1, Christmas cake
Chocolate taste is one of the main flavors of Christmas cake. At this moment, almost every family will make chocolate-based cakes. People often make Christmas cakes novel and beautiful. Pour the words "Merry Christmas" with cream or jam on it, and insert special Christmas candles around it. People sometimes put three beans in the cake to represent the three eastern sages in the Bible story.
2. Christmas pudding
Christmas pudding comes from traditional Christmas food, milk, wheat porridge and dried fruit pudding. Therefore, although there are no plums in Christmas pudding, it is also called dried fruit pudding, which has become a new member of Christmas dishes. When Christmas comes, make a Christmas pudding to symbolize unity and harmony, and everyone will make a wish silently when stirring the dough, and finally hide a coin in the dough.
3. Roasted turkey
On the traditional Christmas table, roast turkey is an indispensable dish. It is said that on Christmas Day in 1620, a large number of immigrants from Britain arrived in Primmouth Mountain in America, and there was no food except turkey, so they had to roast turkey for the holiday. Turkey is big and fleshy, delicious, nutritious and low in cholesterol, so it is favored by westerners.
4. Christmas salmon
Just as people in China eat New Year's dinner during the Spring Festival, Europeans and Americans also pay great attention to family reunion at Christmas, and * * * enter the holiday dinner. Salmon is a popular food and a very healthy food. Fish is high in protein and OMEGA-3 fatty acids, but low in fat. The fish is orange, which is a red-fleshed fish, but there are a few wild varieties with white meat.
5. Smoked ham
Smoked ham should be regarded as the most traditional main dish in Christmas dinner. Not only is it convenient to eat, but it can also meet the needs of many people dining on holidays, even if it is left. Smoked ham is often coated with a sweet sauce, such as honey or cherry pomegranate sauce. These sweet sauces can be a perfect combination with red wine to accompany smoked ham.
6. Red wine
Christmas red wine has a special drinking method: add brown sugar, orange peel, meat orange, orange kernel, raisins and other ingredients to the wine, then stir while heating it on the fire (be careful not to open the pot), and finally pour a little vodka. After taking the pot, drink a cup, which is really fragrant and warm.
7. gingerbread
There are two English versions of gingerbread: Gingersnap, which literally means ginger+thin and crisp cake. Ginerbread is a shortcake eaten at Christmas, usually made of honey, brown sugar, almonds, candied peel and spices. Although the hometown of gingerbread is in Germany, Europeans are also used to eating gingerbread during Christmas. Enjoy gingerbread and drink glogi wine.
8. Crispy roast pork
Crispy roast pork is a typical traditional Danish dish. On the table of Danish Christmas dinner, there must be a delicious crispy roast pork. There is also a rich Christmas dinner on Christmas Day. The medium-crispy roast pork is the most famous traditional Christmas food in Denmark. The whole piece of pork with skin is selected, sprinkled with coarse salt and roasted with spices, which makes it crisp and unique.
9. Seven Fish Banquets
On Christmas Eve, the tradition in many parts of Italy and Italian-American communities is to enjoy a delicious "Seven Fish Banquet". The number 7 has a special meaning. Seven Fish Banquet is to make seven different kinds of "fish" in seven different ways. The dishes include fried, pickled and tomato sauce. It is also very pious for Italians to celebrate Christmas in this way.
10, Apple
After Christmas was introduced to China, it was also very popular with people. The food apple symbolizes a beautiful meaning. A kind of Christmas food, the safe fruit, is actually a beautifully packaged apple. The apple's "apple" is homophonic with the "ping" on Christmas Eve, implying peace and being chased by young people.
What are the traditional customs of Christmas?
1, dress up the Christmas tree
The custom of Christmas tree comes from Germany, and it is cut down by some evergreen trees, and fir trees, pine trees and other trees with tower branches are often used. Generally, the trees are decorated with gold and silver strips, crutches, apples and small gifts. Apple symbolizes the rich products of the Garden of Eden, and the walking stick on the Christmas tree is a shepherd's walking stick. The silver ribbon on the Christmas tree symbolizes holiness, and the gold ribbon symbolizes glory.
2. Exchange Christmas cards and letters.
Just as people in China send their lovesickness letters, foreigners also send Christmas cards on Christmas Day to show their yearning for relatives and friends far away. Christmas cards are generally printed with pictures during Christmas, such as snow scenes, snowmen, Santa Claus and reindeer. There are also some greeting cards printed with Christian elements, such as the scene of the birth of Jesus.
3. Give gifts to relatives and friends
Therefore, every Christmas, friends and relatives will give gifts to each other. The legend of Santa Claus giving gifts also comes from this story. Legend has it that Santa Claus drives a sleigh pulled by reindeer to give gifts to families every year on February 24/kloc-0.
4. Sing Christmas songs
During Christmas, there are always some traditional Christmas songs echoing, adding atmosphere to Christmas, and joyful songs echoing in the streets. Common Christmas songs now include The First Noel's First Christmas Song Hark! Herold Angelsing Angels Singing White Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas.