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About what to eat at Christmas

In a blink of an eye, it's Christmas again, and Santa Claus is about to start his busy gift-giving work. So, what will you eat on your trip around the world, Santa Claus who works hard in a deer cart? Is this English pie? Or German gingerbread? Or summer food from hot Oceania? Let's have a look!

What to eat at Christmas? Eat all over the world with Santa Claus.

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Britain, England

Speaking of Christmas, people will naturally think of European-style food. Indeed, Christmas in Europe, especially in Britain, is just like the Spring Festival in China, so at Christmas, British people will eat a lot of traditional and authentic food.

On the Christmas table of westerners, a hundred-fruit pie is an essential meal. Ginkgo pie is a kind of baked dessert which originated in England. This is a traditional dessert for Christmas and New Year in Britain. The stuffing is very rich, with pulp, oil (although butter is mostly used now, the most traditional one should be tallow) and spices. The crispy skin is wrapped in sweet pulp and jam, so the baked home is full of fragrance. As soon as you open the door, you can smell the pie and let your family feel the festive atmosphere.

The traditional practice is to make stuffing with meat sauce and knead it into a small figure symbolizing Jesus with flour and put it on it. Now all kinds of sweet fruits and spices are mixed together to make stuffing, which tastes sweet and delicious.

The fruit stuffing in the meat pie has a special taste. Mdash& ampmdash; minced meat. Traditionally, minced meat is a kind of stuffing made of minced meat, dried fruit, animal fat and sweet spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and clove. Add brandy or wine vinegar to make it. Originally, minced meat was a way to preserve food. Now the main raw materials have been changed into apples, cranberries, raisins and other fruits or dried fruits, but the ingredients are still oil, sugar and mixed sweet spices. With brandy, the taste is stronger. If you like something light, you can change it to rum or vodka, or add a little apple vinegar to enhance the taste. When making meat stuffing, you must stir it clockwise, which will bring good luck to the new year.

France

In addition to the rigorous British, in fact, the romantic French also have a lot of romantic food at Christmas.

Trunk cake is one of the favorite Christmas foods in France. It is a famous French dish, and its name comes from a romantic love story. Once upon a time, there was a poor young man who couldn't afford a New Year present, so he picked up a piece of wood in the forest and gave it to his lover. He not only won his heart, but also rose all the way from now on. Therefore, the elephant trunk cake has also become a symbol of good luck in the New Year.

There is another legend that if the firewood that was not burned in the previous year can be turned into ashes to ward off evil spirits, then before Christmas comes, the locals will choose the longest firewood to continue burning until it is burned on Christmas Day. Traditional tree trunk cake is decorated with chocolate cream on chocolate sponge cake, which has a warm holiday Thanksgiving image.

In fact, in France, Belgium, Quebec, Lebanon or any French-speaking country in the world, Christmas dinner always ends with eating BuchedeNoel.

For centuries, people used to light a huge wood in the fireplace on Christmas Eve, and let it burn 12 days of Christmas. So people will choose the trunk of a fruit tree and wish it a bumper harvest next year. Usually, people will use preserved boxwood or laurel branches to light it. When he burns, he will sprinkle some wine in some areas to bless the next year's grape harvest, or sprinkle some salt to protect himself from witchcraft. People often keep burnt charcoal so that their houses will not be struck by lightning.

Traditionally, this Christmas cake is based on cream extracted from butter, but in recent years, some people prefer frozen ice cream. Its spices are mainly vanilla, almond chocolate, Granmanier liqueur, coffee, chocolate and strawberries. But whether it is frozen or not, there must be some special decorations (Santa Claus, axe, saw, mushrooms, elves and so on). ), or sugar or plastic.

Germany

The most famous traditional Christmas food in Germany is gingerbread. The English name of gingerbread is Gingersnap, which is easy to understand literally. Ginger+crackers. Gingerbread is an ancient food, which was first seen in the ancient Roman Empire. Ginger, the main raw material of gingerbread, was not backward during the Roman Empire, and it was not until Kyle & middot disappeared in Europe. About 1295, Poirot brought ginger back to the European continent from China.

German gingerbread Lebkuchen is a point between cake and biscuit. Its raw materials contain a lot of honey and pepper, and its sweet and spicy taste is very unique. Among them, "Nuremberg gingerbread" Nunberg-Lekuhin is the most famous.

The main raw materials of German gingerbread include honey, spices, drupes, almonds and candied dried fruits. They come in various shapes, but the most common one is round cake. As far as taste is concerned, according to different recipes and practices, it ranges from sweetness to spicy gingerbread with spicy smell. Depending on the main formula, German gingerbread is sometimes called honey cake or Pfefferkuchen. In southern Germany, especially Bavaria, local people buy these beautifully packaged gingerbread as holiday gifts for relatives and friends on Christmas Eve every year, which is one of the very popular local customs.

Denmark

When Christmas dinner begins, people must eat an almond pudding before they can start eating other things. If anyone can eat the only intact almond, he will be the luckiest person in the coming year. Usually, adults will put this almond in the youngest child's bowl to make them happy.

Italy

Italians eat a Christmas cake called "PANETTONE Tone" at Christmas. Pan Nadoni cake is produced in Milan and is the symbolic food of this city. The appearance is unpretentious, but it is stuffed with dried fruits such as raisins and candied fruit, which is soft and delicious and full of fragrance. As an essential item for Italians to spend Christmas, the authority of Panadoni cake is beyond doubt. A family can share a piece of cake, strengthen communication and enhance feelings.

Nowadays, Panadoni cake has many local flavors, including Genoa flavor with nuts, abruzzi flavor wrapped in chocolate and Venetian flavor with golden surface.

Sweden

At Christmas, Swedes have a stubborn habit, that is, they must let the guests sit on the host's left. They usually eat European western food, especially ham and cake. They always prepare a table of delicious food, and ham named Earl singa is essential. It's very generous to invite friends and relatives, and sometimes even some unfamiliar friends, who are willing to invite them into the house and enjoy the food together. They think Christmas should be a good day to share happiness and enjoy food.

Swedes have the habit of eating sweet rice porridge and brown bread chowder. Everyone sat around and tasted the brown bread chowder.

Switzerland

Generally speaking, traditional Swiss families eat Christmas dinner mainly including: cheese hotpot, fried meat hotpot, Chinese hotpot, grilled cheese or barbecue on the table. These dishes are very typical Swiss winter dishes, which are enjoyed with family and friends. They are high in calories, only enough to thicken their subcutaneous fat a little to resist the freezing temperature.

Kaesefondue, written in German. This dish should be the most famous food in Switzerland. Certain cheeses and white wines are heated and melted in a pot. When the cheese becomes viscous and liquid, put a small piece of bread into the pot with a fork and wrap it with cheese.

United States of America

United States of America

Americans pay attention to family decoration, put up Christmas trees, fill socks with gifts, eat Christmas dishes mainly turkey and hold family dances.

The most classic American Christmas custom is to eat turkey. The custom of eating turkey for Christmas dinner began at 1620.

The American custom of eating turkey is to fill the belly with various materials, such as carrots, celery, onions, chestnuts and so on. Then put all kinds of spices outside to marinate and bake in the oven for several hours. After cooking, the whole turkey will be served, and then the roasted turkey will be cut with a knife and fork and enjoyed together. In other words, they ate the whole chicken. As for why not divide the table? Probably the same reason that China eats fish instead of fillets on New Year's Eve. It not only takes into account the beauty and visual richness of dishes. At the same time, it is also a symbol for the whole family to get together and enjoy a big meal. Turkey is very big, so it is not easy to finish it overnight. The usual practice is to freeze the cut turkey the next day as a material for making sandwiches, noodles and so on.

Mexico

In Mexico, Christmas is the time to eat tacos. Corn dough stuffing roll is an ancient Central American delicacy, which is made by wrapping corn dough and other fillings with corn husk. Traditional fillings include pork, chicken, beef and dried fruit. There are also fillings such as fruits and vegetables. In the Aztec and Mayan times, corn dough stuffing rolls were used as portable rations and were often put into bags by hunters and travelers. Later, they evolved into traditional holiday foods made by the whole family at festivals. Now, as a daily food, corn dough stuffing rolls are essential for Christmas and other traditional festivals in Latin America.

Oceania

Australia

Christmas is the best time for Australia to display its extraordinary specialties, from tropical fruits to seafood, cheese and wine.

Where should I go to enjoy the Christmas barbecue? & ampmdash& ampmdash; seaside! Absolutely comfortable! Enthusiastic Australians will barbecue all kinds of fresh seafood for you on the spot, and will also perform various fashionable ways, including olive oil, Chili sauce, curry, coriander and so on. After the barbecue, you can walk on the beach.

What to eat at Christmas?

_ _ The holy book of Acts, the Bible, God decided to let his only son, Jesus Christ, be born on the earth, find his mother, and then live on the earth, so that people can better understand God, learn to love God and love each other better. "Christmas" means "celebrating Christ", celebrating the moment when a young Jewish woman, Mary, gave birth to Jesus.

The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious holiday. We celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. On this day, all the conferences in the world hold special worship ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration.

Let's see what to eat for Christmas!

Christmas dinner: roast turkey, roast suckling pig, plums, pudding and minced meat pie.

There are similarities and differences in Christmas food customs around the world.

American mdash roasted corn porridge

Denmark-almond pudding

France-Brandy and Champagne

England-beer

Germany-beer, liquor, sweets, sauerkraut, sour trotters, beef stew with beer, dairy products and all kinds of lettuce.

Italy-Delicious food, delicious food and jade dishes are all available, so it's time for gluttony to show its talents.

Australia-turkey, preserved chicken, pork leg, wine, snacks, etc.

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