This is a list of Christmas dishes by country.
Albania and Kosovo Baklava Gjel deti me përshesh Trelece
Andorra Sopa de Galets Trinxat
American Samoa (U.S.), Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu Puaa umu
Argentina and Uruguay
Panettone (known locally as pan dulce) and turrón are the most popular Christmas sweets in Argentina regardless of socioeconomic status, with 76% of Argentines choosing the former and 59% the latter in 2015. Mantecol, a typical peanut dessert, is also popular, being favored by 49% of Argentines in the same survey. Sparkling wines, ciders and frizzantes concentrate most of their sales during Christmas season; sparkling wine is mostly consumed by small families with high and medium socioeconomic status living in Greater Buenos Aires and the country's largest cities, while cider and frizzantes are popular among lower classes and large families.
Vitel toné Turrón Pan dulce Asado (beef, chicken, calf, lamb, suckling pig) Clericó (or ), a sangria-like beverage that combines wine with chopped fruit. Cider (apple, pineapple) and sparkling wine Budín Salads Russian salad Waldorf salad Fruit salad Pionono Matambre Lengua a la vinagreta Garrapiñadas, dried fruits and comfits Mantecol Sandwiches de miga Pavita
Australia
White Christmas, a sweet slice made of copha and mixed fruit Cold ham and cold turkey Seafood and salads Roast chicken, ham and turkey Stuffing Christmas cake or Christmas pudding Custard Gingerbread in Christmas shapes Christmas damper – in wreath or star shape, served with butter, jam, honey or golden syrup. Made in the Australian bush in the 19th century. Lollies, such as rocky road; rum balls; candy canes Champagne Eggnog Trifle Pavlova Prawns Mince pie Christmas cookies
Austria and Liechtenstein
Bock Bratwurst Christmas carp Christmas goose Glühwein Kaiserschmarrn Knödel Linzer torte Red cabbage Vanillekipferl
Bangladesh
Pitha Nankhatai Pulao Rôst Musallam Cha Homemade Christmas cake Shobji Mishti (Bengali sweets) Nakshi Pitha Chunga pitha Patishapta Pith Bhapa pitha Tel pitha
Belarus Borscht Kutya
Belgium Cougnou (with various like cougnolle), sweet bread in the form of the infant Jesus
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua Tamales Ponche (Christmas fruit punch served hot with much fruit) pavo (turkey) Buñuelos (fluffy sweet dessert made with corn with maple syrup) chicken (prepared with different stuffings and accompanied with various side dishes such as salads or rice)
Bolivia and Peru Apple cider Buñuelo Roasted chicken Cuy Chactado Potato salad Roast pork Roast turkey Chocolatada
Brazil Lombo à Califórnia – pork loins Rabanada – French toast Leitão assado – roasted piglet Peru – roast turkey Farofa Pavê – trifle Ham Bacalhau – codfish Brazil nut Arroz à grega Potato salad Salpicão – chicken salad with raisins Panettone Crème caramel Mousse Cider Grape juice Wine
Canada
Bûche de Noël Butter tarts Candy canes Christmas pudding Eggnog Fruitcake Mince pie Cranberry sauce Roasted turkey Brussels Sprouts Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Shortbread Stuffing (also known as Trimming or Dressing) Trifle Tourtière Ragoût de Boulettes (Meatball Stew) Ragoût de Pattes de Cochon (Stewed Pig's Feet) Salted Beef (commonly known as Corned Beef) Fish and Brewis Gingerbread cookies (or Ginger and Molasses cookies) Figgy duff (pudding) Christmas slush (made from a mixture of fruit juices, vodka, ginger ale, or lemon-lime soda) Roasted chestnuts Christmas cookies Snowball dessert (made with cocoa, rolled oats and coconut) Nanaimo Bar Mulled Wine Christmas Ham Tarte au sucre Hot chocolate (also known as "hot cocoa", in various flavours like peppermint, white chocolate, etc.) Gingerbread house Sweet potatoes or Yam Hot Apple cider Raw Caribou, Seal meat, and Muktuk (eaten in Nunuvut by the local Indigenous communities) Arctic char (raw or cooked)
Chile
Cola de mono – (literally, "monkey's tail") a Chilean Christmas beverage, with aguardiente, milk, coffee, and flavoured with vanilla and cloves Pan de Pascua – Chilean Christmas sponge cake flavoured with cloves and with bits of candied fruits, raisins, walnuts and almonds. Roasted turkey Ponche a la romana – eggnog-style beverage made of champagne and pineapple-flavoured icecream.
China and Taiwan
Colombia Colombian Christmas dishes are mostly sweets and desserts. Some of the most popular dishes include: Buñuelos Natilla Manjar blanco Hojaldres Brevas (Candied figs with cheese) Christmas cookies Sweet bread filled with fruits like raisins and raspberries. Lechona (rice baked inside a pig, with peas, the meat of the pig and other delicacies) Tamales Ponqué envinado (red wine cake) Turkey Pernil de Cerdo (pork leg, usually roasted) Potato salad Panettone
Cuba Crema De Vie – Eggnog made with rum, lemon rind, and spices. Majarete – A pudding made with corn, cornstarch, milk, lemon rind, spices, and sugar Platillo Moros y Cristianos Lechon asado Turrón
Czech Republic and Slovakia
Kapustnica – Christmas cabbage soup Fish soup Christmas carp Potato salad with mayonnaise, hard-boiled eggs and boiled vegetables Kuba – groats and mushrooms Grilled white sausage Vánoční cukroví – Christmas cookies Christmas bread (vánočka) Fruitcake Gingerbread
Before the Christmas holidays, many kinds of sweet biscuits are prepared. These sweet biscuits are then served during the whole Christmas period and exchanged among friends and neighbours. Also very popular are a preparation of small gingerbreads garnished by sugar icing.
Denmark
Æbleskiver – traditional Danish dough ball made in a special pan (a type of doughnut with no hole), sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with raspberry or strawberry jam Sylte – a form of head cheese, a terrine or meat jelly made from pork, traditionally pig's head was used Julesild – spiced pickled herring often flavoured with Christmas spices such as cloves and allspice Boiled whole potatoes Brun sovs (brown sauce) – a traditional dark gravy, used to cover meat dishes like roasted pork and duck (flæskesteg, andesteg) and the boiled potato Brunede kartofler – caramelised potatoes Julebryg – Christmas beer Gløgg – mulled red wine combined with spices, sugar, raisins and chopped almonds typically served warm Risalamande – rice pudding. A dish made from rice, whipped cream and almonds, served cold with cherry sauce (kirsebærsauce) Flæskesteg – roast pork with cracklings Andesteg – roast duck with apple and prune stuffing Rødkål – red cabbage pickled, sweet-sour red cabbage served hot as a side dish Christmas cookies – Vaniljekranse, klejner, jødekager, pebernødder, honningkager, brunkager and finskbrød Konfekt, marzipan, caramelised fruits, nougat and chocolate-covered nuts Ground nuts
Dominican Republic Croquette Empanada Ensalada Rusa – Olivier salad (Russian potato salad) Ensalada verde – iceberg lettuce, onions, cucumber, and tomatoes salad Moro de guandules con coco – rice with pigeon peas and coconut milk Pasteles de hojas – Puerto Rican tamales Pastelon – casserole Pig roast Pollo al horno – roasted chicken Telera – Dominican bread similar to Mexican sandwich rolls
Drinks: Anisette – anise-flavored liquor Guavaberry – a drink from the Lesser Antilles historic Saint Martin natives now a part of the Dominican Republics Christmas tradition Ponche crema – eggnog Jengibre – ginger tea with spices and lemon Mandarin Liqueur – Mandarin peels fermented with rum and sugar
Desserts: Buñuelos – fried cassava dough balls covered in spiced flavored syrup Turrón – honey and almond nougat. Tradition from Spain Vaniljekranse – Danish butter cookies Fruits and nuts – a variety of nuts, fresh, and dried fruit
Estonia Hapukapsas Mulgi kapsad Piparkook Sült Verivorst
Finland
Christmas smorgasbord from Finland, "joulupöytä", (translated "Yule table"), a traditional display of Christmas food served at Christmas in Finland, similar to the Swedish smörgåsbord, including: Christmas ham with mustard (almost every family has one for Christmas) Freshly salted salmon (gravlax graavilohi) and whitefish graavisiika Pickled herring in various forms (tomato, mustard, matjes or onion sauces) Rosolli (cold salad dish with diced beetroot, potato and carrot – some varieties also incorporate apple) Lutefisk and Béchamel sauce Whitefish and pikeperch Potato casserole (sweetened or not, depending on preference) Boiled potatoes Carrot casserole Rutabaga casserole (lanttulaatikko) Various sauces Assortment of cheese, most commonly (leipäjuusto) and Aura (aura-juusto) Christmas bread, usually sweet bread (joululimppu) Karelian pasties, rice pasties, served with egg-butter (karjalanpiirakka) Other meat dishes could be: Karelian hot pot, traditional meat stew originating from the region of Karelia (karjalanpaisti) Desserts: Rice pudding or rice porridge topped with cinnamon, sugar and cold milk or with mixed fruit soup (riisipuuro) Joulutorttu, traditionally a star-shaped piece of puff-pastry with prune marmalade in the middle Gingerbread, sometimes in the form of a gingerbread house or gingerbread man (piparkakut) Mixed fruit soup or prune soup, kissel (sekahedelmäkiisseli, luumukiisseli) Drinks: Glögg or mulled wine (glögi) Christmas beer (jouluolut); local manufacturers produce Christmas varieties "Home beer" (non-alcoholic beer-like drink, similar to the Russian beverage kvass) (kotikalja)
France and Monaco
Oysters Foie gras Smoked salmon Scallops Champagne Crêpes (Brittany) Chapon (roasted chicken) Dinde aux Marrons (chestnut-stuffed turkey) Ganzeltopf (goose) (Alsace) Goose (Normandy) Bûche de Noël Kouglof (Alsace) Thirteen desserts (Provence): The thirteen desserts are the traditional Christmas dessert in the French region of Provence. The Christmas supper ends with 13 dessert items, representing Jesus Christ and the 12 apostles. The desserts are traditionally set out Christmas Eve and remain on the table three days until December 27. Walnut Quince cheese Almond Raisin Calisson of Aix-en-Provence Nougat blanc Nougat noir au miel Apple Pear Orange Winter melon Fougasse (Provençal bread)
Germany
Christstollen – Stollen is a fruitcake with bits of candied fruits, raisins, walnuts and almonds and spices such as cardamom and cinnamon; sprinkled with confectioners sugar. Often there's also a core of marzipan. Pflaumentoffel Christmas carp Pfefferkuchenhaus – a gingerbread house decorated with candies, sweets and sugar icing (in reference to the gingerbread house of the fairy tale Hänsel and Gretel) Printen Oblaten Lebkuchen Springerle Weihnachtsplätzchen (Christmas cookies) Roast goose, often paired with kartoffelklosse Venison – e.g. meat of roe deer usually served with red cabbage, brussels sprout and lingonberry sauce Herring salad – salad of pickled or soused herring, beetroot, potatoes, apple Kartoffelsalat (potato salad) with Wurst (sausages) is traditionally eaten in northern Germany for supper on Christmas Eve Schäufele (a corned, smoked ham) usually served with potato salad in southern Germany for dinner on Christmas Eve Weisswurst – sausages with veal and bacon, usually flavored with parsley, lemon, mace, onions, ginger and cardamom Feuerzangenbowle Glühwein (hot spiced wine)
Greece and Cyprus Kourabiedes Melomakarono Diples Christopsomo (Christmas bread) Pork or turkey
Greenland Kiviak
Haiti
Chicken Creole (Haitian stewed chicken) Djon Djon Pikliz
Hong Kong and Macau
Hungary
Christmas carp Fish soup (halászlé) various recipes Stuffed cabbage (töltött káposzta) Roast goose Roast duck Pastry roll filled with walnut or poppy seed (bejgli) Bread pudding with poppy seed (mákos guba or bobájka) Szaloncukor Cheesy Garlic Bread Sticks