Christmas dishes around the world

The Germans enjoy stollen desserts combined with dried fruits and almond flour, the Poles eat cabbage stew and the Romanian people eat meatballs at Christmas.

Since the early years of the 20th century, Venezuelans have traditionally eaten cold-stuffed hamburgers and decorated with raisins and green olives every Christmas.(Photo: Angelines Concepción García).

Koutia is a typical Christmas night dish in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.Without meat, the dish is replaced with wheat and poppy seeds mixed with raisins, honey and crushed walnuts.This dish can be eaten cold and is the first dish on Christmas Eve.(Photo: Oleg Doroshenko).

Sachertorte cake is associated with the name of the Austrian pastry chef Franz Sacher since 1832 when he was only 16 years old.Chocolate gateaux with a sweet apricot layer are smooth and covered with chocolate ice cream to become Austrian cuisine icon and especially enjoyed at Christmas.(Photo: cokemomo).

Stollen cake , full name is Christollen, is a dessert cake combining dried fruit with almond flour.The typical German dish has a long history from the 14th century. (Photo: Eugène Bochkarev).

Christmas in Finland must definitely have Porkkanalaatikko .This dish is a traditional Finnish recipe consisting of rice, milk and carrots.(Photo: Alesksander Mychko).

The Hangikjöt of Iceland means "hanging meat".Thinly sliced ​​smoked sheep eat hot or chilled with potatoes covered with béchamel and peas.(Photo: Aleksander Mychko).

Hungarians cannot celebrate Christmas without poppy Beigli .Every Hungarian family is proud to have the best baking recipe in the world.(Photo: mdorottya).

Bibingka is rice cake cooked with milk or coconut cream wrapped in banana leaves.This is a traditional Christmas dish in the Philippines or for family gatherings.(Photo: Kim Namhwi).

Romanian people often use meatball soup on Christmas.This soup tastes slightly sour, cooked like meatballs and cooked rice.(Photo: sebalos).

Bigos are typical Polish dishes used on the 25th. Stewed cabbage includes pickled cabbage served with sliced ​​meat, honey and mushrooms.(Photo: Lilyana Vynogradova).

Panettone, a typical Italian sweet bread, has something in common with German Stollen cake with raisins and fruit jam.The cake is cold for breakfast or dessert.(Photo: Paulo Leandro Souza De Vilela Pinto).

Christmas pudding symbol of British cuisine, also known as "plum pudding" , is processed according to many recipes but the ingredients must be dried fruits and shortening fat.(Photo: amasory).

Weihnachtsgans (Germany): Weihnachtsgans, or Christmas goose is a popular dish in Germany at the end of the year.Often, ducks can be a more popular food, but new geese are a favorite choice for Germans on a traditional Christmas basis.In the cold weather, grilled goose is warm, fragrant with soft but hunting fibers that are more attractive than ever.(Photo: Eismann).

Selyodka pod shuboy (Russia): This beautiful Russian dish has a rather funny name, meaning "herring under a fur coat".This is essentially a multi-layer salad that is enjoyed by Russian families during the Christmas and New Year holidays.The usual ingredients of the dish are mayonnaise, beetroot, carrots, potatoes, eggs . and of course indispensable herring.It is thought that this dish was born around the early 20th century. (Photo: Russia Beyond).

Festa dei sette pesci (Italy): In Italy, depending on the region, there will be different typical dishes for the Christmas season. However, festa dei sette pesci, or "7-fish party" can be viewed as an important part of Christmas Eve night in the boot-shaped country.This party has no meat, only seafood, usually 7 different types, or some seafood but processed in 7 different ways.(Photo: Robb Report).

Barszcz (Poland): This impressive color dish is also called red borscht soup, a sour soup with fermented ingredients.The presence of beetroot is the reason why the dish is bright red.This soup is often used to start Christmas parties.In dishes with uszka, meaning "small ears" with an outer layer of flour, inside is forest mushrooms, onions . chopped.(Photo: Just Be Cooking).

Risalamande (Denmark): In Denmark, the Christmas season does not seem complete if you have not enjoyed the traditional risalamande.This dessert is a cold rice pudding with chopped cream and almonds, served with charming cherry sauce.If you do not welcome Christmas at a Danish house, you also have the opportunity to choose this sweet dish at the restaurant.(Photo: The Daring Gourmet).

Melomakarona (Greece): Melomakarona is a type of biscuit that combines the flavors of orange, cinnamon, clove, cognac . popular in the country of myths during the Christmas season.After baking, the cake is soaked in a layer of sweet honey syrup, covered on a few crushed walnuts.(Photo: Minerva Horio).

Turron (Spain): Considered a typical classic candy of gaur country in the annual Christmas season, turron can be found in many places with different versions.Basically, this is a nougat "nougat", made from only three basic ingredients: egg white, sugar or honey and nuts, usually almonds, walnuts . (Photos : Spain Holiday).

Vanocka (Czech): As an attractive sweet bread, Vanocka is often served on traditional Christmas morning.This special cake consists of 3 beautiful "braided hair" from stacked powder, adding raisins, almonds to increase the delicious flavor of the dish.You can use Vanocka bread with a cup of butter-hot cocoa.(Photo: Prague Morning).