Christmas is celebrated by almost everyone and is eagerly awaited all over the world. Each nation puts its own special meaning into this holiday, which is reflected in culinary traditions. HELLO.RU tells what is served on the festive Christmas table in France, Great Britain, the USA, Japan and other countries.

France

Le Reveillon, also known as the Yule log, is a traditional French dessert that is almost always served with champagne. In appearance, it most closely resembles a fallen log, sprinkled with powdered sugar “snow,” around which meringue mushrooms “grow.”

Christmas "log"

The main dish on the Christmas table is roast goose stuffed with chestnuts, or turkey, either simply fried or baked in white wine. Also on Christmas, the French treat themselves to delicacies: foie gras (goose liver pate), oysters (both fresh, salted or smoked), and cheeses are served for dessert.

Great Britain

Traditional English Christmas food consists of pudding and stuffed turkey with vegetables and gooseberry sauce. Pudding (plum-pudding) is made from bread crumbs, flour, lard, raisins, eggs and various spices. The most spectacular detail of this recipe is that before serving, the pudding is doused with rum, set on fire and placed on the table flaming.

Christmas pudding

In Scotland, Ireland and Wales, it is customary to serve roast pork or lamb, as well as baked goose and blood sausage for Christmas dinner. And they wash it all down with sherry and whiskey.

As in many other countries, stuffed turkey is considered a traditional dish in America. The turkey is stuffed with everything: bread, cheese, prunes, garlic, beans, mushrooms, apples, cabbage. In addition, mashed potatoes, boiled corn kernels and Brussels sprouts or broccoli are served as a side dish for turkey. Cooked turkey is often served with cranberry sauce. They also prepare a Christmas eggnog cocktail. This is a sweet drink made from raw eggs and milk.

Japan

Under Western influence, Japan also began to celebrate Christmas. True, the Japanese holiday table is very different from the traditional dishes of Europe and America. Thus, the holiday is not complete without cold appetizers “o-sechi-ryori” - cold beans with rice, rice cakes, pickled and fresh vegetables. They also serve foods that, according to the Japanese, bring happiness: seaweed gives joy, fried chestnuts - success in business, peas and beans - health, boiled fish - calmness, good spirits, herring caviar - a happy family, many children. The meal is very restrained without excessive fun and alcohol consumption, which is quite natural for this country.

Japanese Christmas cakes

Austria

In Austria, goose, duck, chicken, and turkey dishes are not served on the Christmas table due to an ancient superstition. They believe that you can’t eat a bird that evening - happiness will fly away. Instead, Austrians serve a variety of flour dishes. On Christmas Eve, bread is placed on the table, which symbolizes the unification of the family and clan. They also prepare various dough products with filling: sweet, sour, without filling, etc. under the general name Krapfen, as well as apple strudel.

Austrian apple strudel

For Christmas dinner they can serve: traditional porridge Bachlkoch, which is boiled in milk and topped with butter and honey; Mettensuppe (strong broth); sausages; pork and beef with horseradish and sauerkraut; Wiener Schnitzel; fish dishes (carp).

Spain

In Spain, the grapevine has long been considered a symbol of abundance and a happy family home. It is not surprising that the Spaniards, when the clock strikes at midnight, eat twelve grapes - according to the number of strokes of the clock - and make 12 wishes.

Traditionally, holiday tables in this country are filled with meat dishes: roast lamb, turkey, suckling pig, smoked sausage and ham. On the first day of Christmas, soups made from shellfish and other seafood are served. All this is washed down with sherry. For dessert they serve: almond soup, honey-nut halva (turron), milk rice porridge, etc. They also eat special ritual cookies.

Traditional spanish turron

Germany

In Germany, the traditional dish on Christmas Eve is fried carp or pickled herring, and on Christmas Day they serve roast goose with apples or pork with sauerkraut. A dish brightly decorated with apples, nuts, raisins and pies is also a must. There is also symbolism here: the apple is the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, nuts with their hard shell and tasty core symbolize the mysteries and difficulties of life. In Germany they say: “God gave the nut, and man must crack it.”

Special ritual cookies

Italy

Regular dishes of the Christmas meal include roasted meats, Italian antipasti, pastas and wine. Symbols of health, longevity, and prosperity on the festive table are, as in Spain and Germany, grapes and nuts. Meat dishes are given special attention; here they prefer to cook pork leg (zampone) - it is boiled in a bag made of the skin of the back leg of a pig, maintaining its shape, as well as pork sausage (kotekino), it is boiled for at least two hours and served hot.

Traditional Italian sausage - cotecchino

For the British, Catholic Christmas is a special family holiday. It is on this day that the whole family gathers for a festive Christmas dinner or lunch, for which the mistress of the house tries to surprise everyone with her culinary talents.

As in other countries, in England it is generally accepted that as Christmas passes, so will the whole next year, so everyone tries to relax and have fun from the heart, and also arrange a grandiose belly celebration for themselves, fortunately the table is bursting with a variety of delicious food.

What is cooked for a festive dinner and what is served to guests in England at Christmas?

Traditional Christmas dishes in England

Most often, Christmas dinner starts quite early, just after lunch time. At the table special attention is paid.

Previously, the traditional dish on the Christmas table was a boar's head; later, roasted goose or bustard took root as a meat dish, and for rich people, whole roasted peacock or swan.

Moreover, before bringing the bird to the table, its beak was gilded and decorated with feathers. Nowadays, meat dishes on Christmas tables in most of England are usually represented by roasted or stuffed turkey.

Turkey topped with gooseberry sauce is considered the true queen of Christmas. After the main meat dish is served, the owner of the house cuts it and places it on the guests’ plates.

Even in England, the following dishes are traditional for the Christmas table: “pigs in a blanket” or sausages in bacon with hot cranberry sauce, roast beef with vegetables, vegetable soup (although soup is a rather rare guest on the holiday table), fresh oysters with sauce and red caviar, beefsteak with onion rings and mushroom sauce, chicken breast.

English Christmas dish - "pigs in a blanket"

Common side dishes include: baked potatoes served straight from the oven, Brussels sprouts with cheese, eggs and bacon, fresh or baked vegetables.

Typical English dishes are sure to be on the table during Christmas: Yorkshire ham, veal kidney casserole, duck pate, roast lamb, poultry pies, kebben cheese. Right there on the table are Christmas oatcakes, which the British eat, dipped in sweet, hot nutmeg or cranberry sauce.

Desserts on the Christmas table

The variety of desserts at Christmas dinners in England is a reason for a separate conversation. The main Christmas dessert is considered to be Christmas pudding or plum pudding.. Previously, they simply cooked oatmeal with fruit, but instead of milk or water they used meat broth. This dish was called plum porridge.

The pudding is filled with raisins, honey, bread crumbs, prunes, vanilla and almonds. Moreover, even the preparation of pudding itself is considered a family tradition. The whole family prepares it, and the recipe is passed down from generation to generation.

During cooking, all family members make wishes and also throw 4 objects into the food: among them a thimble, a coin, a ring and a button.

Then, during the festive dinner, everyone finds some little thing in their pudding, which means some kind of prediction: a coin - quick wealth, a ring - marriage or marriage, a button - a bachelor's life for a young guy and a thimble - an unmarried life for a girl.

Nowadays, most often only coins and some decorations are placed in the pudding to attract good luck. Before serving, this festive dessert is doused with cognac or rum and set on fire.

Also on the English tables during the festive dinner are other sweets: shortbread cake, baked apples, gingerbread cookies, gingerbread men and gingerbread houses, baked chestnuts with cranberry sauce, sweet rolls, fruit muffins with candied fruits, dried fruits and nuts, butter cookies and almond pies .

Here everyone will find something to suit their taste.

Drinks for Christmas

Residents of England do not accept drinks such as vodka or martinis, so they are not on the holiday table. Many ladies prefer white or red wine, hot mulled wine. For the most part, the people of England are people who love beer: all the English are delighted with a strong porter or spiced ale.

Also on Christmas tables there are often several types of port wine and hot toddy. In the north of England, residents prepare their own special Christmas drink from cereal, honey and cream.

The main traditional drink at Christmas is a mixture of hot ale with baked apple pulp, generously seasoned with spices and sugar.

The tradition of wishing each other health and well-being while raising the so-called health cup or health cup with this drink is still strong in England.

You can try to prepare those original dishes that are for Christmas as a holiday menu yourself.

There is little food in English cuisine that is unnatural to our palate. And it’s quite easy to surprise your acquaintances and friends with traditional English holiday dishes if you follow the recipes.

Most often, Christmas dinner in England starts quite early, just after lunch time. At the table special attention is paidtraditions and customs of the British.

Previously, the traditional dish on the Christmas table was a boar's head. Later, roasted goose or bustard took root as a meat dish, and for rich people, whole roasted peacock or swan.

Moreover, before bringing the bird to the table, its beak was gilded and decorated with feathers. Nowadays, meat dishes on Christmas tables in most of England are usually represented by roasted or stuffed turkey.

Turkey topped with gooseberry sauce is considered the true queen of Christmas. After the main meat dish is served, the owner of the house cuts it and places it on the guests’ plates.

Even in England, the following dishes are traditional for the Christmas table: “pigs in a blanket” or sausages in bacon with hot cranberry sauce, roast beef with vegetables, vegetable soup (although soup is a rather rare guest on the holiday table), fresh oysters with sauce and red caviar, beefsteak with onion rings and mushroom sauce, chicken breast.

The English Christmas dish is “pigs in a blanket”.

Common side dishes include: baked potatoes served straight from the oven, Brussels sprouts with cheese, eggs and bacon, fresh or baked vegetables.

Typical English dishes are sure to be on the table during Christmas: Yorkshire ham, veal kidney casserole, duck pate, roast lamb, poultry pies, kebben cheese. Right there on the table are Christmas oatcakes, which the British eat, dipped in sweet, hot nutmeg or cranberry sauce.

Desserts on the Christmas table

The variety of desserts at Christmas dinners in England is a reason for a separate conversation. The main Christmas dessert is considered to be Christmas pudding or plum pudding. . Previously, they simply cooked oatmeal with fruit, but instead of milk or water they used meat broth. This dish was called plum porridge.

The pudding is filled with raisins, honey, bread crumbs, prunes, vanilla and almonds. Moreover, even the preparation of pudding itself is considered a family tradition. The whole family prepares it, and the recipe is passed down from generation to generation.

During cooking, all family members make wishes and also throw 4 objects into the food: a thimble, a coin, a ring or a button.

Then, during the festive dinner, everyone finds some little thing in their pudding, which means some kind of prediction: a coin - quick wealth, a ring - marriage or marriage, a button - a bachelor's life for a young guy and a thimble - an unmarried life for a girl.

Nowadays, most often only coins and some decorations are placed in the pudding to attract good luck. Before serving, this festive dessert is doused with cognac or rum and set on fire.

Also on the English tables during the festive dinner are other sweets: shortbread cake, baked apples, gingerbread cookies, gingerbread men and gingerbread houses, baked chestnuts with cranberry sauce, sweet rolls, fruit muffins with candied fruits, dried fruits and nuts, butter cookies and almond pies .

Here everyone will find something to suit their taste.

Drinks for Christmas

For the most part, the people of England are people who love beer. In the north of England, residents prepare their own special Christmas drink from cereal, honey and cream.

The main traditional drink at Christmas is a mixture of hot ale with baked apple pulp, generously seasoned with spices and sugar.

English ale.

Traditional Christmas dishes in England are roast turkey and potatoes, mince pies, traditional Christmas pudding and Christmas cake, Yule Log.

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A significant part of the Christmas holiday is ritual food - dinner on Christmas Eve and lunch on the first day of Christmas. The English and Scottish nobility, descended from the Scandinavians or Normans, had a traditional Christmas dish throughout the Middle Ages. boar's head . However, among the Celtic peoples this dish never appeared on holiday tables. Perhaps the reason for this was the ban on eating pork that existed in ancient times among the Celts. This prohibition continued for a long time in some remote corners of the Highlands. In Scotland, Ireland and Wales, a piece of roast beef or goat was usually prepared for Christmas dinner - Yule bull or Yule goat.. But gradually the traditional meat dish for Christmas became fried (in Ireland, Wales) or smoked (in Scotland) goose. It has remained a staple Christmas dish to this day in Wales and Scotland (Highland). In England since the 18th century. took his place roasted or stuffed turkey.

Christmas menu in England

Drinks and foods made from grains had ritual significance. In Aberdeenshire and north-east Scotland it was customary to place a large cup of a special Christmas drink called sowans on the table on Christmas Eve. It was prepared from fermented barley grain, with the addition of honey and cream. The drink was poured into small wooden cups, at the bottom of which some object was placed: if the drinker saw a ring at the bottom, it meant a wedding, a coin meant wealth, a button meant celibacy, etc.

This drink is still prepared today by the Highlanders. The Scots of Lowland do not know such a drink, and for dinner on Christmas Eve they prepare Christmas soup according to a special recipe. The broth for it is made from the meat of a bull killed on St. Valentine's Day. Martina.

For many centuries, all the inhabitants of the British Isles had a special food at Christmas. Plum-porridge oatmeal, cooked in meat broth, bread crumbs, raisins, almonds, prunes and honey were also added to it and served very hot. During the 18th century. Plum-porridge is gradually being replaced by plum-pudding, and by the middle of the 19th century. the latter becomes the most important dish of the Christmas table. Plum pudding is made from bread crumbs with the addition of various spices and fruits; before serving, it is doused with rum and lit. It is still a custom to hide small silver coins and decorations in the Christmas pudding “for good luck.”

In the past, the Scots, Irish and Welsh had a custom of baking special bread for Christmas. It was supposed to be baked only on Christmas Eve, between sunset and sunrise. Christmas bread was a large round cake on which a cross was cut out with a knife before baking. They also baked Christmas oatcakes - round, with jagged edges and a hole in the middle; judging by their shape, they were supposed to symbolize the sun. In the Highlands it was customary to invite every passer-by to the house for Christmas. The guest was offered a piece of this flatbread with cheese and a sip of alcohol.

Christmas pudding

A traditional Christmas dessert for many centuries was a special oatmeal called plum-porridge. Just like in England, but without oatmeal! It was boiled in meat broth and all sorts of things were added there - almonds, prunes and honey, raisins, as well as bread crumbs. Since the 18th century, plum-pudding has replaced plum-porridge. And now it is the main dish of the Christmas table in the UK.

Once upon a time, this ritual dish was prepared from 13 ingredients that symbolized Christ and his disciples, and the dough had to be stirred strictly from east to west - in the direction in which the Magi came to the baby Jesus. According to English tradition, every member of the family must take part in stirring the pudding. At this time, you can make a wish - and it will certainly come true. Coins and small decorations are placed in the pudding “for good luck.” A horseshoe will be for good luck, a ring will be for a wedding. Before serving the pudding, it should be doused with brandy and set on fire.

Christmas in England: a magical transformation

The pudding is solemnly brought into a dark room - this is a real spectacle, and the fire will scare away evil spirits!

Another dish that I would like to focus on is mins pai. At first it was a special form of baked goods with meat filling and spices, then they began to add dried fruits, and later fruit fillings completely replaced meat. Buy so-called “berry baskets” at your nearest supermarket; they will give you a good idea of ​​the mince shares both in form and content. The fillings in the English versions can vary - jam, nuts, dried fruits, the mince pieces themselves can be closed or open on top, with characteristic dough decorations in the form of stars or angels, and the English add cinnamon from the heart.

In the 17th century, the celebration of Christmas, and with it Christmas feasts, were prohibited by a decree of the strict Puritan Oliver Cromwell. Pudding in those days could land you in jail, and, by the way, this order has not yet been canceled. Fortunately, there is another order of parliament, dating back to the 19th century, prohibiting the imprisonment of anyone except serious criminals at Christmas. So you can eat your pudding without fear.

Plum pudding (recipe)

3\4 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
200 grams tallow (traditional recipe) or coconut oil (vegetarian alternative) or butter
1 heaping cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup cider or apple juice
2 eggs
1 cup light raisins, 1.5 cups small black raisins (cinnamon)
2 cups chopped candied fruits
1/2 cup chopped almonds or flaked almonds
1/4 cup flour
1 cup day old bread crumbs

Mix the first 5 ingredients.

Mix fat, sugar, milk and cider separately, add eggs. Mix raisins and almonds with 1/4 cup flour. Add the crumbs and remaining mixture to the fat and liquid mixture and mix well.
Place in a greased and floured pan. If you don't have a special pudding mold, you can use a pan with fairly high sides. Cover with two layers of oiled parchment and tie it tightly with string around the edges. When choosing a mold or pan, keep in mind that the pudding will still rise.
Take a large saucepan or cauldron with a well-closing lid. Place an inverted saucer or plate on the bottom. Place the mold there and pour boiling water into a large saucepan so that it reaches the middle of the mold. Cover with a lid and simmer for 2 and a half hours.
Serve hot. Pour brandy over it, set it on fire and bring it into the room with the lights off. Serve black Ahmad Tea teas with the pudding.
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Christmas in Great Britain is celebrated on December 25th. It is celebrated among the closest people.

The spirit of British Christmas can be fully felt in London. On the eve of the holiday, near the main Christmas tree of the country in Trafalgar Square, charitable organizations organize performances for adults and children about the birth and life of Jesus Christ. Musical groups and choirs perform Christmas carols. Leicester Square hosts the country's main fair, where you can buy souvenirs, gifts, decorations and enjoy festive sweets.

Traditions and rituals

The pre-Christmas period in the country opens with Advent, which begins four weeks before the holiday. On Advent Sundays, parishioners attend church services dedicated to gospel readings.

On Christmas Eve (December 24), residents of Great Britain go to church, and in the evening they gather at the festive table with close relatives.

In ancient times, the English had a tradition of making and burning a Christmas log. They believed that such a ritual helped to leave all the troubles and problems in the old year. The tradition has changed. Nowadays, instead of logs, the British light thick Christmas candles.

The British devote December 25 to relaxation and communication with loved ones. At Christmas they await the Queen's address, which is broadcast on national television.

Christmas decorations

The spirit of Christmas begins to be felt in the UK as early as November. Residents of the United Kingdom install Christmas trees in their homes, which they decorate with toys, balls, tinsel, and garlands. The main attributes are a Christmas star and an angel. You can often see sweets, tangerines, and candies on Christmas trees. The British hang a wreath of pine branches on the door, which they decorate with ribbons, berries, and nuts. Housewives of some villages pay special attention to decorating Christmas candles, which they make from colored paper, foil, gold and silver threads.

Residents of Great Britain adhere to the old tradition and decorate their homes with evergreen branches of holly, ivy, and mistletoe. They hang them at their front doors. The British believe that this decoration will protect their home from evil spirits. Young couples kiss under a sprig of mistletoe. They believe that such a ritual will bring strong relationships and mutual understanding. The tradition of decorating the house with a poinsettia flower came from Mexico. The red bracts of this plant symbolize the Star of Bethlehem.

Christmas trees and decorations of biblical scenes of the birth and life of Jesus Christ are installed in city squares.

Among the British there is a tradition according to which the decorations should be removed on the 12th day after Christmas, otherwise the year will be unlucky.

Festive table

British housewives believe in the superstition that the way the table is for Christmas, the same way it will be for the next year. The main dish of the holiday table is baked stuffed turkey or goose. In some areas of Scotland and Ireland, this role is filled by roast goat or beef, popularly called the Christmas goat or Christmas bull.

The custom of baking traditional bread has been preserved, which is a round flat cake decorated with patterns in the form of crosses. Some housewives perform comic fortune telling by baking a bean grain, a ring, a coin, or a button in Christmas bread. At the festive dinner it is ceremonially cut and shared among family members. A bob portends happiness, a button - failure, a coin - wealth, a ring - a wedding. One piece of bread is left for the poor and taken to church the next day.

There are also traditional English dishes on the table: baked potatoes with bacon, roasted chestnuts, stewed Brussels sprouts with parsnips.

A popular Christmas dessert is plum pudding (plum porridge). Each housewife has her own recipe for making holiday pudding. The most common is oatmeal, cooked in meat broth, with the addition of bread crumbs, raisins, prunes, honey and almonds. Before serving, the pudding is topped with yogurt or rum and then set on fire.

Present

Christmas cards are popular in the UK. Residents of the country send them in large numbers to family, friends, and acquaintances.

British adults are traditionally presented with gifts by a younger member of the family before the festive dinner.

Children receive gifts from Santa Claus. They write letters of wishes to him and burn them. This is how the messages must reach the North Pole. Santa Claus puts gifts in socks, which children hang in front of their beds on the eve of the holiday. In gratitude, girls and boys leave their favorite character a glass of brandy and a piece of meat pie.

Little residents of the country begin to receive Christmas gifts from the first week of Advent. Parents prepare four envelopes for their children, in which they hide small gifts (sweets). Each week of Advent they open one envelope.

history of the holiday

The history of celebrating Christmas in Great Britain goes back to antiquity. In the Middle Ages, a tradition arose of organizing theatrical performances - “mysteries”. Participants in the mysteries put on masks and presented excerpts from biblical scenes to the audience.

In the villages of Scotland, people gathered on the lawns, played games and had fun to the music of bagpipes.

In 1644, the Protestant Church banned the celebration of Christmas throughout the country.

Christmas in England

The religious traditions of the holiday have lost their role. The main celebration was the New Year. At the end of the 17th century, Christmas traditions began to be revived. By the 20th century, Christmas had become a purely family holiday.

The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree dates back to 1841, when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert installed a beautiful conifer for their children at Windsor Castle. The British liked this tradition. It quickly spread throughout the United Kingdom.

Cities and resorts

In winter, London has a magical holiday atmosphere. Christmas markets and street performances attract the attention of citizens and tourists. The city has open-air skating rinks where adults and children can have an active and fun time. After Christmas, huge sales start in shopping centers that attract shoppers.

North Yorkshire offers spectacular scenery from the North York Moors National Park and the Yorkshire Dales. Whitby Abbey and the city of York are famous for their ancient architecture and majestic Gothic cathedrals.

Every country has a tradition of preparing a certain set of dishes for the New Year and Christmas holidays. Sooner or later, some of them become known outside this state and gain popularity abroad. However, it also happens that over time in the ancestral country the dish has already lost its popularity, if it is prepared, it is not so often, it cannot in any way be considered the Christmas symbol of this state... However, reputation in the world culinary arena is also important!

Today the Culinary League presents to your attention 6 recipes for Christmas dishes from around the world! We think that such culinary creations will be able to enrich your holiday menu, making it more original and unusual! So, let's begin:

No. 1. France. Christmas log.

An excellent cake, which to this day is the favorite Christmas dish of the French, and in world cooking the cake took its rightful place a long time ago. Traditionally, the cake was prepared with chestnut cream, but over time it began to be replaced more and more often, so you can use your favorite one, for example, cottage cheese cream.

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Chicken egg - 5 pcs.
• Granulated sugar - ¼ tbsp.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 tsp.
• Flour - 1 tbsp.
• Butter - 2.5 tbsp.

For cream:

• Raw chestnut - 2 pcs.
• Honey - 1 tbsp.
• Milk - 2/3 tbsp.
• Yolk - 2 pcs.
• Granulated sugar - 4 tbsp.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 tsp.
• Potato starch - 1 tsp.
• Dark rum - 1 tbsp.
• Cream 33% - 1 tbsp.
• Cocoa, chocolate, powdered sugar, etc. for decoration.

Preparation:

Wash the chestnuts, cut them on the sides and let them cook. After boiling, boil until they are completely soft, about 20 minutes, then peel them and rub through a metal sieve. Combine chestnut puree with honey. In a separate saucepan, mix milk, starch, yolks, sugar, vanilla sugar and place over low heat. Cook until the mixture thickens, stirring continuously. Next, remove the cream from the heat and mix chestnut puree and rum into it, put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Whip the cream with a mixer and gradually knead into the cream, after which the cream will need another 2 hours in the refrigerator.

To prepare the dough in a deep baking container, mix eggs, sugar and vanilla sugar, place the mixture in a water bath and let it heat up, constantly whisking with a mixer at low power. As soon as the mixture becomes warm, remove it from the heat and beat until it doubles in volume. Add flour and melted butter. Line a rectangular baking pan with parchment, grease with oil and pour in the dough. Bake in preheated to 180 degrees. oven for 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven, immediately turn the sponge cake onto an iron wire rack, do not remove the parchment! Let the biscuit cool slightly, then roll it into a roll and leave it like that for 5-7 minutes. Unwrap the sponge cake. Grease the sponge cake with cream, gradually roll it up, peeling off the parchment. Cover the roll with the remaining cream and whatever you want to decorate with. Let it brew in the refrigerator.

No. 2. Bulgaria. Banitsa.

The famous Christmas pie, originally from Bulgaria, has become popular throughout Europe; in Russia it is almost unknown, but this is a big omission! After all, it really is just mind-blowingly delicious!

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry - 1 pack.
• Cheese cheese - 250 gr.
• Leeks - 4 pcs.
• Paprika - a pinch.
• Chicken eggs - 3 pcs.
• Sour cream - 100 gr.

Preparation:

Let the onion sauté, meanwhile grind the cheese using a blender. Beat the eggs until a uniform foam forms, then combine with sour cream and paprika, mix with onions and cheese and place in a baking dish. Make several balls from the dough, then roll them into sausages and place the snail on top of the filling. Bake in a preheated oven for 40 minutes at 200 degrees.

No. 3. Czech Republic. Potato salad.

This dish is not only a symbol of Christmas, potato salad is the most popular dish of Czech cuisine in the world!

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 2 kg.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Celery root - half.
• Parsley root - 1 pc.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Pickled cucumbers - 2-3 pcs.
• Chicken egg - 2 pcs.
• Yogurt without fillers - 100 gr.
• Mayonnaise - 100 gr.
• Apples - 2 pcs.
• Mustard - 1 tbsp.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

Boil the root vegetables, just don’t let them get soggy! Cut the vegetables into small cubes; the salad should not turn into a homogeneous mass. Grate the apple; if you don’t like it hard in salads, remove the skin first. Mix yogurt with mayonnaise and add a spoonful of mustard. Traditionally, sweet mustard is used, but lovers can use spicy mustard, which is more familiar to us. Add salt and pepper to taste.

No. 4. Great Britain. Turkey with cranberry sauce.

Many people think that turkey is an exclusively American dish that is prepared for Thanksgiving, but we must not forget that American culture was formed from a mixture of traditions from European countries, which also influenced cooking. Turkey with cranberry sauce is a traditional English Christmas dish.

Ingredients:

Turkey:

• Whole turkey - 1 pc.
• Olive oil
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Lemon - 1 pc.
• Salt, pepper, herbs to taste.

Cranberry Sauce:

• Cranberries - 200 gr.
• Red onion - 2 pcs.
• Apple - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 3 cloves.
• Ginger root - 3 cm.
• Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp.
• Salt, sugar to taste.
• Cold water - ½ tbsp.

Preparation:

Rinse the turkey thoroughly inside and out, then dry it with napkins or a towel; it should not be wet. Rub the inside of the duck with salt and pepper, quartered onion and lemon and leave all the ingredients inside. Leave ¼ lemon and onion. Lift the turkey tail and secure with toothpicks so that the juice does not flow out of the bird, tie the legs with twine. Open the skin on the neck, place the remaining onion and lemon and also grab with toothpicks. Grease the carcass with oil and rub with salt and spices. You can use brushes, but it's best to do it with your hands. Place the bird breast-wise on a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, then bake the turkey for an hour, then reduce the temperature to 150 degrees. An hour later, remove the bird, turn it over and bake until done. 6 kg. The turkey takes about 3 hours to cook, so calculate the time for your bird. Once cooked, do not serve the turkey immediately; let it rest for half an hour under foil.

It is better not to buy the sauce, but to prepare it yourself. Peel and core the apple, then cut into small cubes. Cut the onion into feathers, and the garlic into slices, chop the ginger. Heat the butter in a small saucepan, lightly fry the onion, add garlic, apple and ginger. After 5 minutes, add cranberries and add water. Increase the heat and bring the mixture to a boil, keep the heat until the sauce thickens, stirring constantly, add salt and sugar to taste.

No. 5. Greece. Almond pie.

This pie is served at Christmas in almost every Greek home, the dish is truly traditional and, naturally, there are a great many recipes, you can try any, the Culinary League suggests you start with the most common one.

Ingredients:

• Butter - 250 gr.
• Chicken eggs - 4 pcs.
• Granulated sugar - 300 gr.
• Almonds - 100 gr.
• Orange juice - 125 ml.
• Orange zest - 1 tsp.
• Vanillin - 1 gr.
• Cinnamon - 1 tsp.
• Milk - 125 ml.
• Flour - 400 gr.
• Baking powder - 1.5 tsp.
• Powdered sugar - 2 tbsp.

Preparation:

Let the butter cool, soften slightly, then beat together with the sugar until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beat until smooth. Continue whisking the mixture, add orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed, and milk. Next, add vanillin, zest and cinnamon, then flour with baking powder. Pour almonds into the finished dough and mix. Bake at 180 degrees. 45 minutes, do not forget to grease the mold with oil.

No. 6. Russia. Kulebyaka.

This dish is an absolutely unfairly forgotten masterpiece of Russian cuisine! If you have never tried kulebyaka, the New Year holidays are the time to correct this situation!

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 400 gr.
• Milk - 250 ml.
• Margarine - 100 gr.
• Dry yeast - 2 tsp.
• Chicken egg - 2 pcs.
• Granulated sugar - 1 tbsp.
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Fish fillet - 400 gr.
• Rice - 100 gr.
• Parsley - 1 bunch.

Preparation:

Heat the milk a little in a saucepan, then dissolve the sugar and yeast in it, add a couple of tablespoons of flour. Stir and place the dough in a warm place for 30 minutes. Pass all the remaining flour through a sieve and mix with margarine and eggs, leave one egg for greasing, knead together with the suitable dough. Place the dough back in a warm place, and in the meantime, boil the fish with spices and salt until half cooked. Boil the rice in fish broth, cut the onion into half rings and sauté in sunflower oil, rinse and chop the parsley. Cover a baking sheet with paper, roll out the dough into 1 layer, and place on the baking sheet. Place a layer of rice in the middle of the kulebyaki, then a layer of onion, parsley and finally fish, pour over a couple of spoons of broth. Bring the edges of the dough together and seal well. Bake until the dough is ready in a preheated oven.