Traditionally, the table was not covered with poultry and fish on Christmas Eve, as is the custom today, as there were various sausages on the table. Let's see how it is on festively covered tables "according to the rules" in the other 10 corners of the world.
Traditionally, the festively covered table on Christmas Eve in Slovenia sagged under the weight of sausages, cabbage, white bread and walnut cake. Let's see how it is and was in other parts of the world.
1. Eastern Europe
There are twelve meatless dishes on the festive tables of the countries found in Eastern Europe. The table is so richly covered because the inhabitants of Eastern European countries traditionally fast before Christmas. In the Czech Republic, the main dish is baked carp with potato salad, and homemade cookies are served for dessert.
2. Peru
In Peru, Christmas is merry, as the whole family gathers around the table, which traditionally features a turkey stuffed with beef and peanuts and garnished with pineapple. Among the side dishes, the most common are baked potatoes and applesauce. For dessert, sweet hot chocolate and marzipan treats.
3. Finland
The Finnish Christmas dinner consists of a variety of seasonal dishes. The main course is usually a mustard sauce, served with homemade bread. Meat products, fish, potatoes, rice and carrots are also typical. It is simply impossible to live without a "kitchen" in Finland.
4. Canada
Canadians enjoy stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce for Christmas. For dessert, a festive pudding is served on the table, accompanied by eggnog.
5. Denmark
Christmas in Denmark smells like roast pork and roast goose. As a side dish, they cook potatoes, red cabbage and a rich sauce. For dessert, they serve rice pudding and festive beer.
6. The Netherlands
Christmas in the Netherlands is a little different than elsewhere. In the evening, groups of people traditionally gather to prepare snacks from meat, fish, crabs and vegetables in small pans. Today, the Dutch, like elsewhere, also serve a "Christmas classic" - roast turkey with potatoes and vegetables.
7. France
In France, the Christmas gathering starts with foie gras, oysters and smoked salmon, continues with roast duck and stuffed turkey, and ends with Christmas cake. Champagne is traditionally sipped with delicious dishes.
8. New Zealand
The New Zealand Christmas dinner consists of turkey, in some places mutton or lamb, roasted vegetables and cranberry sauce. Christmas pudding is prepared for dessert, and meat pies before, during and after dinner are simply not possible. Picnics are also common these days, as New Zealand celebrates Christmas in the summer.
9. Great Britain
In Great Britain, the table for Christmas is roast turkey with roast potatoes and Brussels sprouts. They are sweetened with traditional Christmas pudding and sweet pies.
10. United States of America
A traditional American Christmas dinner consists of a roasted stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce and vegetables. For dessert, they treat themselves to pumpkin pie, carrot cake and gingerbread.
