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Encyclopedia > List of Christmas dishes

This page is a list of Christmas dishes as eaten around the world. Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday that marks the traditional birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth. ...

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Australia

Roast is a term used in a number of contexts. ... Ham with cloves Technically, ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal that is slaughtered for meat, but the term is usually restricted to a cut of pork, the haunch of a pig or boar. ... Roast is a term used in a number of contexts. ... Vegetables in a market Venn diagram representing the relationship between (botanical) fruits and vegetables. ... A heavily iced Christmas cake Christmas cake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmas time in the UK, Ireland and many Commonwealth countries. ... Christmas puddings are often dried out on hooks for weeks prior to serving in order to enhance the flavour. ... Custard is a range of preparations based on milk and eggs, thickened with heat. ... Gingerbread A gingerbread house A gingerbread house Gingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cake or a cookie in which the predominant flavor is ginger. ... The term confectionery refers to food items rich in sugar. ... Rocky Road is an ice cream flavor, second only to vanilla in popularity in the United States. ... Rum Balls are a very tasty sweet treat. ... A candy cane is a hard cane-shaped candy stick. ... Champagne is often consumed as part of a celebration Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle secondary fermentation of wine to effect carbonation. ... A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is the worlds oldest [1] and most popular [2] alcoholic beverage, selling more than 133 billion litres (35 billion gallons) per year. ... For dampers in the sense of automotive suspension parts, see shock absorbers. ... Mince Pie A mince pie is a traditional British sweet pastry, usually consumed during the Christmas and New Year period. ... Spaghetti with seafood (Spaghetti allo scoglio). ... A barbecue on a trailer at a block party in Kansas City. ... Trifle A trifle is a British dessert dish made from thick (or often solidified) custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or, more recently, jelly (American term: gelatin) and whipped cream, usually arranged in layers with fruit and sponge on the bottom, custard and cream on top. ... Pavlova is a light and fluffy meringue dessert named after the ballet dancer, Anna Pavlova. ...

Belgium

  • Cougnou (or cougnolle), sweet bread in the form of the infant Jesus

Cougnou or cougnolle is a typical bread baked during Christmas time. ...

Canada

Apple cider is the name for a non-alcoholic beverage produced from apples by a process of pressing, especially in the United States and parts of Canada. ... Doughnuts being glazed at a Krispy Kreme store in Sydney. ... A traditional Bûche de Noël, made with a Génoise cake and chocolate buttercream, and garnished with powdered sugar, raspberries, and spruce boughs. ... A candy cane is a hard cane-shaped candy stick. ... Christmas puddings are often dried out on hooks for weeks prior to serving in order to enhance the flavour. ... Eggnog (or egg nog) is a type of milk-based beverage popular in North America (and to a lesser extent in the UK) during the winter holidays and possibly derived from posset (a medieval European beverage made with hot milk). ... A slice of traditional fruitcake Fruitcake is a cake made of dried fruits and optionally candied fruit, spices and nuts that may be soaked in brandy or rum, the richest versions (possibly iced) often being used in the celebration of weddings and Christmas. ... Gingerbread A gingerbread house A gingerbread house Gingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cake or a cookie in which the predominant flavor is ginger. ... Categories: Christmas food | Food and drink stubs ... A gingerbread man is an anthropomorphic (human-like) figure made of gingerbread. ... Ham with cloves Technically, ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal that is slaughtered for meat, but the term is usually restricted to a cut of pork, the haunch of a pig or boar. ... A tourtière is a meat pie originating from Quebec, usually made with ground pork and/or veal, or beef. ... Pumpkin pie Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on Pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie is a traditional North American dessert usually made in the late fall and early winter, especially for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shortbread rounds Shortbread is a type of cookie (UK: biscuit) which is traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour, although other ingredients like ground rice or cornstarch (UK: cornflour) are sometimes added to alter the texture. ... In cooking, stuffing, also known as dressing, is usually a mixture of various ingredients used to fill a cavity in another food item. ... A tourtière is a meat pie originating from Quebec, usually made with ground pork and/or veal, or beef. ...

Czech Republic

Main article: Cuisine of the Czech Republic

The traditional meal (served as the dinner on the Christmas Eve) consists of fish soup and fried fish (most often, carp) served with potato salad. It should be the first food consumed that day. The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ... This article is about hot fish soup as prepared in Pannonian region. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the salad. ...


Before the Christmas holidays, many kinds of sweet biscuits are prepared.

Denmark

Main article: Cuisine of Denmark

The cuisine of Denmark, like that in the other Scandinavian countries (Sweden and Norway), as well as that of northern Germany, its neighbor to the south, is traditionally heavy and rich in fat, consisting mainly of carbohydrates, meat and fish. ... Æbleskiver. ... Confectioners sugar Powdered sugar (in Britain, Australia and most of the Commonwealth icing sugar) is a very finely ground form of sugar that is synonymous with confectioners sugar. ... Binomial name Rubus idaeus L. The Raspberry or Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is a plant that produces a tart, sweet, red composite fruit in summer or early autumn. ... Species 20+ species; see text The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae, and the fruit of these plants. ... Jam from berries Jam is a type of sweet spread or condiment made with certain fruits or vegetables, sugar, and sometimes pectin. ... This article is about the chestnut plant in the genus Castanea. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber. ... Gravy is a thickened sauce, usually made from a base of extracts that run from meat and/or vegetables during cooking. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... For a comprehensive and up-to-date list of all the beers and breweries on Wikipedia please see Category: Beer and breweries by region List of brand names of beer. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into mulled wine. ... Rice pudding being served during the traditional Scandinavian Christmas meal, in Denmark Rice pudding (Arroz Doce) in a typical Christmas meal, in Portugal Pulut hitam served in a Malaysian restaurant Rice pudding is a dessert enjoyed by people of different cultures all over the world. ... Species Several, including: Prunus apetala Prunus avium (Wild/Sweet Cherry) Prunus campanulata Prunus canescens Prunus cerasus (Sour Cherry) Prunus concinna Prunus conradinae Prunus dielsiana Prunus emarginata (Bitter Cherry) Prunus fruticosa Prunus incisa Prunus litigiosa Prunus mahaleb (Saint Lucie Cherry) Prunus maximowiczii Prunus nipponica Prunus pensylvanica (Pin Cherry) Prunus pilosiuscula Prunus... Two halves of a pig being delivered Pork is the meat taken from pigs. ... // Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. ... Cultivar Group Brassica oleracea Capitata Group The Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. ...

Finland

Main article: Cuisine of Finland
  • Freshly salted salmon (Graavilohi)
  • Karelian Stew (Karjalanpaisti)
  • Reindeer (in northern Finland) (Poro)
  • Karelian pies (Karjalanpiirakka)
  • Rosolli salad of pickled herring and boiled vegetables (Rosolli)
  • Christmas ham with mustard (almost every family has one for Christmas) (Joulukinkku)
  • Turkey (Kalkkuna)
  • Assortment of cheese, most commonly bread cheese (Leipäjuusto) and Aura
  • Christmas bread, Swedish-like sweet bread
  • Turkey (Kalkkuna)
  • Cold smoked salmon (Kylmäsavulohi)
  • Carrot Casserole (Porkkanalaatikko)
  • Potato Casserole (Perunalaatikko or tuuvinki)
  • Lutefisk and white sauce (Lipeäkala)
  • Rutabarga casserole (Lanttulaatikko)
  • Mixed fruit soup or prune soup (Sekahedelmäkiisseli, luumukiisseli)
  • Rice pudding or rice porridge with cinnamon, sugar and cold milk or with mixed fruit soup (Riisipuuro)
  • Glogg or mulled wine (Glögi)
  • Christmas beer (Jouluolut)
  • Home beer (non-alcoholic beer-like drink) (Kotikalja)
  • Red wine
  • Marski's Tipple (akvavit, vermuth and gin) (Marskin ryyppy)
  • Milk
  • Sour milk (often drunk by older people)
  • Coca Cola (often drunk by children)
  • Prune jam pastries (Joulutortut)
  • Gingerbread, sometimes in the form of a Gingerbread house or Gingerbread man (Piparkakut)
  • Coffee
  • Chocolate (given as presents, eaten in-between meals, not during them)

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The Christmas Ham is an ancient traditional ingredient in the Scandinavian Christmas celebration (Yule) and remains as important as the Christmas tree. ... Mustard being spread on bread. ... Rice pudding being served during the traditional Scandinavian Christmas meal, in Denmark Rice pudding (Arroz Doce) in a typical Christmas meal, in Portugal Pulut hitam served in a Malaysian restaurant Rice pudding is a dessert enjoyed by people of different cultures all over the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into mulled wine. ... It has been suggested that glogg be merged into this article or section. ... Gingerbread A gingerbread house A gingerbread house Gingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cake or a cookie in which the predominant flavor is ginger. ... Categories: Christmas food | Food and drink stubs ... A gingerbread man is an anthropomorphic (human-like) figure made of gingerbread. ...

France

  • Oysters
  • Foie gras
  • Smoked salmon
  • Chapon (roasted chicken)
  • Dinde aux marrons (chestnut-stuffed turkey)
  • Ganzeltopf (goose) (Alsace)
  • Bûche de Noël
  • Kouglof (Alsace)
  • Berauwecka (dried-fruit cake) (Alsace)
  • the Thirteen Christmas desserts (Provence):
    • walnut
    • dried fig
    • almond
    • raisin
    • Casse-dents of Allauch (biscuit)
    • Calisson of Aix-en-Provence
    • Nougat blanc
    • Nougat noir au miel
    • apple
    • pear
    • orange
    • winter melon
    • fougasse (Provençal bread)

Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron, opened The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ... Pâté de foie gras (right) with pickled pear. ... A traditional Bûche de Noël, made with a Génoise cake and chocolate buttercream, and garnished with powdered sugar, raspberries, and spruce boughs. ... Gugelhupf forms made from silicone rubber and metal A Gugelhupf or Kugelhupf is a southern German, Austrian, Swiss and Alsatian term for a type of cake. ... Location Administration Capital Strasbourg Regional President Adrien Zeller (UMP) (since 1996) Départements Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Statistics Land area1 8,280 km² Population (Ranked 14th)  - January 1, 2005 est. ... Aix (prounounced eks), or, to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, Aix-en-Provence is a city in southern France, some 30 km north of Marseille. ... Nougat is a confectionery made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios or hazelnuts are common) and sometimes chopped goodies, like candied fruit. ... Nougat is a confectionery made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios or hazelnuts are common) and sometimes chopped goodies, like candied fruit. ... Fougasse was one of the greatest British cartoonists of the 20th century. ...

Germany

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Ginger snap. ... Mulled wine Mulled wine, also known by the German name Glühwein and the French name vin chaud, is wine, usually red wine, combined with spices and usually served hot. ... Stollen is a bread-like cake traditionally made in Germany, usually eaten during the Christmas season as Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen. ...

Italy

Main article: Italian cuisine

Italian cuisine is extremely varied: the country of Italy was only unified in 1861, and its cuisines reflect the cultural variety of its regions and its diverse history (with culinary influences from Greek, Roman, Norman and Arab civilizations). ... Panettone (Milanese panetùn) is a typical cake of Milan, Italy, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas, and one of the symbols of the town. ... Tortellini in broth Tortellini is a ring-shaped pasta; they are typically stuffed with a mix of meat (pork loin, prosciutto crudo, mortadella) and parmesan cheese, although other stuffings are popular in the Po Valley. ... This article is in need of attention. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Prosecco is a variety of white grape grown in the Veneto region of Italy, and also gives its name to the sparkling wine made from the grape. ... Spumante is a type of Italian wine similar to French Champagne. ... Lemon dill shrimp ravioli Ravioli is a popular type of pasta, comprised of a filling, commonly though not always meat based, sealed between two layers of pasta dough. ...

Japan

  • Christmas cake - Different from a UK Christmas cake or American fruitcake, the Japanese Christmas cake is usually sponge cake frosted with whipped cream, and topped with strawberries.

Contrary to popular myth and KFC advertisements, chicken karaage (fried chicken) is not a traditional Christmas meal in Japan. The Christmas holiday in Japan is akin to the Valentine's Day holiday in countries like America, often celebrated by couples with meals in upscale restaurants. As such, there is no specific traditional meal. A heavily iced Christmas cake Christmas cake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmas time in the UK, Ireland and many Commonwealth countries. ... A slice of traditional fruitcake Fruitcake is a cake made of dried fruits and optionally candied fruit, spices and nuts that may be soaked in brandy or rum, the richest versions (possibly iced) often being used in the celebration of weddings and Christmas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... KFC (full name Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. ... Valentines redirects here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...


Lithuania

12-dishes Christmas Eve Supper plays the main role in Lithuanian Christmas tradition. Thus the traditional dishes are served on December 24th. The traditional Christmas Eve supper in Poland consists of twelve dishes representing the twelve months of the year. ...

  • Poppy milk (aguonų pienas)
  • Slizikai (šližikai')
  • Auselės (Deep fried dumplings)
  • Herring with carrots (silkė su morkomis')
  • Herring with mushrooms (silkė su grybais')

Poppy milk (aguonų pienas) is a traditional Lithuanian drink or soup, one of the 12-dishes Christmas Eve Supper Kūčios. ...

Mexico

  • Ensalada de Noche Buena (Christmas Eve Salad)


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New Zealand

Pavlova is a light and fluffy meringue dessert named after the ballet dancer, Anna Pavlova. ...

Norway

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into mulled wine. ... Lutefisk (on the upper left side of the plate) as served in a Norwegian restaurant, with potatoes, mashed peas, and bacon. ... Pinnekjøtt (literally stick meat) is a traditional Christmas dish in the western parts of Norway. ...

Poland

Kutia in a ceramic makitra, with a wooden makohon beside it (help· info) is a sweet grain pudding, traditionally served in Polish, Lithuanian and Ukrainian cultures. ...

Romania

  • Piftie (pork- and cow-based aspic, with pork meat, vegetables and garlic)
  • Cârnaţi (pork-based saussages)
  • Tobā (various cuttings of pork, liver boiled, diced and "packed" in pork stomach like a salami)
  • Sarmale (rolls of cabbage pickled in brine and filled with meat and rice, see sarma)
  • Cozonac, sort of Romanian equivalent of panettone

ASPIC can refer to: Advanced SCSI Programmable Interrupt Controller Application Service Provider Industry Consortium Armed Services Personnel Interrogation Center Association for Strategic Planning in Internal Communications Authors Standard Prepress Interfacing Cod This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... It has been suggested that makkara be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sarmale in cabbage leaves Sarma (sarma сарма, plural sarme сарми in most Southern Slavic languages, and sarmale in Romanian), is a word for a grape leaf or cabbage roll common to Southeastern Europe and adjacent areas. ... Cozonac is a traditional Romanian cake, usually prepared on the Christmas Eve, Good Friday and several other feasts. ... Panettone (Milanese panetùn) is a typical cake of Milan, Italy, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas, and one of the symbols of the town. ...

Serbia

Main article: Serbian cuisine

Serbian cuisine is derived from mixed traditions, mostly influenced by Mediterranean (especially Greek), Hungarian, Turkish and Austrian couisines, which makes it a heterogeneous one. ... This article is about hot fish soup as prepared in Pannonian region. ... Koljivo (also called žito, which means wheat in Serbian; in Romanian: colivă) is a traditional meal made by cooking whole (or sometimes ground) wheat seeds, with some sugar and ground nuts added. ... Cesnica is bread made on Christmas morning, in Serbian tradition. ...

Spain

Turrón (Spanish), torrone (Italian), or torró (Catalan), is a nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, coated in crushed, toasted almonds, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. ...

Sweden

  • Köttbullar - Swedish meatballs
  • Julskinka - Christmas ham
  • dopp i grytan - "dipping in the kettle" - dip bits of bread in the broth left over after boiling the ham.
  • Lutfisk - lye-fish that has been boiled served with a white sauce
  • Inlagd sill - Pickled herring (you usually have all different kinds of sill as well)
  • Julbord - Christmas smorgasbord (julbord really means all the dishes you eat at Christmas together)
  • Rödkål - Sweet and sour red cabbage
  • Janssons frestelse - Jansson's Temptation - scalloped potato casserole with anchovies
  • Lingonberries - Swedish preserve (jam)
  • Vort Limpa - A Swedish rye bread with grated orange peel made at Christmas
  • Julmust - A traditional very sweet stout-like, Christmas soft drink
  • Glögg - Mulled wine
  • Knäck - Christmas toffee
  • Prinskorv - Small sausages
  • Revbensspjäll - Spareribs
  • Pepparkaka - Gingerbread
  • Gravad lax - Graved salmon
  • Julost - Christmas cheese
  • Julgröt - Christmas rice pudding with an almond hidden inside
  • Lussekatter - St. Lucia Buns
  • An array of cheeses - Bondost - Swedish Farmer cheese, Herrgård, Prästost, Gjetost
  • Knäckebröd - a crisp bread
  • Sliced red beets

See MeatballWiki for the article about the wiki about communities. ... See MeatballWiki for the article about the wiki about communities. ... For other meanings of ham or Ham, see Ham (disambiguation). ... Lutefisk (prounounced loo-te-fisk in America) is a well-known food of Norway and Sweden. ... A very popular Scandinavian food item, pickled herring has been around for a long time. ... Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the temperate, shallow waters of the North Atlantic... In geology, a sill is a tabular mass of igneous rock that has been intruded laterally between layers of older rock. ... Smorgasbord is an anglification of the Swedish word Smörgåsbord. ... Look up smörgÃ¥sbord in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cultivar Group Brassica oleracea Capitata Group The Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. ... A traditional swedish dish made of potatoes, union, cured sprats cured sprats and cream. ... Janssons frestelse (Janssons temptation) is a traditional Swedish dish made of potatoes, onion, anchovy and cream. ... Binomial nomenclature Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. Ref: ITIS 505637 The Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) is a small evergreen shrub in the plant Family Ericaceae that bears edible fruits. ... Julmust is a soft drink that is consumed mainly in Sweden at Christmas. ... Glogg (Swedish: Glögg, Norwegian: Gløgg, Danish: Gløgg, Finnish: Glögi), also known as mulled wine, is the Scandinavian version of vin chaud. ... It has been suggested that glogg be merged into this article or section. ... Knäck is a traditional Swedish toffee prepared at Christmas. ... Lox is salmon, typically a filet, that has been cured, and then often it is cold smoked. ... Rice pudding being served during the traditional Scandinavian Christmas meal, in Denmark Rice pudding (Arroz Doce) in a typical Christmas meal, in Portugal Pulut hitam served in a Malaysian restaurant Rice pudding is a dessert enjoyed by people of different cultures all over the world. ... Bondost (sometimes bond ost or bond-ost) is a Swedish cheese, also made in the United States, chiefly in Wisconsin. ... Prästost (priest cheese, sometimes spelled prastost or prestost) is a Swedish cheese with historical roots in Swedens one-time custom of paying tithes with agricultural goods including milk. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Some slices of crisp bread Surface of crispbread (magnified 60x) Crisp bread (Swedish: knäckebröd, spisbröd, hÃ¥rdbröd, or hÃ¥rt bröd Norwegian: knekkebrød, Finnish: näkkileipä) is a very flat and dry Nordic type of bread or cracker, containing mostly rye flour. ... A beet (called beetroot in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, as well as table beet, garden beet, blood turnip or red beet) is a plant of the genus Beta of which both the leaves and root are edible. ...

United Kingdom/ Ireland

Main article: British cuisine

In the United Kingdom, the traditional meal consists of roast turkey or goose, served with roast potatoes and parsnips and other vegetables, followed by Christmas pudding, a heavy steamed pudding made with dried fruit (traditionally plums) and flour. The same carries over to Ireland with some variations. British cuisine is shaped by the countrys temperate climate, its island geography and its history. ... Christmas puddings are often dried out on hooks for weeks prior to serving in order to enhance the flavour. ...

Brandy Butter is a sweet, rich sauce, usually consumed with traditional desserts during the Christmas and New Year period in the UK. Description Brandy Butter is a blend of soft dark brown sugar, unsalted butter and brandy. ... Cultivar Group Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group The Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group) is a cultivar group of cabbage cultivated for its small (typically 2. ... A chipolata is a type of small thin sausage from the United Kingdom. ... A chocolate yule log The Yule log comes from the Yule festival, which gave rise to many other popular Christmas traditions. ... A heavily iced Christmas cake Christmas cake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmas time in the UK, Ireland and many Commonwealth countries. ... Christmas puddings are often dried out on hooks for weeks prior to serving in order to enhance the flavour. ... Trifle A trifle is a British dessert dish made from thick (or often solidified) custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or, more recently, jelly (American term: gelatin) and whipped cream, usually arranged in layers with fruit and sponge on the bottom, custard and cream on top. ... A mince pie is a traditional British sweet pastry, usually consumed during the Christmas and New Year period. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In cooking, stuffing, also known as dressing, is usually a mixture of various ingredients used to fill a cavity in another food item. ... Gravy is a thickened sauce, usually made from a base of extracts that run from meat and/or vegetables during cooking. ... Roast beef Roast beef with yorkshire puddings, green beans with bacon and gravy Sunday roast consisting of roast beef, roast potatoes, vegetables and yorkshire pudding Roast beef (also known as a roast) is a cut of beef which is roasted in an oven. ... Domesticated ducks The domesticated ducks are kept for meat, eggs and down. ... Domesticated geese are descendants of wild geese now kept as poultry. ...

United States

See also: Thanksgiving (the dishes tend to be similar) Apple cider is the name for a non-alcoholic beverage produced from apples by a process of pressing, especially in the United States and parts of Canada. ... A candy cane is a hard cane-shaped candy stick. ... Champagne is often consumed as part of a celebration Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle secondary fermentation of wine to effect carbonation. ... Cider (also spelled: cyder) refers to a beverage containing the juice of apples. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... Species Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium microcarpum Vaccinium oxycoccus Approximate ranges of the cranberries in sect. ... Eggnog (or egg nog) is a type of milk-based beverage popular in North America (and to a lesser extent in the UK) during the winter holidays and possibly derived from posset (a medieval European beverage made with hot milk). ... A slice of traditional fruitcake Fruitcake is a cake made of dried fruits and optionally candied fruit, spices and nuts that may be soaked in brandy or rum, the richest versions (possibly iced) often being used in the celebration of weddings and Christmas. ... Gingerbread A gingerbread house A gingerbread house Gingerbread is a sweet that can take the form of a cake or a cookie in which the predominant flavor is ginger. ... Categories: Christmas food | Food and drink stubs ... A gingerbread man is an anthropomorphic (human-like) figure made of gingerbread. ... Ham with cloves Technically, ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal that is slaughtered for meat, but the term is usually restricted to a cut of pork, the haunch of a pig or boar. ... Hot chocolate with marshmallow Hot chocolate, hot cocoa or drinking chocolate is a beverage, usually served hot, typically consisting of milk, chocolate or cocoa powder, and sugar. ... Fruit shapes molded from marzipan Marzipan is a confection 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. ... This article is about the baked good, for other uses see Pie (disambiguation). ... In cooking, an apple pie is a fruit pie (or tart) in which the principal filling ingredient is apples. ... A slice of pecan pie Pecan Pie is also a 2002 short movie starring Jim Carrey and written/directed by Michel Gondry. ... Pumpkin pie Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on Pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie is a traditional North American dessert usually made in the late fall and early winter, especially for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. ... // Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. ... Genera see text Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the familyAnatidae. ... Smithfield ham is a variety of cured ham from the United States, associated with Smithfield, Virginia. ... A biscuit is a small baked bread or cake. ... Two rolls Bread Rolls at a bakery Bread Rolls in a basket A bread roll is a piece of bread, usually small and round and is commonly considered a side dish. ... In cooking, stuffing, also known as dressing, is usually a mixture of various ingredients used to fill a cavity in another food item. ... Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks, traditionally to God, for the things one has at the close of the harvest season. ...


Venezuela

  • Hallaca
  • Pan de jamón (ham-filled bread)
  • Cabello de ángel
  • Dulce de Lechosa

One of the most beloved of Venezuelan national dishes, the hallaca (alternatively, hayaca) is typically served during the Christmas holiday. ...

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The Christmas holiday in Japan is akin to the Valentine's Day holiday in countries like America, often celebrated by couples with meals in upscale restaurants.
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