What do you eat at Christmas abroad?

At Christmas, Britain eats roast turkey, the United States eats smoked ham, France eats trunk cake, Germany eats gingerbread and Denmark eats crispy roast pork.

1, Britain eats roast turkey.

Although Britain is called "gourmet desert", its Christmas dinner is quite rich, which usually includes roast turkey, Christmas pudding, dry pot pie and so on. Roasted turkey is the most representative.

According to legend, the custom of eating turkey at Christmas in Britain has a history of hundreds of years. The most classic way is to stuff a large number of ingredients such as celery, onions and potatoes into the belly of the turkey, spread spices on the surface, and bake them in the oven after pickling. The turkey is fragrant and attractive, the goose skin looks shiny but not cracked, and the chicken is tender, smooth and delicious. When eating, cut it into thin slices, drench it with special marinade, sprinkle a little salt and eat it with side dishes, which is very satisfying.

2. The United States eats smoked ham.

In the United States, smoked ham is an essential hard dish for family reunion at Christmas. Smoked ham is usually baked with the hind legs of a whole pig. The surface is often cut into diamond meshes and coated with a layer of honey sauce. After making, the color is golden, the visual impact is great, the taste is fresh and enjoyable, and the color and fragrance are integrated.

Smoked ham is usually sliced when eaten, which is convenient for eating. Besides eating smoked ham, roast turkey and corn porridge are also indispensable delicacies, among which this corn porridge is very different from domestic ones. Americans will add all kinds of fruits to corn porridge, which will be coated with a thick layer of cream and baked in the oven. After high temperature baking, the corn porridge tastes sweet, rich and layered.

Due to the introduction of China culture, Chinese food is also loved by Americans. On Christmas Day, eating Chinese food has become a "new tradition" for Americans to celebrate Christmas.

3. France eats trunk cakes.

France, which is famous for its delicious food, certainly needs all kinds of traditional foods for Christmas, such as the famous foie gras, truffles and various cakes, which constitute a rich Christmas feast in France, among which the elephant trunk cake is an indispensable delicacy. Life in France is very romantic, and so is the origin of food.

According to legend, once upon a time there was a young man in France who couldn't afford a Christmas present because he was poor, so he picked up a piece of wood in the forest and gave it to his beloved girl, which not only won the girl's heart, but also made him successful in his career, so later people made the cake into the shape of a trunk, which meant auspicious and smooth new year.

4. Germany eats gingerbread

Germans attach great importance to Christmas. On this day, people will prepare a sumptuous meal to celebrate the arrival of the festival. Gingerbread is a famous Christmas food in Germany and an ancient dessert between cake and sorbet. It is said that it originated from Grimm's fairy tale "Candy House".

At first, gingerbread was only added with honey and pepper, which was slightly spicy and sweet and very enjoyable to eat. Later, the gingerbread was improved. On the basis of honey and pepper, almonds and candied fruit were added to make cakes of various shapes, which were more delicious. In addition, Germans will add citrus, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar to red wine to make a hot drink of red wine. There are snowflakes floating outside the house, and drinking hot red wine and eating gingerbread inside is relaxing and beautiful.

5. Denmark eats crispy roast pork.

As the hometown of Andersen, Denmark began to prepare for Christmas from June+February, 5438. Even heavy snow will not affect the Danish people's enthusiasm for festivals. The exquisite and unique Christmas decorations in the streets and alleys make people seem to have entered the fairy tale world. Of course, there is a rich Christmas dinner on Christmas Day. Among them, crispy roast pork is the most famous traditional Christmas food in Denmark. Select a whole piece of pork with skin, sprinkle with coarse salt and roast with spices. It tastes crispy and delicious, and is deeply loved by local people.

There will be another almond pudding for dessert after dinner. People hide a whole almond in the pudding. The luckiest person is the one who eats the almond. Not only can he get a special gift, but he also indicates good luck and all goes well in the coming year.

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