Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Global History Hub! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to this massive world we all call home! With a mere eight days until Christmas, I thought I'd share what Christmas dinner looks like around the world. Eight days, eight pictures. Let's see the yummy food!
First destination on our list, we are going to make a stop in Mexico! A traditional Christmas dinner in Mexico contains tamales, little pouches of meat and/or vegetables that taste oh so delicious!
Next stop on our tour, we're visiting Greece. Your typical Christmas meal in Greece would contain a main dish of roasted lamb. However, in northern parts of the country, you might find yiaprakia (brined pork stuffed cabbage rolls) on the table.
Next stop, France! The French prefer to savor seafood during the Christmas holidays. Common dishes include oysters, prawns and lobster. Sounds like quite a spread!
After some French seafood, we're heading on over to Germany. The Germans dine on roasted duck, goose or rabbit as their main course for Christmas dinner. On the side are dishes like sausage stuffing, potato dumplings and red cabbage. Pictured, we have slices of stollen, a dessert similar to fruitcake.
For many Polish families, Christmas Eve dinner is the big event. The celebration takes place over a 12-course meal that includes classic Polish dishes like borscht, mushroom soup, pierogi and poppy seed cake. Quite a spread!
The traditional Austrian Christmas menu features fried carp. Though, in recent years, roast turkey has grown popular. The dessert in the photo is a chocolate-and-apricot flavored cake that has roots in Vienna.
Over in the land of New Zealand, dishes vary, as some families prefer to grill seafood like fish and shrimp, while others choose ham or even exotic meats for their celebration.
A Costa Rican Christmas dinner usually contains tamales, but these are a labor of love. They take upwards of two days to make, but they are delicious.
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