As you know, there is a Catholic Christmas and an Orthodox Christmas, and at the same time it is difficult to find even two Catholic or Orthodox countries that would have absolutely identical Christmas dishes and Christmas menu. The Christmas table should not only saturate the family, but also symbolize abundance, the beginning of a new life. Traditional Christmas dishes in different countries are very diverse, in connection with the end of the fast, a variety of products are allowed. For example, from the end of November to January 7, the Orthodox Christmas fast lasts, the menu of the Christmas fast is a great way not only to be cleansed spiritually, but also physically. Eating during the Christmas fast excludes fatty animal food, fish can be eaten several times a week. But after the fast, the recipes for Christmas dishes are more diverse, there is meat, fish, and dairy products.
For the countries of Western Europe, Christmas baking recipes are especially characteristic of sweet dishes. At this time, houses and bazaars are really flooded with Christmas pastries. The recipe for Christmas baking is Christmas cookies, as well as Christmas gingerbread. Christmas cupcake and Christmas candy recipes are also very popular. There is even a special English Christmas cake in England. The recipe for Christmas cookies is simple, the main thing is a beautiful design. To please your loved ones and, especially, children, we offer you a recipe for Christmas gingerbread. You will need flour, sugar, soda, eggs, butter, cocoa, honey, spices. After mixing the ingredients and kneading the dough, it should be put in the refrigerator overnight so that it is infused and soaked with spices, in this case you will get especially fragrant Christmas gingerbread. The recipe for Christmas gingerbread will also require you to have a certain artistic taste, because it will be necessary to mold human figures, animals, or some geometric shapes from the dough. After that, the cookies are baked in the oven and decorated with icing. About the same way Christmas cookies are prepared. The recipe for a Christmas cake is very popular in England. It is prepared with dried fruits and nuts, soaked with some alcohol. For Orthodox Christians, Christmas sweets are primarily Christmas carols and Christmas pastries, for example, Christmas cake. The recipe that creates a holiday for children is lollipops in the form of cockerels. The ideal option for Christmas baking will be Christmas tea. It is made from black tea, ginger, cinnamon and orange peel.
Also in many European countries, a mandatory Christmas dish is a Christmas goose, a Christmas duck or a Christmas turkey. Christmas goose is prepared in Germany, Denmark, Greece etc. You will definitely not regret if a Christmas goose appears on your table. The Christmas goose recipe usually uses apples and prunes. Christmas turkey is a recipe that is typical for England and the USA. Meat dishes are often served with a Christmas salad, the recipe of which may differ in different countries.
It’s just a drink – if you want, steam the concentrate like mine, and then dilute it with water, or pour it into a thermos. The result is one – excellent health, immunity to viruses, a delicious and warming drink, with the smell of comfort and coziness. It’s so great when you’re lucky outside, drinking warm delicious and fragrant tea!
What can we say about this drink? It performs two important functions – it keeps us in shape and protects us from colds! Especially good in the cool season, in case of frost or dampness… or in the evening, when the hands themselves reach for the refrigerator… In general, help yourself!
A delicate, simple and quick to prepare jelly delicacy. At home, you can make jelly from a ready-made concentrate or independently squeezed fruit juice, milk, cream, cocoa. The consistency of the dessert depends on the amount of gelatin added to the mixture.
Tangerine is perhaps the most important attribute of the New Year. I dare to assume that with the approach of the magical holiday, this fruit is in every house. I propose to cook a wonderful dessert for a change, which will not leave indifferent either adults or children.
This is the favorite drink of the whole family. When brewing, the aroma is amazing for the whole house. It is very pleasant to drink it on Christmas night. And I recommend you to try it – you will like it.
You know, sometimes it is very difficult to imagine and describe in all its glory the “bouquet” of a drink, and even more so a drink that is “alien” to taste. But the taste here is amazing.
Everyone knows the beneficial properties of hibiscus tea, in Arab countries it is considered a cure for all diseases. And by adding no less useful kumquat and ginger, we get an amazing tea, not only useful, but also perfectly refreshing in the heat.