At Christmas, Britain eats roast turkey, America eats smoked ham, France eats trunk cake, Germany eats gingerbread and Denmark eats crispy roast pork.

1. Britain eats roast turkey

Although Britain is known as the "gourmet desert", its Christmas dinner is quite rich, which usually includes roast turkey, Christmas pudding, dry pot pie and so on, among which roast turkey is the most representative.

According to legend, the custom of eating turkey at Christmas in Britain has a history of hundreds of years. The most classic way is to stuff a large number of ingredients such as celery, onions and potatoes into the belly of the turkey, and then put them on the surface with spices and marinate them, and then bake them in the furnace. The prepared turkey is fragrant and attractive, the goose skin looks shiny but not cracked, and the chicken is tender, smooth and delicious. When eating, it is sliced into thin slices, drenched with special marinade and sprinkled with a small amount of salt, which is very satisfying to eat with side dishes.

2. Smoked ham is eaten in the United States

Smoked ham is a necessary hard dish on the table for family reunion at Christmas. Smoked ham is usually baked with the hind legs of a whole pig, and the surface is often cut into a diamond mesh, and then coated with a sauce with honey. After the production, it is golden in color, with great visual impact, fresh and delicious taste, and it combines color and fragrance.

Smoked ham is usually sliced when eaten, which is convenient for eating. Besides eating smoked ham, roast turkey and corn porridge are also indispensable delicacies, among which this corn porridge is very different from that in China. Americans will add various fruits to the corn porridge, which shows that they will be coated with a thick layer of cream and baked in the oven. After high-temperature baking, the corn porridge tastes sweet, rich and layered.

Chinese food is also loved by Americans because of the introduction of China culture. On Christmas Day, eating Chinese food has become a "new tradition" for Americans to celebrate Christmas.

3. Eating Trunk Cake in France

France, which is famous for its delicious food, of course, also needs a variety of traditional foods on Christmas Day, such as the famous foie gras, truffles and various cakes, which constitute a rich Christmas dinner in France, among which trunk cake is an indispensable delicacy. French life is romantic, and the origin of food is also very romantic.

According to legend, there was once a young man in France. Because he was too poor to buy a Christmas present, he picked up a piece of wood in the forest and gave it to his beloved girl, which not only won the girl's heart, but also made him prosperous in his career from then on. Therefore, people later made the cake into the shape of a tree trunk, which meant that the new year was good luck and smooth.

4. Eating gingerbread in Germany

Germans attach great importance to Christmas. On this day, people will prepare a rich meal to celebrate the arrival of the festival. Among them, gingerbread is a famous Christmas food in Germany, which is an ancient dessert between cake and sorbet. It is said that it originated from Grimm's fairy tale "Candy House".

At first, gingerbread was only added with honey and pepper, which was slightly spicy and sweet, so it was very enjoyable to eat. Later, gingerbread was improved, and almonds and candied fruit were added on the basis of honey and pepper to make cakes of various shapes, which were more abundant in taste. In addition, Germans will add citrus, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar to red wine to make a cup of red wine hot drink. Snowflakes are floating outside the house, and drinking hot red wine and eating gingerbread inside is relaxing and beautiful.

5. Eating crispy roast pork in Denmark

As the hometown of Andersen, Denmark began to prepare for Christmas in December. Even if the snow is flying, it will not affect the Danish people's enthusiasm for festivals. The exquisite and unique Christmas decorations in the streets and alleys make people feel like they have entered the fairy tale world. Of course, there is also a rich Christmas dinner on Christmas Day, in which 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, roasted and spiced, which tastes crisp and delicious, and is very popular among local people.

There will be another almond pudding as dessert after tea. People will hide a whole almond in the pudding, and the luckiest person will be the one who eats that almond. Not only will they get a special gift, but they will also indicate good luck and everything will go well in the coming year.

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