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What to eat during the festival? My friend in Mexico City answered me: Eat everything. ? This answer is very accurate, ranging from roast lamb and Wellington steak to prawns, as well as the traditional Christmas Romeri dinner. This dish contains Romeri, a wild plant, with Moore sauce, dried shrimp and potatoes, and of course, turkey stuffed with stuffing.
Turkey is a bird of the new world, but it has been crowned with the name of the old world for various reasons. In Spain, they are called pavo (from Latin? Peacock? The reason here is also very complicated) and guajolote (from the Aztec word huexolotl). In fact, Aztec began to enjoy the turkey feast long before the turkey became the protagonist of modern holiday meals. Today, in Mexico, Christmas turkeys are filled with pork stuffing, raisins, apples, almonds and jalapenos.
Olivier salad, Moldova.
Olivier salad is Moldova's favorite holiday.
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Moldova, a small landlocked country, is located between Ukraine and Romania, and there are traditional New Year meals all over the country: beet herring cake; Colloidal holodet made of pig's feet (similar to jelly) and full of love; Meat-filled cabbage rolls decorated with sour cream. But the first thing my Moldovan friend thought of was olivier salad. ? This is essential? She said. Olivier salad is also known as Russian salad: mix root vegetables, pickled cucumbers, boiled eggs and bologna sausages, cut them into peas, and cover them with mayonnaise.
It's not easy to make a olivier salad. It needs to be cut constantly. My friend said it would take three hours, but I still want to add it to the goal of self-improvement. I ate all kinds of olivier salads during my trip, but I didn't finish until I ate what she cooked. You know, give her a hint ~
Switzerland, hotpot
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Speaking of Swiss cuisine, many people (especially non-Swiss people) probably think of fondue cheese: Alpine cheese, wine, garlic and cherry brandy are bubbling in a pot. This is very tempting for Americans who pursue fashion. Although it sounds very suitable for winter, wooden ski huts and holidays, Swiss people can eat it anytime and anywhere.
Actually, fondue fondue? Good sisters? Shuan rou hotpot is even more popular at Christmas: after the beef slices are cooked with a hotpot fork at the bottom of a well-seasoned soup, dip them in some delicious sauces based on mayonnaise, including cocktail sauce, curry sauce and Tata sauce. Best of all, the hotpot is easy to prepare. Call a few friends and family and you can have the most Swiss-style meal at home!
Korea, rice cake soup
Rice cake soup is a traditional dish of Korean New Year.
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When I was a child in Korea, what impressed me most was the food: it was salty and spicy with a lot of spices, and sometimes it was light and sometimes it was strong. In order to get more stories about traditional dishes, I specially asked my most familiar Korean: my mother.
Korean food is indispensable for any festival, but the most grand festival is the Lunar New Year. This day is usually in 1 month or February, and various ceremonies and celebrations will last for three days. The festival begins with rice cake soup. This is the most important meal, which contains rice cake slices, eggs, beef, vegetables, and sometimes kimchi jiaozi. (If you can, be sure to put kimchi jiaozi! )
Koreans believe that rice cake soup can bring health and longevity, and it is also an essential dish on birthday. Mother joked:? Don't eat two bowls, or you will grow two years old! ? In the coming new year, I will make myself a rice cake soup, and I probably can't help eating two bowls. I like snow-white rice cakes very much. They are simple and delicious!