Traditional christmas dishes by https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc Leave here your sugestion for a traditional christmas dish from your country. en-us 2017-11-15 17:33:10 UTC 2023-01-28 08:44:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Bolo Rei maparibel https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/207336576 Bolo Rei is a traditional Portuguese sweet bread, with nuts and crystallized fruit, eaten at Christmas time. It is tradition to place a broad bean and a coin inside the cake and one of the explanations comes from a legend regarding the Three Kings as they followed the Star of Bethlehem on their way to greet baby Jesus.

]]> 2017-11-15 17:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/207336576 Lúcia Santos lucfatsantos https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/207595181 One of my favourite delicacies  on Christmas time is FORMIGOS. This tradition comes from Trás-os-Montes. As I was born in Celorico de Basto, I am lucky to know how to cook them,  have them on my Christmas table. 
Formigos is a traditional sweet made mostly of old bread and dried fruits, and very easy to make. The aspect is not the most beautiful but I am sure you will love its rich cinnamon and Port wine flavors, as well as its delicate texture.

]]> 2017-11-16 10:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/207595181 Melomakarona Cookies Recipe athenaanastasiadou1 https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/213324791 When Christmas are on its way my mind goes back to family memories and smells..Cinnamon, cloves, orange—a traditional combination of tastes identified with the holiday season—are the common factor in these fabulous cookies that are (most often) dipped in a lightly spiced syrup after baking, then topped with sprinkled nuts. In many parts of Greece, the term "Christmas Cookies" means melomakarona.

Some versions of melomakarona are made with nut centers, while others like the recipe in the photo are made with optional ground nuts in the cookie dough.

]]> 2017-12-05 15:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/213324791 Oksana, Ukraine oksvold7 https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/218176973 There is a tradition in Ukraine to serve the Christmas dinner with 12 dishes containing no fat. The main dish is KUTIA, (wheat, poppy seeds, nuts, honey, raisins and some water), also there should be dumplings with cabbage or cherries, herring, fried fish, mushrrom soup, donuts. They all taste delicious!]]> 2017-12-30 08:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/218176973 Iași, România- PIFTIE https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/220464411
One of the most delicious romanian dishes, piftia, also known as răcituri, is an aspic recipe prepared traditionally with smoked pork legs and garlic for the Christmas meal. Very easy to prepare and mandatory served with warm polenta, the aspic dish is one of our favorite Christmas recipes.]]> 2018-01-11 07:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/220464411 Smalahove from western Norway isenskjold https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/265701329 Norway is a very long country with many types of traditional Norwegian Christmas dishes, depending on the local culture. My husband is from Voss, an area north of Bergen. In this area they eat smalahove ( the skull of a sheep) on skallesøndag ( means "Skull Sunday", which is the last Sunday before Christmas). Some eat it between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. The skulls are salted, smoked and then steamed. You eat the dish with boiled potatoes and rutabaga mash. The dish freak out as many foreigners as Norwegians every Christmas... Smalahove is a Christmas dish for the brave! I recommend not taking any more photos once you have started eating...]]> 2018-06-05 17:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/265701329 Serbian Wedding cabbage donkovnada https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/301213877 Ingredients

  • 1/2 head of sour cabbage, outer leaves pealed, heart removed and cut in 4cm chunks
  • 100g beef shoulder meat/ 100g pork shoulder meat (fattier parts are better), diced in 4cm chunks
  • 100g smoked ribs and beacon, bone and meat separated, meat diced
  • 1 tablespoon lard
  • 1 medium onion, chopped medium size
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry parsley
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 1 pinch of ground pepper
  • pinch red sweet paprika
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 50ml sunflower oil
Instructions

  1. Cover the bottom and the sides of the 18cm wide pot with lard and cover the bottom with a whole cabbage leaf.
  2. In another bowl combine chopped onion, carrot and sunflower oil and mix to combine.
  3. Take a cabbage leaf and wrap each piece of meat in a roll. Layer in the pot, pressing each role against the other tightly so that it wouldn’t open while cooking. Reserve a few leaves.
  4. Add the onions and carrots to the pot, cover with remaining oil and add the spices, bay leaf and pour in 500ml cold water.
  5. Cover with remaining few cabbage leaves and place inverted plate over the vegetables to prevent it from moving when the water boils. Bring to a boil on strong fire, then reduce and cook for 40min.
  6. Turn the fire off and leave for another 30 minutes to be cooked down.
]]> 2018-11-06 20:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/301213877 Kutia from Poland nenkin https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/306743923 Ingredients: 
 1 cup whole wheat berries
 2 cups hot water 
 1/2 cup poppy seeds 
 1/2 cup slivered almonds
 1/2 cup white raisins
 1 shot vodka, rum, or brandy (optional)
 1/2 cup honey 
 Extra honey and heavy cream, for serving

Soak wheat berries in two cups of hot water for two hours or overnight. Drain wheat berries and place in an enameled pot. Cover with cold water, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook over low heat for two hours, or until all liquid is absorbed. Let cool. Cover poppy seeds with a cup of boiling water for 30 minutes. Drain through a fine sieve and place in a glass bowl to dry. Grind poppy seeds in a coffee grinder or food processor, until the seeds start to show their white interiors. Add ground poppy seeds to the wheat berries and then add almonds, raisins, and honey. Mix well. Add more honey if needed. Refrigerate. 

Serve kutia cold in small glass bowls with extra honey on the side. Add 2-3 tablespoons of heavy cream (or half and half) to each serving. Wheat ferments easily, so be sure to refrigerate any leftovers. The kutia will hold well for up to a week, if it is refrigerated.
]]> 2018-11-21 14:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/306743923 Aspasia From Greece introduces "Kourabiedes milonaaspasia https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/307928179 Kourabiedes are Greek  cookies,  coated with icing sugar.
Their main ingredients are butter, icing sugar and flour but you will also find recipes with eggs in them. They are usually flavored with vanilla or masticha (mastic resin). A very significant factor to have tasty kourabiedes lies mainly on the quality of butter used. 
Ingredients
900 g all-purpose flour
500 g butter
220 g icing sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract (2 packets vanilla powder)
200 g blanched slivered almonds, toasted (toast for 5-10 minutes at 200* C (390*F)
icing sugar for dusting
1 tsp. rosewater
For sprinkling and dusting
        icing sugar, rosewater]]> 2018-11-26 17:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/307928179 Anastasis From Greece-Diples tari261067 https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/308002174 Diples (THEE-ples) get their name from the Greek word for “fold.”
They are thin sheets of dough that are folded while being fried into a crispy package that is drizzled with honey and dusted with cinnamon and ground walnuts.
INGREDIENTS
500 g all-purpose flour
  • 5 eggs, medium
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • vegetable oil, for frying
For syrup

  • 800 g granulated sugar
  • 800 g water
  • juice from 1 lemon
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 50 g honey
To serve

  • honey
  • ground cinnamon
  • crushed walnuts
]]> 2018-11-26 20:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/308002174 Athena Anastasiadou from Nafpaktos, greece athenaanastasiadou https://padlet.com/maparibel/oxyvlunrywbc/wish/308749197 My mum comes from an Aegean Island called Lemnos. I remember myself running into the house on the day she made it when I was little. I still carry this smell of christmas along.. Christmas on a platter, drizzled with honey syrup and topped with chopped walnuts! Diples get their name from the Greek word for “fold” and are a traditional festive dessert that is very popular around Christmas time throughout Greece. They are rather challenging to make, so we also included an easier version for you to make because you have to give it a go!

Ingredients

  • 2 flat tbsps sugar
  • 2 flat tbsps baking soda
  • 350-400g all-purpose flour (12-14 ounces)
  • 5 eggs (divided into yolks and whites)
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • juice of 1 orange
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup corn oil
  • a pinch of salt
  • vegetable oil for frying

For the syrup

  • 1/4 of a cup sugar
  • 1/4 of a cup water
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 150g chopped walnuts, for garnish (5 ounces)




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