Christmas food Christmas food Bebinca is a dessert from Goa, India. The ingredients include eggs and coconut milk. The dish is prepared and consumed during Christmas time. Traditionally this desert is baked over a slow fire and one turns the Bebinca upside down before eating. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bebinca"
Brandy Butter is a sweet, rich sauce, usually consumed with traditional desserts during the Christmas and New Year period in the UK. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brandy butter"
Bredela (also refered to as Bredele or Bredle) are small biscuits traditionally baked in Alsace ( France) usually during the Christmas period. Many varieties can be found, the most common being butterbredle, schwowebredle ( orange and cinnamon), anisbredle, spritzbredle, small pain d'épices (kind of gingerbread). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bredela"
(Bunuelo) Buñuelos are fritters traditionally eaten at Christmas. To make buñelos, a yeasted dough with a hint of anise is deep-fried then drenched in a syrup of brown sugar, cinnamon, and guava. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bunuelo"
A candy cane is a hard cane-shaped candy stick. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint; however, it is also made in a variety of other flavors and colored stripes. The candy cane is a traditional candy surrounding the Christmas holiday, although it is possible to find them throughout the year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Candy cane"
Česnica is kind of soda bread made on Christmas morning, in Serbian tradition. A solid silver coin is placed into the bread. During the lunch family members break the česnica and the one who finds coin in the piece of bread is considered to be most fortunate that year; however, the head of the family has to buy the coin so it stays in the house. Sometimes, there are other things put in česnica, like piece of badnjak, also called the Yule Log - good luck, hazelnut - health, plum - traveling... etc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Česnica"
Christmas Cake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmastime in the U.K., Ireland and many Commonwealth countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christmas cake" Come again to www.shortopedia.com
Traditionally in the United States, since the 1930's, children leave cookies and milk for Santa on Christmas eve. Often sugar cookies are cut into various holiday shapes ( candy canes, reindeer, and holly leaves being a few). Oreos are also popular. Several cookies are set out on Christmas Eve with a cup of milk for Santa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christmas cookies"
The Christmas Ham is an ancient traditional ingredient in the Scandinavian Christmas celebration ( Yule) and remains as important as the Christmas tree. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christmas ham"
Christmas pudding is the dessert traditionally served on Christmas day in Britain and Ireland, as well as in some Commonwealth countries. It has its origins in England, and is sometimes known as plum pudding, though this can also refer to other kinds of boiled pudding involving a lot of dried fruit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christmas pudding"
Cranberry sauce is a sauce or relish made out of Cranberries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cranberry sauce"
Eggnog (or egg nog) is a type of milk-based punch popular in North America during the winter. Historically, it likely belongs to the posset family. But its actual origins, significance and, most importantly, ingredients are subject to dispute and conjecture. Most likely, it originates in Europe and its name is a concatenation of its two original ingredients, egg and nog, a strong English ale. Another origin story has it that it was an occasional fortifying drink in the American colonies, who adapted it with cheap rum to make it a more formidable winter treat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eggnog"
Fruitcake is a heavy cake made of dried or candied fruits and nuts that are soaked in brandy or rum, often used in the celebration of weddings and Christmas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fruitcake"
Ganzeltopf is a traditional French dish, popular at Christmas, prepared like a conserve and simmered in the oven with winter vegetables and a bottle of Sylvaner. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ganzeltopf"
Gingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cake or a cookie in which the predominant flavor is ginger. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gingerbread"
Glogg ( Swedish: Glögg, Norwegian: Gløgg, Danish: Gløgg, Finnish: Glögi) is the Scandinavian version of vin chaud or mulled wine. The main ingredients are (usually red) wine, spices such as cinnamon and cloves, and optionally also stronger spirits such as vodka or even cognac. The mixture is prepared by heating, but it is not allowed to boil in order for the alcohol not to evaporate. Glögg is generally served with raisins and almonds, and is a popular warm drink during the Christmas season. ...more on Wikipedia about "Glogg"
One of the most beloved of Venezuelan national dishes, the hallaca (alternatively, "hayaca") is typically served during the Christmas holiday. It is a mixture of beef, pork, capers, raisins, and olives wrapped in maize (cornmeal dough) bound within a banana leaf with string and then steamed. Is also known in the eastern part of Colombia as "Hayaca", with almost the same preparation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hallaca"
Joulupöytä is the name of the traditional food board served at Christmas in Finland. 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). ...more on Wikipedia about "Joulupöytä"
Julmust is a soft drink that is consumed mainly in Sweden at Christmas. For the rest of the year it is found under the name must. At Easter the name is påskmust. (jul=Christmas, påsk=Easter). The content is the same regardless of the marketing name although the time it is stored before bottling differs; however, the beverage is more closely associated with Christmas and somewhat less with Easter. It is often hard to find the drink in off-season. 45 million litres of julmust are consumed during December (to be compared with roughly 9 million Swedes), which is around 50% of the total softdrink volume in December and 3/4s of the total yearly must sales. ...more on Wikipedia about "Julmust"
Knäck is a traditional Swedish toffee prepared at Christmas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Knäck"
Lebkuchen are traditional German Christmas cookies similar to gingerbread, which were probably invented by Medieval monks in Franconia, Germany in the 13th century. Lebkuchen bakers were recorded as early as 1296 in Ulm, and 1395 in Nuremberg, but today, the most famous Lebkuchen come from Nuremberg, from where they are exported all over the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lebkuchen"
Lefse (pronounced lef-sa) is a traditional soft Scandinavian flatbread made out of potato, milk or cream and flour, and cooked on a griddle. Special tools are available for lefse baking, including long wooden turning sticks and special rolling pins with deep grooves. There are significant regional variations in the way lefse is made and eaten, but it generally resembles a tortilla. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lefse"
This page is a list of Christmas dishes as eaten around the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Christmas dishes"
Marzipan is a confectionery consisting primarily of ground almonds and sugar that derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute 4% to 6% of total almond content by weight. Most marzipan is also flavored with rosewater. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marzipan"
A mince pie is a traditional British sweet pastry, usually consumed during the Christmas and New Year period. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mince pie"
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