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What to eat on holidays? My friends in Mexico City answered me: Everything. ? This answer is very accurate, ranging from roast mutton and Wellington steak to prawns, and the traditional Christmas dinner in Romeri. This dish contains wild plant Romeri, with mole sauce, dried shrimps and potatoes, and of course stuffed turkey.
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 reasons here are also very complicated) and guajolote (from the Aztec word huexolotl). In fact, the Aztecs began to enjoy turkey dinners long before turkey became the protagonist of modern holiday dinners. Today, in Mexico, Christmas turkeys are filled with pork stuffing, raisins, apples, almonds and jalapenos.
Olivier Sala, Moldova.
Olivier salad is the most popular festival in Moldova.
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Moldova, a small landlocked country, is located between Ukraine and Romania. There are traditional New Year's feasts all over the country: beet herring cakes; Colloidal holodet made of pig's feet (similar to jelly), full of love; Meat-filled cabbage rolls decorated with sour cream. But my Moldovan friend's first thought was olivier Sala. ? Is this important? She said. Olivier salad is also called Russian salad: mix root vegetables, pickled cucumbers, boiled eggs and bologna sausages, cut into peas and spread with mayonnaise.
It's not easy to make olivier salad. It needs constant cutting. 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 on the trip, but I didn't finish them until I ate her cooking. You know, give her a hint ~
Switzerland, hotpot
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Speaking of Swiss cuisine, many people (especially non-Swiss) may think of hot pot cheese: Alpine cheese, wine, garlic and cherry brandy bubbling in the 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? Good sisters? Shuan rou hotpot is even more popular at Christmas: after the beef slices are cooked with a hotpot fork in a well-seasoned soup base, they are dipped in some delicious sauces based on mayonnaise, including cocktail sauce, curry sauce and Tata sauce. Most importantly, hot pot is easy to prepare. Call a few friends and relatives, and you can eat the most Swiss-style rice 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 the most was the food: salty and spicy with a lot of spices, sometimes light and sometimes 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 biggest festival is the Lunar New Year. This day is usually in October or February of 65438+, and various ceremonies and celebrations will last for three days. The festival begins with rice cake soup. This is the most important meal, including 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 for birthdays. Mom joked:? Don't eat two bowls, or you will grow two years old! ? The Chinese New Year is coming soon. If you make yourself a rice cake soup, you will probably be tempted to eat two bowls. I like snow-white rice cakes very much. They are simple and delicious!