Christmas foods xD

Selene38's picture
The fact that on this community there are so much people from different countries charmed me a lot. So yesterday, while I was doing the shopping, I found myself wondering what kind of foods do you eat during Christmas. In Italy we have the "panettone", the "torrone" and the "pandoro" (these names must sound very funny Laughing out loud) . Do you have these sweets in your country too? Or do you have any others traditional foods? Surely is a silly question, but I'm really curious about Redface
(After writing this I laughed to o.s., because I'm afraid I have confirmed the commonplace that the Italians are always thinking about food xD)

Mmm Christmas food. I live in

Mmm Christmas food.
I live in Canada and my family usually has ham (sweetened with either beer or honey) and for sweets we have shortbread cookies. Not really national traditional foods per-say, but it's a family tradition.
quadraptor's picture

A traditional thing in my

A traditional thing in my family is hot apple cider. But other than that, we usually have party foods on Christmas Eve - steak, shrimp, potatoes, peas, and so on. I usually make an appetizer like crackers with ham and cheese or something similar (this year I'm going to try to make these parmesan bites).

It's one of the few days of the year that we go all out on food. It's not only Christmas Eve, but also my dachshund Brandy's birthday.
Flyleaf's picture

I know Panettone and Torrone

I know Panettone and Torrone , i really enjoy eating them Laughing out loud
But what's Pandoro Laughing out loud Question
In Luxemburg we have a sort of soft cake with buttercream inside for christmas .
It is called "Buche" . The name is french Laughing out loud
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You're making me hungry! I

You're making me hungry!

I live in the U.S., and it's our family tradition to have crab legs with butter, a salad, and some crusty bread on Christmas Eve. We usually bake Christmas cookies of various sorts, and sometimes make challah bread (although we are not Jewish).

During the winter months--even though we live in Texas--we tend to crave wintry food, and so make a lot of soups (gumbo, lentil, chicken) and shepherd's pie etc. I can't wait to escape dorm/cafeteria food and get back to the good stuff over break. C:
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Argh, you're making me hungry

Argh, you're making me hungry and I just ate XD
Here in Denmark we have something called risalamande Which is a kind of dessert traditionally eaten after the Christmas dinner, right before we all dance around the tree... The evening of the 24th~ I love being Danish XD
Selene38's picture

I didn't expect all these

I didn't expect all these replies! Redface
Therabetha: ohhh ham with beer or honey? It must taste really good! We have ham too, the "zampone" (stuffed pig's trotter)... Excellent family traditions Eye
Quadraptor: Your party foods seem great! And good luck with your parmesan bites! Personally I'm awful at cooking Laughing out loud (Ps: a dachshund? I simply *love* those dogs <3 I suppose it was a Chistmas gift?)
Flyleaf: Awww, buttercream! Anyway the pandoro is a type of sponge cake, native of Verona Laughing out loud I love it! Just a question: the panettone that you eat is with candied fruit and raisins?
Anjali: Wow... Crab legs? It sounds so creepy! Laughing out loud Instead I love soups! (what's a shepherd pie? Poor him! xD)
Chickenwhite: The risalmande really intrigue me, how do you spell the name? (Btw the comic makes me laugh a lot!) You dance around the tree??? I want to do it too!!! 8D
Well, I believe that diversity is a fantastic thing. Thank you all for sharing it!
Sira & Ophidia
Flyleaf's picture

Thanks for showing me what

Thanks for showing me what Pandoro is !
And yes the panettone was with candied fruits and raisins Eye
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Hi, nice to meet you , we

Hi, nice to meet you , we have played a lot together , and for the food it's the same like Flyleaf!!!! We eat a "buche" and drink " champagne " <<33
" ~ Lady in Red ~ "

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Cold turkey and ham, as well

Cold turkey and ham, as well as seafoods and salads are often served in Australia! ^-^
Selene38's picture

You're welcome Flyleaf, it's

You're welcome Flyleaf, it's always a pleasure to share something on this community Smiling
Vala: Nice to meet you too! Your mini is so funny and vital <3
DayandNight: Australia??? *.* <--(sparkling eyes) Sooner or later I have to visit your country! It sounds to me so odd eating seafoods at Christmas Laughing out loud
Sira & Ophidia
Chickenwhite's picture

It's actually just that

It's actually just that simple, risalamande XD We just take the Danish word for rice, ris, and put the French a la mande (meaning "with almonds" if you don't understand French >w<) behind it to make it sound fancy >w< It's really easy and cheap to make too, as long as you know how to boil rice XD
Yeah, we dance around the tree and sing Christmas carols, it's the very definition of cosyness TwT

Also, Humon's comic pretty much sums up traditional Danish cooking pretty well, so tread with caution if you ever venture into a Danish kitchen XD Happy Christmas! >w< *nuzzle*
quadraptor's picture

We actually got my dachshund

We actually got my dachshund in February. Her birthday was Christmas Eve, anyway Eye
Selene38's picture

Thank you a lot Chickenwhite

Thank you a lot Chickenwhite for explaining me all in detail, and don't worry about french, I studied it for 3 years xD (very fancy and elegant language). And thanks for the warning! Laughing out loud *nuzzles back* Merry Christmas Smiling
Quadraptor: Oooops! Epic Fail! Redface Laughing out loud
Sira & Ophidia

Hey! Can you get on TEF?

Hey! Can you get on TEF?
HB's picture

Fun to go crazy with Sira and

Fun to go crazy with Sira and the other one~ who just disappeared D=
Selene38's picture

Yeah! xD In actual fact I

Yeah! xD In actual fact I don't know who the other one is... But is always stalking Sira O_o Laughing out loud
Sira & Ophidia
HB's picture

Haha well she got a fan,

Haha well she got a fan, that's good thing :'D I guess..