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.
Chicken breast marinated in homemade mayonnaise with bean sauce, Georgian tomato sauce with garlic and lots of onions with mustard. Juicy and delicious, fresh from the oven, warm and cold! A great dish for a New Year’s holiday table.
We have a tradition when relatives gather every January 2 and play Monopoly all day. On this day we prepare buffet snacks, canapes, sandwiches, fish, vegetables, meat, cheese, as well as portioned salads. Traditional chicken aspic is no exception. The dish turns out to be a delicate, dietary, very festive treat for any celebration. It can be cooked in a day or two, and nothing will happen to it. After all, on holidays there is always a lot of trouble with other dishes that need to be served directly on the table, with fervor from the heat.
Sandwiches with cod liver are a healthy and, most importantly, delicious dish that is prepared very quickly. This simple recipe can be useful to you both during the New Year holidays and in your daily diet.
Tender, delicious and very simple puffs with prune filling. Aurel Bronte writes that in the traditional recipe, the dough is quite complicated, so at Christmas most people cook it together with their children from purchased puff pastry.
Amazingly delicious sponge cake with oranges in caramel! Treat yourself and your loved ones with this wonderful cake! No one will remain indifferent for sure!
There is a huge amount of festive pastries, delicious and fragrant. All housewives try to please their loved ones. So, I offer you one of the options. A spicy, citrus-scented and delicious-tasting cupcake with dried apricots, tangerine juice and dates, without preliminary aging, will delight you at a festive tea party (does not contain alcohol – it is possible for children)