First of all, in our country, we all eat apples on Christmas Eve, because the word "apple" is homophonic and peaceful, which means peace. So there is the custom of sending apples on Christmas Eve, and sending apples on behalf of those who send them wishes those who accept the fruits of peace and security in the new year. "Ping An Fruit" is made up of imported apples with bright colors and good looks, mostly red snake fruits and green snake fruits, and of course, some domestic red Fuji apples are packaged as "Ping An Fruit".
Apple pie
There are still many people who "eat" apples and make them into apple pies, which are not only sweet and delicious, but also very creative, meaning auspicious, and also very suitable for this festive atmosphere. Look at what you can't do. First, prepare two apples, 15g corn starch, 30g butter and white sugar, one egg and three cakes. Then put the hand-held cake into the mold, press the edge to submit, insert a fork into the small hole, and exhaust, which is convenient for baking and also enhances the face value. Peel and cut the apple into pieces, put it in a pot with butter and white sugar, stir-fry until soft, add starch, add water with twice the starch, thicken the apple, and then pour the pie base. Cut the remaining two hand-held cakes into strips and act gently, otherwise the finished product will be ugly and affect the appearance. Layer by layer, be sure to be slow. In the process of knitting, the hand-held cake becomes soft and easy to break, so be careful. Finally, remove the hand-grabbed cake from the redundant part of the edge. Twist the leftover scraps from the edge of the hand-held cake and put them into the edge of the mold, which is not wasteful but also beautiful. Take an egg, use only the yolk, break it up, brush it to the surface with a silicone brush, and gently brush it. Before, preheat the oven 190 degrees, and be sure to preheat it enough, about 5 minutes or more. Bake in the oven at 200 degrees 15 minutes, then turn to 180 degrees 15 minutes, and take out. After a little cooling, sprinkle with moisture-proof sugar powder and cut and eat. The skin is crispy, the apple is sweet and soft, and it's delicious.
Because we all eat apples on Christmas Eve, many people naturally think that people in other countries in the world will eat apples on Christmas Eve. Actually, it's not. Only China people will eat apples on Christmas Eve. Does it break your previous thinking? Although they don't eat apples, every country has its own Christmas Eve food.
English people have the most orthodox Christmas Eve and the longest history. On this day, every family must eat turkey. This custom has a history of more than 300 years in the West. It is said that on Christmas Day in 1602, a large number of immigrants from Britain arrived in the American continent. At that time, there were only turkeys all over Shan Ye, so they caught turkeys as the main course of the festival.
Trunk cake
The French will definitely eat "tree cake" on this day. It is said that a long time ago, when there was no electricity at that time, the French would give a good wood as a gift to their relatives and friends at Christmas. At that time, a young man couldn't afford a Christmas present, so he picked up a piece of wood in the forest and gave it to his lover, and finally succeeded in capturing each other's heart. Since then, the "trunk cake" of Christmas has become one of the must-eat foods for couples.
How is this special cake made? Prepare the ingredients: 45g sugar, 66g egg yolk protein 104g, 66g chocolate, 227g whipped cream, 45g fine sugar, 2 1g almond powder and 4g cocoa powder, and start making. Beat egg yolk and 30g sugar until light and fluffy; Add the melted chocolate liquid and almond powder, and stir until they are evenly mixed; Add sugar to the egg whites in several times to form a stiff sharp corner, then add14 protein cream to the chocolate mixture and mix well; Then pour the mixture into the remaining meringue and gently stir well. Spread baking paper on the baking tray in advance, pour the cake paste into the baking tray and smooth the surface with a spatula. Adjust the oven to 175℃, bake for 15 minutes, take out the baking tray, sieve cocoa powder, and quickly cover with soaked kitchen paper or clean towel. After cooling, transfer the cake and baking paper to the drying net and remove the baking paper. Spread the completely whipped cream on the cake roll as a filling, roll it up, and then refrigerate for one hour. Cut a knife at one end of the cake roll, and put the cut small cake roll on the whole cake roll as a knot of "trunk"; Apply dark chocolate cream candy ornaments, and draw the lines of trees on the candy ornaments with a fork, and draw vortex lines at the top of the knot; Place suitable small decorations; Refrigerate for at least an hour and enjoy.
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Romanians usually have Luo Songtang and meatball beetroot soup for Christmas dinner. The main course is sausage, pork, chicken or fish, and the dessert is sponge cake. Here's how to do Luo Songtang. This soup is rich in flavor, the mixed aroma of vegetables and beef are blended together, and the tomato tastes slightly sour, which is very delicious. Cut beef into small pieces, boil water, add water again and cook for 2 hours until cooked and soft; Dice onion, potato, peeled tomato, cabbage and carrot with the same size, put proper amount of butter and vegetable oil in the pot, add onion and stir-fry until fragrant, and continue to add potato, carrot, cabbage and tomato and stir-fry. Pour the beef into the pot together with the broth, and continue to stew for more than half an hour until the potatoes and carrots become soft. Take another pot, until the water is dry, add flour, stir-fry until it is slightly yellow, pour it into the beef pot and stir, and continue to cook for half an hour. Season with tomato sauce, black pepper and salt before serving.
The Portuguese main course is usually cod, with eggs, potatoes and vegetables. In addition, there will be wine and various desserts. Australians will have steaks, sausages, chicken skewers, potatoes, sweet potatoes and all kinds of vegetables. The traditional food in Denmark is roast pig, roast goose or roast duck, accompanied by potatoes, purple cabbage and a lot of thick soup gravy. After that, the dessert is rice cake pudding, and usually an almond is hidden in it. Those who are lucky enough to find it can be given gifts such as almond gift boxes. In a traditional Ukrainian dinner, there should be 12 dishes on the table. The main course is jiaozi, which is usually accompanied by mushroom soup, candied fruit and dessert. A candle and twigs on a Christmas tree will be used as decorations.
Before midnight mass, there is no red meat in the traditional Italian dinner menu, but fish. In a few hours, the Italian people will drink a cup of hot chocolate and an indispensable soft cake made of dried fruits, candied fruit and almonds to send a warmth to the cold winter night. Russian dinners generally include pasta, pork, cheese, tomatoes, salads and sausages; In addition, olive salad and herring are the dishes that will appear on the table of most Russians. In addition, there are salted fish, roast chicken and mashed potatoes. On Christmas Day, most Russians drink champagne to celebrate. Cranberry sauce, turkey, stuffing, corn, juice, peas, beef pie, dessert, pumpkin pie and fruit cake will appear on most American tables, and some families will replace turkey with ham and roast beef.