Christmas Food Traditions
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Here 13 different desserts are eaten for Christmas all of which are made from different types of fruit, nuts and pastries
France
Jamaica
India
Haiti
Some people use pop-corn threaded on string to help decorate their Christmas Tree in this place
United States of America
Malta
Chile
New Zealand
The traditional Christmas dinner here is 'Pavo Trufado de Navidad' which is turkey stuffed with truffles
Spain
Timor-Leste
United States of America
Cameroon
The traditional Christmas meal here inludes apples, grapes, sorrel, ponche-de-crème, ham, turkey, homemade bread, ginger beer, pastelles and local wine Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba
Tonga
Liechtenstein
This country celebrates Christmas with a 'julbord' (including herring, gravlax and smoked salmon
Sweden
South Africa
San Marino
Denmark
Here a special kind of bread called 'cesnica' is eaten There is a coin hidden in it and whoever gets the coin will be particularly fortunate in the next year
Serbia and Montenegro
Tajikistan
Azerbaijan
Laos
The traditional Christmas cake here is called 'Bolo Rei' (which means 'King Cake') and people drink porto wine, traditional liquors and eat 'azevias' and 'felhozes' (biscuits and sweets)
Portugal
Mongolia
Dominican Republic
South Korea
Here, a special stew called 'Bigos' is made for the special Christmas Eve meal hich consists of sauerkraut, cabbage and meat
Poland
Ireland
Seychelles
Estonia
Here Réveillon is eaten after everyone has returned from the midnight Church Service on Christmas Eve. A chocolate log (called a bûche de Noël) is eaten for dessert.
France
Iraq
Senegal
Belarus
On Christmas Eve in this country dessert is 'Kerststronk or 'la bûche de Noël' a chocolate Christmas Log made of sponge roll layered with cream. The outside is covered with chocolate butter cream and made to resemble a bark-covered log.
Belgium
Germany
Romania
Hungary
Here families have a 'ris á la mande' (a special kind of rice pudding, made of milk, rice, vanilla, almonds and whipped cream) for dessert. All but one of the almonds are chopped into pieces and the person who finds the whole almond gets a present.
Denmark
Canada
Russia
Spain
The traditional meal served on Christmas Eve consists of either fish or pea soup and fried fish (traditionally carp) served with potato salad
Czech Republic
El Salvador
Vietnam
Lebanon
Here, Christmas damper, in wreath or star shape, is served with butter, jam, honey or golden syrup
Australia
New Zealand
England
Papua New Guinea
Byrek me kungull dhe is a traditional pie cooked on Christmas Eve in this country
Albania
Turkey
Thailand
Urugay
Pfeffernüsse Cookies, covered in powdered sugar and full of a mix of warm spices, are a Christmas tradition must here
Germany
Austria
Brazil
Bulgaria
Struffoli, little hazelnut nuggets of fried dough served with lemon and the dash of powdered sugar are one of this country’s treats on Christmas Eve
Italy
Switzerland
Latvia
Hungary
Risgrynsgröt is a traditional rice pudding with cinnamon spice served on Christmas in this country
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Iceland
Christopsomo (Christ’s Bread) is a sweet bread, baked on Christmas Eve with only the best of ingredients in this country
Morocco
Afghanistan
Italy
Greece
Bacalao is a salt cod recipe full of exciting flavours from spices and vegetable that capture the essence of this location
Turkey
Mexico
Argentina
Bolivia
On Christmas Eve this place celebrates with the Feast of the Seven Fishes, which features seven seafood dishes prepared every which way