Christmas dinner is the primary meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Day. It is often seen as the main event of the day for which the family all gathers and eats together. In many ways the meal is similar to a standard Sunday dinner.
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Christmas dinner around the world
Christmas dinner around the world may differ and the traditions present here can reflect the culture of where this holiday is being celebrated. Turkey is featured in almost all of these meals. A turkey is either of two extant Species of large Birds in the Genus Meleagris native to North America.
Australia
Christmas dinner in Australia tends to be very similar to the traditional English version. However due to Christmas falling in the heat of the Southern Hemisphere's summer, meats such as ham, turkey and chicken are sometimes served cold. Ham is the Thigh and Rump of Pork, cut from the Haunch of a Pig or Boar. The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from Barbecues are also a popular way of avoiding the heat of the oven. Seafood such as prawns (shrimp) is common, as are barbecued cuts of steak or chicken breasts, drumsticks and wings. Prawns are Crustaceans belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata Australia also has a sweet called White Christmas. Fruits of the season include mangoes and cherries. Mangoes belong to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting Trees in the Flowering plant family Anacardiaceae This article is about the Cherry berry also classified as fruit for the ornamental tree See Cherry Blossom.
Austria
Christmas cuisine in Austria is very similar to that of Germany as Austria was historically a part of the German nation until the formation of the German Reich in 1871. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Christmas Eve is the celebration of the end of the pre-Christmas fast, in which fried carp, sacher torte and Christmas cookies (most notedly lebkuchen and sterne) are eaten. Lebkuchen (or Pfefferkuchen is a traditional German product baked for Christmas, somewhat resembling soft Gingerbread. Christmas Eve is historically the day that the tree is decorated and lit with real candles, so that the Christkindl (or Saint Nicholas) may visit. The Christkind ( German "Christ Child" pronounced /kristkint/ is the traditional Christmas giftbringer in regions of Austria, the Czech Christmas Day is a national holiday in Austria and most Austrians spend the day feasting with their family, usually enjoying Gluhwein, Rumpunsch, Goose, Ham, Chocolate Mousse and many other chocolate delicacies including edible Christmas ornaments. Mulled wine, variations of which are popular around the world is Wine, usually red combined with spices and typically served warm Punch is a general term for any of a wide assortment of Mixed drinks, either soft or alcoholic, generally containing Fruit or fruit juice Roast goose is a dish found within Chinese and German cuisine. Ham is the Thigh and Rump of Pork, cut from the Haunch of a Pig or Boar. Mousse ( is a form of creamy Dessert typically made from egg and Cream (classically no cream only egg yolks egg whites sugar and chocolate or other
Canada
In English Canada, Christmas dinner is similar to that of its colonial ancestor, England, as well as to its neighbour the United States. Traditional Christmas dinner features turkey with stuffing (dressing), mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, vegetables and plum pudding for dessert. Eggnog, a milk-based punch that is often infused with alcohol, is also very popular around the holiday season. Eggnog (or egg nog) is a sweetened Dairy -based Beverage made with Milk, Cream, Sugar, beaten eggs (which Other Christmas items include butter tarts and shortbread, which are traditionally baked before the holidays and served to visiting friends, at various Christmas and New Year parties, as well as on Christmas day. A butter tart is a type of Pastry best known as a Canadian treat. Shortbread is a type of Biscuit ( Cookie) which is traditionally made from one part white sugar, two parts Butter, and three parts oatmeal
In French Canada, traditions may be more like those of France. (See Réveillon)
Other ethnic communities may continue to use old world traditions as well. In France and some other French-speaking places a réveillon is a long dinner and possibly party held on the evenings preceding Christmas Day For example, a Ukrainian Canadian family may eat a traditional Christmas meal of 12 meatless dishes, or may simply add perogies to a westernized meal. Pierogi (also perogi, perogy, pirohi, piroghi, pirogi, pirogen, pierogy, pidahih,--> or
Denmark
In Denmark the traditional Christmas meal served on December 24th consists of either roasted pork, goose or duck. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Pork' is the Culinary name for Meat from the domestic Pig ( Sus scrofa) often specifically the fresh meat but can be used as an all-inclusive Goose (plural geese) is the English name for a considerable number of Birds belonging to the family Anatidae. For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. This is served along with potatoes, red cabbage and plenty of gravy. It is followed with a dessert of rice pudding, often with an almond hidden inside, the lucky finder of which is entitled to a present referred to as the almond gift. Traditional Christmas drinks are Gløgg and traditional Christmas beers, specially brewed for the season, these usually have a high alcohol percentage. Mulled wine, variations of which are popular around the world is Wine, usually red combined with spices and typically served warm
Eastern Europe
In the areas of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (e. The traditional Christmas Eve supper in Poland ( Wigilia) Ukraine ( Святя вечеря, Sviata vecheria and The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic g. , Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania), an elaborate and ritualised meal of twelve meatless dishes is served. This is because the pre-Christmas season is a time of fasting, which will be broken on Christmas itself. As is typical of Slavic cultures, great pains are taken to honour the spirits of deceased relatives, including setting a place and dishing out food for them.
A traditional Christmas meal in The Czech Republic is fried carp and potato salad. This tradition started after excessive increase of fishpond cultivation in the Baroque era. Many households also prepare a great variety of special Christmas biscuits to offer to Christmas visitors. These preparations take place many days and weeks prior the feast.
Finland
Joulupöytä (translated "Christmas table") is the name of the traditional food board served at Christmas in Finland, similar to the Swedish smörgåsbord. Joulupöytä (translated " Yule table" is the name of the traditional food board served at Christmas It contains many different dishes, most of them typical for the season. The main dish is usually a large Christmas ham, which is eaten with mustard or bread along with the other dishes. Fish is also served (often lutefisk and gravlax), and with the ham there are also so-called laatikot, casseroles with liver and raisins or potatoes or rice and carrots. The traditional Christmas beverage is either alcoholic or non-alcoholic mulled wine (glögi in Finnish).
France
In France and some other French-speaking countries, a réveillon is a long dinner, and possibly party, held on the evenings preceding Christmas Day and New Year's Day. In France and some other French-speaking places a réveillon is a long dinner and possibly party held on the evenings preceding Christmas Day The name of this dinner is based on the word réveil (meaning "waking"), because participation involves staying awake until midnight and beyond.
Germany
In Germany common dishes are roast goose, macaroni salad, marzipan, porridge (reisbrei), spice bars (lebkuchen), stollen (several types of bread, including Christstollen, Dresden stollen, etc. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Goose (plural geese) is the English name for a considerable number of Birds belonging to the family Anatidae. Macaroni salad is a Salad made with cooked elbow Macaroni pasta served cold and usually prepared with Mayonnaise. For the character in the animated internet cartoon see Homestar Runner. Porridge, or porage, is a simple dish made by boiling Oats (normally crushed oats occasionally Oatmeal) or another cereal in Water Stollen is a bread-like cake traditionally made in Germany, usually eaten during the Christmas season as Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German ), sucking pig, weisswurst. Suckling pig (or sucking pig) is a young Pig that has only fed on its mother's milk Weisswurst ( German, literally white sausage) is a traditional Bavarian Sausage made from very finely minced Veal and fresh Pork [1]
Mexico
In Mexico the Christmas dinner is significantly more organic with an emphasis on fruits and vegetables. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Common dishes are various fruits (oranges, limes, tropical fruits), salad (composed of several ingredients including jícama, beets, bananas, and peanuts). The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. An orange —specifically the sweet orange —is the Citrus fruit Citrus sinensis ( syn Lime is a term referring to a number of different fruits (generally Citruses, both Species and hybrids, which are typically round green to yellow This list of culinary fruits contains the names of some fruits that are considered edible in some Cuisines The definition of fruit for these lists is a culinary fruit Jícama (Spanish hee -kah-mah from Nahuatl xicamatl hee -kah-mahtl also Mexican Potato and Mexican Turnip, is the name The beet or beetroot is a Flowering plant species ( Beta vulgaris) in the family Chenopodiaceae. For the fruit see Banana. For other meanings see Banana (disambiguation. The peanut, or Groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the Legume family Fabaceae native to South America, Mexico There are, however; several states that make delicious stews, called pozole, made of pork or beef and hominy in red chile sauce, or menudo made made with beef tripe and hominy in chile sauce also. Pozole (from Spanish pozole, from Nahuatl potzolli; variant spellings posole, pozolé, pozolli) is a traditional Hominy or nixtamal is dried maize (corn kernels which have been treated with an Alkali of some kind The soup menudo is a traditional Mexican dish; a frequently spicy Soup made with Tripe. Possibly the most traditional Christmas dish is tamales. A tamale ( Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli) is a traditional indigenous American food consisting of steam-cooked corn Tamales are served with sauce over them and maybe cream and a bit of crumbly fresh cheese. For dessert, atole with buñuelos. Atole ( Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl atolli) is a traditional Cornstarch -based Mexican and Central American (where it is known as Buñuelos (alternatively spelled bimuelos, birmuelos, bermuelos, burmuelos, bunyols) are Fritters of a mainly Atole is a thinned hot chocolate pudding and the buñuelos are fried flour tortillas sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. Unless you prefer the buñuelos soaked in sugar (piloncillo) and cinnamon water. Piloncillo is the name given in Mexico to small blocks or bricks of unrefined solid cane Sugar. There are also sweet tamales: corn with raisins or sweet beans, or strawberry flavored.
Netherlands
Christmas dinner in The Netherlands is a bit different from customs in neighbouring countries. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands One typical Dutch tradition is that of 'gourmet'. This is an evening long event where small groups of people sit together around a gourmet-set and use their own little frying pan to cook and season their own food in very small portions. The host has prepared finely chopped vegetables and different types of meats, fish and prawns/shrimps. In modern English usage meat most often refers to Animal tissue used as food mostly Skeletal muscle and associated Fat, but it may also refer Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two True shrimp are swimming decapod Crustaceans classified in the Infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh Everything is accompanied by different salads, fruits and sauces. The origin of gourmet lies most likely in the former Dutch colony Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
Also the Dutch enjoy more traditional Christmas-dinners like a roast beef, duck, rabbit, pheasant or a roasted or glazed ham. Roast beef is a cut of Beef which is roasted in an Oven. Roast beef is often served within sandwiches and sometimes is used to make hash For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. Rabbits are small Mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world Pheasants are a group of large Birds in the order Galliformes. Ham is the Thigh and Rump of Pork, cut from the Haunch of a Pig or Boar. This is in general served with different types of vegetables, potatoes and salads. In recent years, also traditions from Anglo-Saxon countries are becoming increasingly popular, most notably the UK-style turkey. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
New Zealand
The Christmas customs of New Zealand are largely identical to the United Kingdom due to its status as a former British colony, the ethnic Caucasian population being almost exclusively British or Irish in descent, and the still pervasive British cultural influence on the country courtesy of constant movements of people between New Zealand and the UK. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Caucasian race, sometimes the Caucasoid race, is a term of Racial classification, coined around 1800 by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach for the " Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey, roast vegetables, stuffing (or dressing, as it is known in North America), cranberry sauce, and alternatively roast ham is also offered as a main course. A turkey is either of two extant Species of large Birds in the Genus Meleagris native to North America. The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however In cooking stuffing or dressing (specifically for poultry is a substance used to fill a cavity in another food item Cranberry sauce is a Sauce or Relish made out of cranberries, commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner in North America Ham is the Thigh and Rump of Pork, cut from the Haunch of a Pig or Boar. One important exception from British dinner is the non-use of goose as it is not raised in New Zealand and the MAF prohibition on importing foreign meat products. Desserts are almost without exceptions Christmas mince pies or Christmas pudding (or plum pudding) and brandy butter, inherited from British practices. Christmas pudding is the dessert traditionally served on Christmas day although still available and popular throughout the year in Britain Brandy butter is a sweet rich Sauce, usually consumed with traditional Desserts during the Christmas and New Year period in the UK Enjoyment of non-British Christmas foods, such as stollen from Germany, Bûche de Noël from France, panettone from Italy, was virtually unheard of in New Zealand until the late 1990s and is still extremely rare today. Stollen is a bread-like cake traditionally made in Germany, usually eaten during the Christmas season as Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen. Bûche de Noël (" Yule log " is a traditional dessert served during the Christmas holidays in France and Quebec. Panettone ( Milanese: panetton classical orthography panetùn other orthography is a typical Bread of Milan Due to New Zealanders celebrating Christmas in the summer, it is also common to bar-be-que, and eat seasonal fruit such as cherries, and strawberries.
United Kingdom and Ireland
Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and in Ireland usually consists of roast turkey (although duck and goose are common alternatives depending on the number of diners), ham, roast vegetables particularly brussels sprouts, stuffing (or dressing as it is sometimes known in North America), pigs in blankets, cranberry sauce, bread sauce, Christmas pudding (or plum pudding), and brandy butter. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A turkey is either of two extant Species of large Birds in the Genus Meleagris native to North America. The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however In cooking stuffing or dressing (specifically for poultry is a substance used to fill a cavity in another food item Pigs in a blanket (also known as pigs in blankets, wiener winks, kilted sausages) refers to a few different Sausage -based foods in the United Cranberry sauce is a Sauce or Relish made out of cranberries, commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner in North America bread sauce is a warm or cold Sauce thickened with Bread. It is similar to Bread pudding, only more savory than sweet and served with a meal Christmas pudding is the dessert traditionally served on Christmas day although still available and popular throughout the year in Britain Brandy butter is a sweet rich Sauce, usually consumed with traditional Desserts during the Christmas and New Year period in the UK [2]
In England, the evolution of the main course into turkey did not take place for years, or even centuries. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland At first, in Medieval England, the main course was either a peacock or a boar, the boar usually the mainstay. The term peafowl refers to Gallinaceous Birds classified within the genera Rheinardia Argusianus Afropavoand Pavo The boar or wild boar ( Sus scrofa) is an Omnivorous, gregarious Mammal of the biological family Suidae. After the French Jesuits imported the turkey into Great Britain, it became the main course in the 1700s. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order [2]
A common tradition in the United Kingdom is to use the turkey's wishbone to make a wish. Two people pull opposite ends of the wishbone until it breaks, with the person holding the larger fragment of the bone making a wish. [2]
The dessert of a British Christmas Dinner is almost always either a Christmas Pudding, mince pies, flan or a trifle, alternatively a Christmas cake is eaten. A mince pie (or mincemeat pie) is a traditional festive British sweet Pastry, usually consumed during the Christmas and New Year A trifle is a Dessert dish made from thick (or often solidified Custard, Fruit, Sponge cake, fruit juice or more recently jelly
United States
Many Christmas customs in the United States have been adopted from those in the United Kingdom, although customs from other European countries are also found. Customs is an Authority or agency in a Country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [3] As such, the mainstays of the English table are also found in the United States: cranberry sauce, turkey, stuffing or dressing, corn, squash, and green beans are common. In cooking stuffing or dressing (specifically for poultry is a substance used to fill a cavity in another food item Green beans ( American English) or French beans ( British English) also called squeaky beans are the unripe Fruits of any kind of Bean Dessert often reflects the ethnic background of the participants, but include pumpkin pie, marzipan, pfeffernusse, sugar cookies, panettone, fruitcake, or mince pie. For the character in the animated internet cartoon see Homestar Runner. Pfeffernüsse (also spelled pfefferneuse in English in Danish pebernødder (plural and pepernoten in Dutch singular Pfeffernuss) are small Panettone ( Milanese: panetton classical orthography panetùn other orthography is a typical Bread of Milan Ham or roast beef is often served instead of turkey, particularly since turkey is the mainstay at dinner for the American holiday of Thanksgiving in November. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. Regional meals vary from one to another, Hawaii has Turkey teriyaki, Virginia has oysters and ham pie, the Upper Midwest includes dishes from the predominately Scandinavian backgrounds such as lutefisk and mashed rutabaga or turnip, and so on. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The common name oyster is used for a number of different groups of Bivalve Mollusks most of which live in marine habitats or Brackish water. Lutefisk (lutfisk (lʉːtəfɪsk in Southern Norway, in Central and Northern Norway Sweden and the Swedish-speaking areas in Finland [4] In the Southwest especially New Mexico, a traditional Christmas dinner might include posole, tamales, empanaditas (mincemeat turnovers) and biscochitos. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Pozole (from Spanish pozole, from Nahuatl potzolli; variant spellings posole, pozolé, pozolli) is a traditional A tamale ( Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli) is a traditional indigenous American food consisting of steam-cooked corn An empanada (not to be confused with the Portuguese empada, which is a different dish is essentially a stuffed Pastry. Mincemeat is a mixture of chopped Dried fruit, Distilled spirits and Spices, and sometimes Beef suet, Beef, or Venison. Bizcochito or biscochito is a crispy butter cookie flavored with Anise and Cinnamon.
References
Australian White Christmas Recipe
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