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In addition to the stuffing, other side dishes are usually fried tomatoes, mushrooms and boiled or fried potatoes. [22] In Polish Catholic homes (more commonly in the northern regions near the Baltic Sea), gefilte fish (Polish: karp po żydowsku) is a traditional dish to be eaten on Christmas Eve (for twelve-dish supper) and Holy Saturday. [23]
A famous English Christmas dinner scene appears in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843), where Scrooge sends Bob Cratchitt a large turkey. [44] The pudding course of a British Christmas dinner may often be Christmas pudding, [45] which dates from medieval England. [46] Trifle, mince pies, Christmas cake or a yule log are also popular. [47]
Food is also an important part of the holiday, and the traditional Greenland Christmas dinner features some meats that may seem unusual to the rest of the world, including mattak (made of whale ...
In Germany, roast goose is a staple for Christmas Day meals. [5] For European cultures, roast goose is traditionally [6] eaten only on appointed holidays, including St. Martin's Day. [7] It is generally replaced by the turkey in the United States. Similarly, goose is often an alternative to turkey on European Christmas tables. [citation needed]
France. The French enjoy their lavish holiday meal on December 24, says Francois Payard, the renowned pastry chef who grew up in Nice. Locals sit down for dinner around 8 p.m., he says, and savor ...
Find festive cheer and scenic settings across the country, from Berlin to Bavaria
Traditional Christmas Market in front of the Butchers' Guild Hall. The Butcher's Guild Hall, an example of half-timbered building, is one of the largest structures in the Historic Market Place of Hildesheim. With its 7 floors and a height of 26 metres, it is considered to be one of the tallest half-timbered houses in Germany.
Weihnachten (German: [ˈvaɪnaxtn̩] ⓘ) is the observance of what is commonly known in English as Christmas in the German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It is also widespread in countries with a German-speaking minority, such as Transylvania in Romania, South Tyrol in Italy, Eupen in Belgium, and various ...