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This is a traditional Albanian pie cooked usually on Christmas Eve, especially in Catholic families. The ingredients are wheat flour, pumpkin, walnuts, vegetable oil (if fasting is considered) or butter, a pinch of salt, and black pepper. Sometimes oregano is added. The pastry layers are traditionally homemade, filled with a baked pumpkin mixture, which contains butter, salt and pepper.<\/p>\n
Cougnou – Belgium<\/h3>\n
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The “bread of Jesus” is a sweet bread formed like a baby Jesus. It is made with flour, eggs, milk, yeast, raisins, and sugar. Usually, it is given to children on Christmas and St. Martin’s Day and often enjoyed with a cup of hot chocolate!<\/p>\n
Cola de mono – Chile<\/h3>\n![\"Copyright:](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/21180511\/ColaMono-e1319803902241.jpg\")
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The name literally means “monkey’s tail” and it’s a traditional Chilean drink served around Christmas time—very much like the tradition of serving eggnog during Christmas in North America and western Europe.<\/p>\n
Moro de guandules con coco – Dominican Republic<\/h3>\n![\"Arroz_con_gandules\"](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/22111209\/Arroz_con_gandules-600x450.jpg\")
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This dish most likely is adopted from Puerto Rican cuisine, a dish known as arroz con gandules<\/i>. The word moro<\/i> relating to rice and beans originated in Cuba. Eaten in the Dominican Republic, a similar dish is known as is Moro de guandules con coco<\/i>. Similar to Jamaican rice and peas, the rice is cooked with onions, bell peppers, garlic, tomato paste, celery, thyme, oregano, coconut milk, and green pigeon pea—and is a traditional food for Christmas!<\/p>\nHam – Finland<\/h3>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/22112249\/finalnd-600x269.jpg\")
<\/p>\nPhoto Source: finland.fi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A Christmas ham or Yule ham is a traditional dish associated with modern Christmas and historical Yule. The tradition is suggested to have begun amongst the Germanic peoples as a tribute to Freyr, a god in Germanic Paganism associated with boars (see Sonargöltr), harvest, and fertility.<\/p>\n
Tamales – Guatemala<\/h3>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/22112442\/091225_tamales-600x450.jpg\")
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A tamale is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa (a starchy dough, usually corn-based), which is steamed in a corn husk. The wrapping is discarded before eating. Tamales can be filled with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, chilis, or any preparation according to taste, and both the filling and the cooking liquid may be seasoned.<\/p>\n
Töltött káposzta – Hungary<\/h3>\n![\"cabbage](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/22112718\/cabbage-roll-600x351.jpg\")
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A cabbage roll is a dish consisting of cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a variety of fillings. It is common to the ethnic cuisines of the Balkans, Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe, as well as West Asia. Meat fillings are traditional in Europe—often beef, lamb, or pork seasoned with garlic, onion, and spices. Grains such as rice and barley, eggs, mushrooms, and vegetables are often included. Pickled cabbage leaves are often used for wrapping, particularly in southeastern Europe.<\/p>\n
Allahabadi cake – India<\/h3>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/22105914\/1-allabahdi-Istock_thinkstock-600x399.jpg\")
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Allahabadi cake is a traditional Indian rum fruit cake originating and lending its name from the north Indian city of Allahabad. It is a popular cake with maida, eggs, clarified butter, sugar, petha, marmalade, nuts, ginger, and fennel as its main ingredients. Allahabadi cake is prepared for consumption during Christmastide by the Christian population of Hindustan.<\/p>\n
KFC – Japan<\/h3>\n
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\nIn December 1974, KFC Japan began to promote fried chicken as a Christmas meal. Eating KFC as a Christmas time meal has since become a widely practiced custom in Japan and now a whopping 3.6 million Japanese households celebrate Christmas with a takeaway from the Colonel.<\/p>\n
Nyma Choma – Kenya<\/h3>\n
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Christmas dinner is likely to be fish or nyama choma<\/em>. Goat or beef is used for nyama choma, although goat is considered a greater delicacy. Vegetables, fruit, and chapattis are also often served with chutney!<\/p>\nTwelve-dish Christmas Eve supper – Lithuania<\/h3>\n![\"lithuania\"](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/22112026\/lithuania-600x408.jpg\")
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Twelve dishes representing the twelve Apostles or twelve months of the year plays the main role in Lithuanian Christmas tradition. The traditional dishes are served on December 24. The meal is a family occasion that includes many traditions of both pagan and Christian origin.<\/p>\n
Romeritos – Mexico<\/h3>\n
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Romeritos is a Mexican dish from southern Mexico consisting of sprigs of a wild plant known as seepweed. In Spanish it is known as romerito<\/em>. The name in English means “little rosemary”. Usually, romeritos are served with patties of dried shrimp and potatoes in a sauce. They are traditionally enjoyed at Christmas and during Lent.<\/p>\nBeef, goat, sheep, ram, or chicken – Nigeria<\/h3>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/22125022\/nigeria.jpg\")
<\/p>\nPhoto Source: kitchenbutterfly.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In addition to serving turkey, a traditional Christmas meal in Nigeria may include beef, goat, sheep, ram, or chicken. Other dishes might included pounded yam, jollof rice, fried rice, vegetable salad, and some type of stew.<\/p>\n
Roasted meat – Peru<\/h3>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/22125743\/peru.jpg\")
<\/p>\nPhoto Source: provechoperu.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The traditional Peruvian Christmas dinner often revolves around a roast turkey, but some families might sit down to lechón<\/em> (roast suckling pig). Other regional variations exist, such as fish dishes on the coast, a classic Andean pachamanca<\/em> in the highlands, or a roasted wild chicken (gallina silvestre al horno<\/em>) in the jungle. Applesauce and tamales are also common additions to the Christmas table.<\/p>\nGoat meat – Rwanda<\/h3>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/one_org_international.s3.amazonaws.com\/international\/media\/international\/2015\/12\/22130049\/goat-e1450789274792-600x309.jpg\")
<\/p>\nPhoto Source: livinginkigali.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It is traditional for Christmas feasts to be mainly comprised of roasted goat. In Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, for example, the goat meat is eaten hot from the charcoal grill and as a rule, in just one sitting. This can be accompanied with vegetables, but not always!<\/p>\n
Tiep bou dienn – Senegal<\/h3>\n
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The name literally means “monkey’s tail” and it’s a traditional Chilean drink served around Christmas time—very much like the tradition of serving eggnog during Christmas in North America and western Europe.<\/p>\n
Moro de guandules con coco – Dominican Republic<\/h3>\n<\/p>\nPhoto source: Wikimedia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
This dish most likely is adopted from Puerto Rican cuisine, a dish known as arroz con gandules<\/i>. The word moro<\/i> relating to rice and beans originated in Cuba. Eaten in the Dominican Republic, a similar dish is known as is Moro de guandules con coco<\/i>. Similar to Jamaican rice and peas, the rice is cooked with onions, bell peppers, garlic, tomato paste, celery, thyme, oregano, coconut milk, and green pigeon pea—and is a traditional food for Christmas!<\/p>\nHam – Finland<\/h3>\n<\/p>\nPhoto Source: finland.fi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A Christmas ham or Yule ham is a traditional dish associated with modern Christmas and historical Yule. The tradition is suggested to have begun amongst the Germanic peoples as a tribute to Freyr, a god in Germanic Paganism associated with boars (see Sonargöltr), harvest, and fertility.<\/p>\n
Tamales – Guatemala<\/h3>\n<\/p>\nPhoto Source: wikimedia.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A tamale is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa (a starchy dough, usually corn-based), which is steamed in a corn husk. The wrapping is discarded before eating. Tamales can be filled with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, chilis, or any preparation according to taste, and both the filling and the cooking liquid may be seasoned.<\/p>\n
Töltött káposzta – Hungary<\/h3>\n<\/p>\nPhoto Source: wikimedia.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A cabbage roll is a dish consisting of cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a variety of fillings. It is common to the ethnic cuisines of the Balkans, Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe, as well as West Asia. Meat fillings are traditional in Europe—often beef, lamb, or pork seasoned with garlic, onion, and spices. Grains such as rice and barley, eggs, mushrooms, and vegetables are often included. Pickled cabbage leaves are often used for wrapping, particularly in southeastern Europe.<\/p>\n
Allahabadi cake – India<\/h3>\n<\/p>\nPhoto source: iStock\/Thinkstock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Allahabadi cake is a traditional Indian rum fruit cake originating and lending its name from the north Indian city of Allahabad. It is a popular cake with maida, eggs, clarified butter, sugar, petha, marmalade, nuts, ginger, and fennel as its main ingredients. Allahabadi cake is prepared for consumption during Christmastide by the Christian population of Hindustan.<\/p>\n
KFC – Japan<\/h3>\n
\nIn December 1974, KFC Japan began to promote fried chicken as a Christmas meal. Eating KFC as a Christmas time meal has since become a widely practiced custom in Japan and now a whopping 3.6 million Japanese households celebrate Christmas with a takeaway from the Colonel.<\/p>\n
Nyma Choma – Kenya<\/h3>\n
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Christmas dinner is likely to be fish or nyama choma<\/em>. Goat or beef is used for nyama choma, although goat is considered a greater delicacy. Vegetables, fruit, and chapattis are also often served with chutney!<\/p>\nTwelve-dish Christmas Eve supper – Lithuania<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n
Twelve dishes representing the twelve Apostles or twelve months of the year plays the main role in Lithuanian Christmas tradition. The traditional dishes are served on December 24. The meal is a family occasion that includes many traditions of both pagan and Christian origin.<\/p>\n
Romeritos – Mexico<\/h3>\n
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Romeritos is a Mexican dish from southern Mexico consisting of sprigs of a wild plant known as seepweed. In Spanish it is known as romerito<\/em>. The name in English means “little rosemary”. Usually, romeritos are served with patties of dried shrimp and potatoes in a sauce. They are traditionally enjoyed at Christmas and during Lent.<\/p>\nBeef, goat, sheep, ram, or chicken – Nigeria<\/h3>\n<\/p>\nPhoto Source: kitchenbutterfly.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In addition to serving turkey, a traditional Christmas meal in Nigeria may include beef, goat, sheep, ram, or chicken. Other dishes might included pounded yam, jollof rice, fried rice, vegetable salad, and some type of stew.<\/p>\n
Roasted meat – Peru<\/h3>\n<\/p>\nPhoto Source: provechoperu.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The traditional Peruvian Christmas dinner often revolves around a roast turkey, but some families might sit down to lechón<\/em> (roast suckling pig). Other regional variations exist, such as fish dishes on the coast, a classic Andean pachamanca<\/em> in the highlands, or a roasted wild chicken (gallina silvestre al horno<\/em>) in the jungle. Applesauce and tamales are also common additions to the Christmas table.<\/p>\nGoat meat – Rwanda<\/h3>\n<\/p>\nPhoto Source: livinginkigali.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It is traditional for Christmas feasts to be mainly comprised of roasted goat. In Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, for example, the goat meat is eaten hot from the charcoal grill and as a rule, in just one sitting. This can be accompanied with vegetables, but not always!<\/p>\n
Tiep bou dienn – Senegal<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nPhoto source: Wikimedia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
This dish most likely is adopted from Puerto Rican cuisine, a dish known as arroz con gandules<\/i>. The word moro<\/i> relating to rice and beans originated in Cuba. Eaten in the Dominican Republic, a similar dish is known as is Moro de guandules con coco<\/i>. Similar to Jamaican rice and peas, the rice is cooked with onions, bell peppers, garlic, tomato paste, celery, thyme, oregano, coconut milk, and green pigeon pea—and is a traditional food for Christmas!<\/p>\n Photo Source: finland.fi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A Christmas ham or Yule ham is a traditional dish associated with modern Christmas and historical Yule. The tradition is suggested to have begun amongst the Germanic peoples as a tribute to Freyr, a god in Germanic Paganism associated with boars (see Sonargöltr), harvest, and fertility.<\/p>\n Photo Source: wikimedia.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A tamale is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa (a starchy dough, usually corn-based), which is steamed in a corn husk. The wrapping is discarded before eating. Tamales can be filled with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, chilis, or any preparation according to taste, and both the filling and the cooking liquid may be seasoned.<\/p>\n Photo Source: wikimedia.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A cabbage roll is a dish consisting of cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a variety of fillings. It is common to the ethnic cuisines of the Balkans, Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe, as well as West Asia. Meat fillings are traditional in Europe—often beef, lamb, or pork seasoned with garlic, onion, and spices. Grains such as rice and barley, eggs, mushrooms, and vegetables are often included. Pickled cabbage leaves are often used for wrapping, particularly in southeastern Europe.<\/p>\n Photo source: iStock\/Thinkstock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Allahabadi cake is a traditional Indian rum fruit cake originating and lending its name from the north Indian city of Allahabad. It is a popular cake with maida, eggs, clarified butter, sugar, petha, marmalade, nuts, ginger, and fennel as its main ingredients. Allahabadi cake is prepared for consumption during Christmastide by the Christian population of Hindustan.<\/p>\n Christmas dinner is likely to be fish or nyama choma<\/em>. Goat or beef is used for nyama choma, although goat is considered a greater delicacy. Vegetables, fruit, and chapattis are also often served with chutney!<\/p>\n Twelve dishes representing the twelve Apostles or twelve months of the year plays the main role in Lithuanian Christmas tradition. The traditional dishes are served on December 24. The meal is a family occasion that includes many traditions of both pagan and Christian origin.<\/p>\n Romeritos is a Mexican dish from southern Mexico consisting of sprigs of a wild plant known as seepweed. In Spanish it is known as romerito<\/em>. The name in English means “little rosemary”. Usually, romeritos are served with patties of dried shrimp and potatoes in a sauce. They are traditionally enjoyed at Christmas and during Lent.<\/p>\n Photo Source: kitchenbutterfly.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In addition to serving turkey, a traditional Christmas meal in Nigeria may include beef, goat, sheep, ram, or chicken. Other dishes might included pounded yam, jollof rice, fried rice, vegetable salad, and some type of stew.<\/p>\n Photo Source: provechoperu.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The traditional Peruvian Christmas dinner often revolves around a roast turkey, but some families might sit down to lechón<\/em> (roast suckling pig). Other regional variations exist, such as fish dishes on the coast, a classic Andean pachamanca<\/em> in the highlands, or a roasted wild chicken (gallina silvestre al horno<\/em>) in the jungle. Applesauce and tamales are also common additions to the Christmas table.<\/p>\n Photo Source: livinginkigali.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It is traditional for Christmas feasts to be mainly comprised of roasted goat. In Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, for example, the goat meat is eaten hot from the charcoal grill and as a rule, in just one sitting. This can be accompanied with vegetables, but not always!<\/p>\nHam – Finland<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nTamales – Guatemala<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nTöltött káposzta – Hungary<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nAllahabadi cake – India<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nKFC – Japan<\/h3>\n
\nIn December 1974, KFC Japan began to promote fried chicken as a Christmas meal. Eating KFC as a Christmas time meal has since become a widely practiced custom in Japan and now a whopping 3.6 million Japanese households celebrate Christmas with a takeaway from the Colonel.<\/p>\nNyma Choma – Kenya<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nTwelve-dish Christmas Eve supper – Lithuania<\/h3>\n
<\/h3>\nRomeritos – Mexico<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nBeef, goat, sheep, ram, or chicken – Nigeria<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nRoasted meat – Peru<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nGoat meat – Rwanda<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nTiep bou dienn – Senegal<\/h3>\n
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