List of Christmas dishes

This is alist of Christmas dishesby country.
Panettone(known locally aspan dulce) andturrónare the most popular Christmas sweets in Argentina regardless ofsocioeconomic status, with 76% of Argentines choosing the former and 59% the latter in 2015.Mantecol, a typical peanut dessert, is also popular, being favored by 49% of Argentines in the same survey.Sparkling wines,cidersandfrizzantesconcentrate most of their sales during Christmas season; sparkling wine is mostly consumed by small families with high and medium socioeconomic status living inGreater Buenos Airesand the country's largest cities, while cider and frizzantes are popular among lower classes and large families.
Colombian Christmas dishes are mostly sweets and desserts. Some of the most popular dishes include:
Before the Christmas holidays, many kinds of sweet biscuits are prepared. These sweet biscuits are then served during the whole Christmas period and exchanged among friends and neighbours. Also very popular are a preparation of small gingerbreads garnished by sugar icing.
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Christmas smorgasbord from Finland, "joulupöytä", (translated "Yule table"), a traditional display of Christmas foodserved at Christmas in Finland, similar to the Swedishsmörgåsbord, including:
Other meat dishes could be:
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Indian ChristiansandPakistani ChristiansinIndian subcontinentcelebrate Christmas by enjoying several dishes, such asAllahabadi cake,Candy canes, Plum cakes etc. Some of the popular dishes eaten duringChristmasin India and Pakistan are:
Church services are also held in churches throughoutIndiaandPakistan, in which Christmas dinners are held which include dishes such asAllahabadi cake,candy canes,Christmas cookies.
TheKoswadis a set of sweets and snacks prepared in theChristmastideby people of theKonkan region. South Indian states such as Kerala have traditions observed of home-brewedwine, mostly grapes but sometimes other fruits as well like apple and rose apple; ethnic recipes of slow-cookedbeef fry, rice and coconutHoppers,lamb stew,fried rice Indianand fusion style; desserts such asFalooda, pastry, and a whole array of steamed, boiled or baked sweets, often with coconut, jaggery, sugar and spices such as cardamom and cloves (Achappam,Murukku,Tapioca chip,Sukiyan,Neyyappam).
Christmas in Italy(Italian:Natale,Italian:[naˈtaːle]) is one of thecountry's major holidaysand begins on 8 December, with theFeast of the Immaculate Conception, the day on which traditionally theChristmas treeis mounted and ends on 6 January, of the following year with theEpiphany(Italian:Epifania,Italian:[epifaˈniːa]).According to tradition, the Christmas Eve dinner must not contain meat. A popular Christmas Day dish inNaplesand inSouthern Italyiscapitone, which is a female eel. A traditional Christmas Day dish fromNorthern Italyiscapon(gelded chicken).Abbacchiois more common inCentral Italy.The Christmas Day dinner traditionally consists by typical Italian Christmas dishes, such asabbacchio,agnolini,cappelletti,Pavese agnolotti,panettone,pandoro,torrone,panforte,struffoli,mustacciuoli,bisciola,cavallucci,veneziana,pizzelle,zelten, or others, depending on the regional cuisine.Christmas on 25 December is celebrated with a family lunch, also consisting of different types of pasta and meat dishes, cheese and local sweets.
On 24 December, Christmas Eve, twelve dishes are served as a reminder of theTwelve Apostles. Polish people often do not eat meat on this day; instead, they choose from a variety of fish and vegetable dishes. The meal begins when the first star is seen.
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Romanian Christmas foods are mostly pork-based dishes.Five days before Christmas, Romanians are celebrating the Ignat Day, a religious holy day dedicated to the Holy MartyrIgnatius Theophorus, associated with a practice that takes place especially on villages scattered around the country: the ritual of slaughtering the pigs. And they are using everything from the pigs: from their blood to their ears. Five days later their tables are filled not only with generous pork roasts but also with:
Christmas is in the summer in South Africa, so many summer fruits such as watermelon and cantaloupes are enjoyed at this time. Popular desserts include trifle, melktert and peppermint crisp tart. Many people in South Africa holdBraaibarbecues for Christmas or New Year's Day.
In Trinidad and Tobago traditional meals consists of generous helpings of baked ham, pastelles, black fruit cake, sweet breads, along with traditional drinks such as sorrel, ginger beer, and ponche de crème. The ham is the main item on the Christmas menu with sorrel to accompany it.
Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christians in Ukraine traditionally have two Christmas dinners. The first is a Lent Dinner, it is held on January 6 and should consist of meatless dishes. The second is a Christmas Festive dinner held on January 7, when the meat dishes and alcohol are already allowed on the table. The dinner normally has 12 dishes which represent Jesus's 12 disciples. Both Christmas dinners traditionally include a number of authentic Ukrainian dishes, which have over thousand-year history and date back to pagan times.
In the United Kingdom, what is now regarded as the traditional meal consists of roast turkey withcranberry sauce, served with roast potatoes and parsnips and other vegetables, followed byChristmas pudding, a heavy steamed pudding made withdried fruit, suet, and very little flour. Other roast meats may be served, and in the nineteenth century the traditional roast was goose. The same carries over to Ireland with some variations.
See also:Thanksgiving Dinner(many dishes tend to be similar)