occasion Christmas
95 dishes.
Jamaican Christmas cakeBlack cake of dried fruit steeped for months in rum and port
Jansson’s temptationCreamy potato-anchovy gratin on Christmas tables.
JoulutorttuPuff pastry star filled with prune jam and dusted with icing sugar
Jug jugChristmas dish of guinea corn and pigeon peas cooked with salt meat
JulmustDark spiced malt soft drink that outsells cola each Swedish Christmas
KapustnicaSmoky sauerkraut soup with sausage and dried mushrooms; Christmas.
Karp smażonyFried carp fillets served cold or hot on Christmas Eve.
KartoffelpufferCrisp potato pancakes with applesauce at Christmas markets.
KourabiedesButtery almond shortbread buried under thick icing sugar.
KremasCreamy coconut-rum holiday liqueur
KūčiukaiSmall hard poppy seed biscuits soaked in poppy milk on Christmas Eve
KutiaChristmas wheat porridge with poppy seeds, honey, nuts
LaufabrauðPaper-thin rye rounds cut with patterns and fried crisp for Christmas
LebkuchenSpiced honey gingerbread from Nuremberg's Christmas markets.
Lechón asadoMojo-marinated pork slow-roasted for family gatherings
LitchiRose-scented lychees eaten by the kilo in the weeks before Christmas
LussekattSaffron S-buns with raisins for Saint Lucia.
LutefiskLye-treated dried cod, translucent, with bacon and peas; Christmas.
MakowiecPoppy-seed swirl loaf with raisins and icing, Christmas.
Malt og appelsínSweet malt extract drink mixed with orange soda at Christmas.
MedovníkySoft honey gingerbread iced with fine white piping at Christmas
MelomakaronaSpiced honey and orange biscuits drenched in syrup and walnut crumbs.
MultekremGolden cloudberries folded into whipped cream, Christmas dessert.
NatillaSet custard of milk, panela and cornstarch, eaten with bunuelos
Pan de jamónChristmas bread rolled with ham, olives and raisins
Pan dulceDomed Christmas bread studded with candied fruit and nuts
Panettonetall candied-fruit Christmas bread from Milan
PastelleSeasoned meat in cornmeal dough, steamed in a folded banana leaf
PavlovaCrisp-shelled marshmallow meringue with cream and passionfruit, Christmas centrepiece
PepparkakorThin snapping ginger biscuits cut into hearts, pigs and stars
PepperpotBeef simmered in bittersweet cassareep with cinnamon; Christmas morning with bread
PinnekjøttSalted lamb ribs steamed over birch twigs at Christmas.
PiparkoogidThin spiced gingerbread cut into shapes and iced at Christmas
PiparkūkasVery thin snapping spiced biscuits baked all through Advent
Ponche cremaThick eggnog-style liqueur of rum, eggs and milk, poured at Christmas
Ponche de frutasHot Christmas fruit punch with dried fruits-
Bolo-rei
Candied-fruit brioche crown eaten from Christmas to Epiphany. Ready in 45 min prep and 40 min cooking. 1 large ring.…
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Bolo de mel
Dark spiced Madeira cake of sugarcane molasses, nuts and candied peel, broken by hand. Ready in 40 min prep and…
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Boxemännchen
Brioche man with a clay pipe, baked for Saint Nicholas. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min cooking. 6…
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Brunede kartofler
Potatoes caramelised in butter and sugar for Christmas dinner. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 6…
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Buñuelos de anís
Figure-eight fritters of yuca and boniato dough soaked in anise syrup. Ready in 1 hour prep and 30 minutes cooking.…
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Buñuelos
Golden fried cheese-dough balls, a Christmas favorite. Ready in 25 min prep and 30 min cooking. 20 buñuelos. A snack…
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Chicha de saril
Deep red hibiscus drink spiced with ginger and cloves at Christmas. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking.…
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Dulce de lechosa
Green papaya slices candied in spiced syrup, Christmas sweet. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 2 hours 30 minutes cooking.…
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Eierpunsch
Hot whisked egg, wine and sugar drunk at Christmas markets. Ready in 10 min prep and 20 min cooking. 6…