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.
Czech trdelnik is a famous street pastry that can be tasted not only in the Czech Republic. For example, in Hungary, baking is called kurtoskalach. Trdelnik is baked on coals, is considered a festive treat and is sold at fairs or Christmas markets. But what if you can’t get to Prague, but you want to try baking? We offer to cook a trdelnik in the oven, adding a touch of autumn to the dough, pumpkin puree and spices to a traditional pumpkin pie.
Simple, but at the same time very tasty salad in French. It is prepared easily and quickly, from improvised products. Both adults and children like it. From the series “Guests on the threshold”.
This salad is original not only with its piquant taste, but also with a bright color of autumn colors. Tender, juicy, crispy, homely cozy salad gives a good mood and just pleases the eye! It is good both on holidays and on weekdays.
Sausage in our family is relevant at any time of the year, but in autumn, with the onset of cold weather, meat snacks become more popular. And fresh slaughtered pork appears on the market. So my hands are itching to cook homemade sausage. Inclusions of dried barberry berries give the sausage a beautiful pattern and set off its sour meat taste.
Puff pastry cheesecakes. Ricotta with the addition of boiled potatoes. I remember this filling in cheesecakes from childhood. Much tastier than just cottage cheese. Try this!
I offer you a very delicious fresh salad. This is a wonderful combination of all products, seasoned with a light and delicious sauce, and pickled onions add piquancy to the salad. It looks beautiful and bright on a festive table. But we often cook it on weekdays. It is prepared quickly and from available products.