CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES!

UNITED KINGDOM:IN UK,turkey is a utmost favorite and they serve it with roast or mash potatoesand the dessert most commonly is Yorkshire puddingetc.

USA:In USAthey have a range of immigrant cultures so they have variety of food like turkey,variety of vegetables,squash & pumpkin pie.

CANADA:In Canada pie is served to everybody who attends the Midnight Mass.Popular food is Boulettes (small meatballs).Variety also includes roast turkey,vegetables & sauses.

BETHLEHEM:Jesus birthplace is just one of the Middle Eastern places where Noel is celebrated.It is also feted in Dubai,Bahrain,Kuwait & Iraq amongst Gulf nations.But Lebanon is a country which is most west influenced,here lunch comprises mostly chicken,rice & Kubbeh(a local delicacy prepared by mixing crushed boiled wheat known as burghul with meat,onion,salt & pepper).

IRAN:Has a small Christian population,whose main dish for christmas is a kind of chicken barley stew,popularly known as hareesa.

PHILLIPINES:IS the only predominantly Catholic country in Asia.It have its own food specialities.They all have one thing in common rice based cakes(baked or steamed) & prepared in the old traditional charcoal ovens built of clay.

JAPAN:Christians populate only one percent of Japan.People generally dont prepare meals for christmas and preferably buy cuisines like sushi.

CHINA:In China Xmas is reckoned as a commercial celebration.Christmas is called Trees of Light & Santa Claus Old Man.Non-Christian Chinese celebrate holiday as the Spring Festival.Peking/Cantonese Roast Duck,Kung Pao Chicken,Cookies,Five Spice Peanuts,Sesame Seed Balls & Spring Rolls etc,eaten for Chinese New Year as well for Christmas dinner.

FRANCE:French feast is quite grand & is known as Le Reveillon.Goose is the main course in Alsace while turkey with chestnuts is served in Burgundy.Parisians love oyesters & pat de foie gras.Other dishes that can be included are poultry,salads,yuke log cake & fruits.

GERMANY:Roast Goose accompanied by potatoes,cabbage,carrots,parsnip & pickles is favored by Germans.Rural southerners feast on game like wild boar & vension.

ITALY:Italian lunch can run to seven course including antipasto,pasta,roast meat,two salads,two sweet puddings followed by cheese,fruits & chocolates.

CZECH:In Czech meat of choice is carp(freshwater fish with a particularly muddy flavour that is removed by extensive soaking in milk).This dish is served with potato salad.Traditionally,number of people at the Czech table must be even or the one without a partner is supposed to be dead by next Christmas!

GREECE:Greek feast consists of meat & loaves of Christopsomo or Christ Bread,which has crusts decorated or engraved to indicate family's profession & kourambiethes,a nut cookie.

AUSTRIA:Austrian Christmas dinner includes baked carp.Keske(little cakes) are available in all all Austrian markets without which the fete wouldn't be complete on this side of the Alps.

BELGIUM:Special cakes are baked & served as treats in Belgium.

BULGARIA:In Bulgaria,an extraordinary festive dinner is prepared,which consists of atleast twelve meatless dishes to represent twelve months of the year.The ingredients consist of beans,different kinds of nuts,dried plums,cakes &a cake called banitza.

PORTUGESE:Typically eat fish based meal(salted dry cod-fish with boiled potatoes) at eve & turkey at lunch.

RUSSIAN:Russian delicacies include cakes,pies & meat dumplings.

BRAZIL:Brazilians belong to different ethnicities that started out as a Portugese Colony.Thus,many Christmas customs owe themselves to their heritage.Traditional dinner called Ceia de Natal consists of turkey,colored rice,vegetables &fruits dishes.they marinate meat with a number of delicious goodies including garlic & tomatoes prior to cooking.Christmas in Brazil is one of the hottest months of the year.

MEXICO:Mexicans prepare colorful bacalao a la vizcaina with salted fresh cod,tomatoes,potatoes,olives,onions,red bell peppers & capers,romeritos with potatoes & dried shrimp,sugar glazed rosca de reyes is children's favorite,pinata is filled with candies & sweets.Mexican hot chocolate is topped with whipped cream & peppermint stick candy cane.

NEWZEALAND:Newzealanders fete with roast turkey,vegetables,sauses & fruity pudding.People also makes mince pie & offer chopped dried fruit mixture to their guests.

AUSTRALIA:Australia celebrates Chrisma a day later than Newzealand which is the first country immediately west otf the international date line.Here the days of traditional hot roast are long gone.Christmas is in midsummer & lunch is a barbecue of prawns & steak often cooked at the beach.Menu may also include cold chicken,duck or turkey,cold deli meats,pasta,salads galore, desserts of all types,fruit salad,plum pudding served with ice cream & pavlovas.

UKRAINE:Huge meat broths are eaten in Ukraine.

GREENLAND:In Greenland the Noel would not be complete without Mattak(made from whale skin stuffed with blubber) that tastes very much like fresh coconut.

FINLAND:In Finland casserole of macaroni,rutabaga,carrot,potato with turkey,mixed platter of meat & fish are popular.

NORWAY:Norwegiansgions celebrate with of costal regions celebrate with cod,haddock & lutefisk.Meatloaf & sausages are eaten inland.

SWEDEN:Swedish prefer varieties of shellfish,cooked & raw herring fish,caviar,cheeses & brown beans.

ARGENTINA:Argentinean dinner include roasted turkey,stuffed tmatoes,mince pies,bread & puddings.

JAMAICA:Jamaicans relish rice,gungo peas,chicken,ox tail & curried goat.

AFRICA:In Africa,where sunshine & blooming flowers grace the Christmas Eve,customary feast consists of rice,meats,porridge,okra soup or stew & yam paste called fufu.Turkey dinner is favored in South Africa while Ethopians prefer spicy chicken stew with pancakes called injera.