Christmas, the traditional festival of Europe and the United States, when entering December, and the Chinese purchase goods, the people of Europe and the United States also began to prepare for Christmas, small streets and alleys decorated, shops, shopping malls also put on a variety of exquisite Christmas decorations, snow globe business and good, the festive atmosphere is romantic and lively. In addition to dress up the environment to set off the festive atmosphere, a sumptuous holiday meal is also a priority. Different parts of the world, Europe and the United States eat sumptuous, while Asia, China, Japan eat surprisingly, let's see what countries eat?
1. Britain -- Roast Turkey
Although Britain is known as a "gastronomic desert", its Christmas dinner is quite rich, usually including roast Turkey, Christmas pudding, pot pie, etc., the most representative of which is roast Turkey. According to legend, the tradition of eating Turkey at Christmas in the UK has been going back hundreds of years. The most classic way is to stuff the Turkey with lots of ingredients, such as parsley, Onions and potatoes, and then marinate it with spices and bake it in the oven.
The finished Turkey is fragrant and attractive, the Turkey skin looks shiny but not cracked, and the chicken is tender and delicious. When eaten, it is sliced into thin slices, drizzled with special marinade and sprinkled with a small amount of salt. It is very satisfying to eat with the side dishes.
2. The United States -- Smoked ham
In the United States, smoked ham is a staple of the family dinner table at Christmas. Smoked ham is grilled from a whole pig's hind leg, often cut into a network of diamonds, and coated in a sauce with honey. When finished, it is golden, striking, tender and delicious. Smoked ham is often sliced thin to make it easier to eat.
In addition to eating prosciutto, roast Turkey and hominy is also indispensable delicious, which is very different from the hominy of our country, Americans will add a variety of fruits on the basis of the hominy, coated with a thick layer of cream, baked in the oven, hominy after high temperature baking, sweet taste, rich taste, drink very layered.
Due to the import of Chinese culture, Chinese food is also favored by Americans. Eating Chinese food on Christmas Day has become a "new tradition" for Americans to celebrate Christmas.
3. Tree Trunk Cake, France
France is famous for its food, and of course, there are a variety of traditional food on Christmas Day, such as the famous foie gras, truffles and a variety of cakes constitute a rich Christmas meal in France, among which the tree trunk cake is indispensable delicious. The French are very romantic, and so are the origins of food. According to legend, there was once a young man in France, because of poverty can not afford Christmas gifts, so in the forest picked up a piece of wood to give to the beloved girl, not only won the girl's heart, since then in the career also rapid rise, so later people will cake into the shape of the tree trunk, meaning the New Year good luck, smooth.
4. Germany -- gingerbread
Germany attaches great importance to Christmas, on this day people will prepare a rich meal to celebrate the arrival of the festival, in which gingerbread is a famous Christmas food in Germany, is an ancient small dessert between cake and ice cake, it is said that the origin of the Green fairy tale "Candy House", at first gingerbread only added honey and peppercorns, sweet taste with a slight spicy taste, it is very pleasant to eat. Later, gingerbread was improved by adding almonds and preserves on the basis of honey and peppercorns to make cakes of various shapes and taste richer.
In addition, Germans will also add citrus, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar to red wine to make a cup of hot wine drink, outside the snow, inside drinking mulled wine, eating gingerbread, relaxed and happy.
5. Denmark -- Crispy Roast pork
Denmark as the hometown of Hans Christian Andersen, into December began to prepare for Christmas, even if the snow will not affect the enthusiasm of the Danish holiday, the streets of exquisite chic Christmas decoration, let a person as if into the fairy tale world. Of course, there is also a rich Christmas dinner on Christmas Day, among which crispy roast pork is the most famous traditional Christmas food in Denmark. It is a whole piece of pork with skin, sprinkled with kosher salt and roasted while adding spices. It tastes crispy and delicious and is very popular among local people.
There is also an almond pudding for dessert. People hide a whole almond in the pudding. Eating that almond is the luckiest person, who not only gets a special gift, but also foretells good luck and everything will go well in the coming year.
6. Finland -- Salmon
In fairy tales, every time Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer wears a red suit and Santa Claus wears a white beard, he goes into homes and puts presents in people's Christmas stockings while they are asleep. It is said that in real life Finland is the first country in the world to welcome Santa Claus to live in peace, plus special geographical location, Finland is recognized as the hometown of Santa Claus.
The main dish is baked ham, salmon, yellow mustard and bread. Salmon is a classic Finnish Christmas dinner starter. It can be grilled or marinated in a simple process, but it brings out the essence of salmon.
7. Japan -- Fried Chicken
Japan also has a tradition of celebrating Christmas. It is said that in the past in Japan, there is no Turkey, living in the local foreigners every Christmas to fried chicken instead of Turkey, and then the famous fast food fried chicken shop as marketing, launched "Christmas to eat KFC" advertising, gradually formed in Japan Christmas to eat fried chicken custom.
8. China -- Apple
After Christmas was introduced into China, it was also very popular with people, but there was no cultural connotation and basis, of course, there would be no corresponding holiday food. But taking advantage of the Chinese habit of using food names to symbolize good things, Chinese merchants have created their own Christmas food -- Ping An Guo. Peace fruit is actually a beautiful package of apple, because apple "apple" and Christmas Eve "flat" homophone, meaning in peace, very popular young people chase stick.