thu, 16 Nov 2006). The legend of Panettone. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  11. ^ Ulrike Schroedter. Christmas in Britain. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  12. ^ Christmas food shopping uncovered. BBC News. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
  13. ^ a b Christmas? What a waste!. BBC News. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
  14. ^ Ministry helps out with Christmas food boxes. Salisbury Post. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.

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Main

History • The Nativity • Bringers of gifts • Decorations • Economics • Customs • Arts and media

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Father Christmas • Saint Nicholas • Santa Claus • Mrs. Claus • Santa Claus' reindeer • Rudolph • Elves • North Pole • Lapland • Rovaniemi • Frosty the Snowman • How The Grinch Stole Christmas • Ebenezer Scrooge • Other characters

Traditions

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Fiction • Films • Plays • Television: Episodes, Specials • Music: Albums, Hit singles and tracks, Carols, Other Christmas music and songs

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