The subjects of my poll agreed that it must be one of these four, though one tio adamantly assured me that only cordero would do. Simple vegetable dishes may also be served, such as guarnici n, a combination of carrots, green peas and potatoes. Dessert varies widely depending on the family, but it is always followed by coffee with turr n, an almond-based sweet which is synonymous with Navidad. However, the most enjoyable after dinner sweet has to be polvorones. These are brittly dry cinnamon-spiced cookies.
Someone always ends up covered in powdery bits.
Nothing like a white Christmas, is there. If you are over cultural assimilation for the season and are longing for some familiar food from back home, fear not, there are a few local shops that can provide almost all the traditional fixings for an English or American style Christmas feast. Round Christmas time, most pollerias stock pavo entero, but to be safe order one ahead of time. Americans, turkey-ed out after Thanksgiving, often opt for a tenderloin roast, duck or baked ham. To find a suitable cut for a roast ask for solomillo de carne or lomo de buey.