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23 Dec 2016
11 Heavenly Christmas Foods From Around The World
Christmas isn’t just about a turkey or a roast, check out some of these delicious Christmas specialties:
1. Feast of Seven Fishes (Italy)
Shrimp scampi, calamari, linguine con le vongole (linguini with clams) = yes, yes, yesss.
2. Chicken Soup Avgolemono (Greece)
A delicious and creamy lemony chicken soup to kick off the Christmas feast.
3. Coquilles Saint-Jacques (France)
Scallops with herbs and cheese. Yes, please and thank you.
4. Christmas Pudding (England)
Fruitcake that is saturated with brandy or whiskey then set on fire. Sounds perfect.
5. Pavo Trufado de Navidad (Spain)
An upgraded turkey dinner: they stuff the turkey with truffles.
6. KFC (Japan)
Buckets of fried chicken pre-ordered months in advance, KFC is a very popular Christmas Eve dinner in Japan.
7. Risalamande (Denmark)
Almond and cherry rice pudding!
8. Tangyuan (China)
Sweet glutinous rice balls that may be unfilled or filled with sweet or nutty fillings like peanuts!
9. Imbuljuta tal-Qastan (Malta))
Two of the most Christmas-y flavors: cocoa and chestnuts in one drink or soup.
10. Sachertorte (Austria)
A chocolate sponge cake with apricot jam.
11. Kūčiukai (Lithuania)
These slightly sweet pastries made from leavened dough and poppy seeds.
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