JAKARTA – The dishes served represent culture related to how to process food ingredients and in addition to natural conditions that determine the availability of ingredients. At Christmas, each country has its own tradition to enjoy the big day that falls at the end of the year.
Interested in looking for inspiration from what is served at Christmas in various countries? The following is a list of 10 foods that are commonly served to accompany family events.
1. Chile – Pan de pascuaAccording to Chileans, Christmas is a time for all families to gather. Various dishes are served at the table, such as vegetables, potatoes, Chilean wine or sometimes red wine. The food that is considered a tradition and served at the dinner table is 'pan de Pascua' or called fruitcake.
In Colombia, at Christmas you will find many traditional foods. This traditional food is called bunuelos. Bunuelos are made from corn flour and fresh cheese. Fresh cheese in Colombia is called queso fresco, it will be the filling of the fried bread. Besides bunuelos, pudding (natilla) and dry pastry with orange flavor (hojuelas) will be served.
Cuba as a Latin American country, every Christmas has a tradition of family gatherings and celebrations. The main dishes are black bean soup and rice. But on the special night served rice pudding and rum cake.
4. Czech – Fish soupAccording to tradition, before Christmas people will fast. When breaking the fast, Christmas bread is served in the afternoon. It usually starts with an appetizer, such as cuban fish or mushroom soup (similar to risoto made from barley). The main menu is fried carp and potato salad.
5. Hungary – Beigli or BejgliEach province in Hungary has different traditions. Generally serve carp soup, stuffed cabbage, fried fish and beigli or bejgli. Beigli is a pastry dessert filled with walnuts or poppyseeds.
The custom during Christmas celebrations in India, namely by serving sweet snacks from kidiyo to cookies and fruitcakes. Kidiyo can be called a round donut bathed in caramel.
The dinner menu is biryani rice mixed with lamb, lamb curry, and typical Indian food in general. Not infrequently also serve aloo gobi (hot potato and cauliflower) and jeera (cumin rice).
The main dinner menu is goat curry. Some also have a menu of grilled meat, chicken stew, and chicken curry. Rice and beans and rum punch are also served.
8. Greece – YiaprakiaIn northern Greece, as reported by the Taste of Home, Saturday, December 18, it is common to serve yiaprakia. Yiaprakia are cabbage rolls filled with marinated pork. Meanwhile, in some areas, roast lamb is served at Christmas dinner.
In addition to the main course, a rustic sweetbread stuffed with raisins, nuts, cardamom and cloves called christopsomo is also served.
Roast duck, goose or rabbit is the main course of Christmas dinner for Germans. In addition, the most favorites are potato dumplings and red cabbage. The dessert was stolen, a sweet bun similar to a fruitcake.
The Christmas menu in Austria, among others, serves fried goldfish. In recent years it has become popular to serve roast turkey. For dessert, a sachertorte, a chocolate and apricot flavored cake originally from Vienna. This cake is not only served at Christmas, but is also a special treat during the holidays.
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