This page is a list of Christmas dishes as eaten around the world.

Czech Republic

Main article: Cuisine of the Czech Republic

The traditional meal (served as the dinner on the Christmas Eve) consists of fish soup and fried fish (most often, carp) served with potato salad. It should be the first food consumed that day.

Before the Christmas holidays, many kinds of sweet biscuits are prepared.

Denmark

Main article: Cuisine of Denmark

• Apple dumplings (Æbleskiver) sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with strawberry marmalade
• Boiled potatoes
• Brown sauce (Brun sovs)
• Browned potatoes (Brunede kartofler)
• Christmas beer (Juleøl)
• Glugg, Glögg (Gløg)
• Rice pudding with almonds (Risalamande) served with cherry sauce (kirsebærsauce)
• Roast duck (Andesteg) served with apples and prunes
• Red cabbage (Rødkål)

France

• Bûche de Noël
• Foie gras
• Nougat noir au miel
• Kouglof traditionnel
• Ganzeltopf
• Berauwecka

Germany

• Pfeffernusse

New Zealand

• Pavlova

Norway

• Gløgg (drink)
• Julepølse
• Lutefisk
• Pinnekjøtt
• Svineribbe

Poland

• Kutia

Spain

• Turron.

Sweden

Main article: Christmas food in Sweden

• Köttbullar -- Swedish meatballs.
• Julskinka -- Christmas ham
• Inlagd sill -- Pickled herring
• Julbord -- Christmas smorgasbord
• Rödkål -- Sweet and sour red cabbage
• Julmust -- A traditional very sweet stout-like, Christmas soft drink
• Glögg -- Mulled wine
• Knäck -- Christmas toffee

United Kingdom

Main article: British cuisine

In the United Kingdom, the traditional meal consists of roast turkey or goose, served with roast potatoes and other vegetables, followed by Christmas pudding, a heavy boiled pudding made with dried fruit (traditionally plums) and flour.

• brandy butter
• Chocolate yule log
• Christmas cake
• Christmas pudding
• Dundee cake
• mince pie
• roast turkey
• stuffing

United States

Main article: Christmas food in the United States

See also: Thanksgiving (the dishes tend to be similar)

• Apple cider
• Candy canes (not really a dish)
• Christmas cookies
• Fruitcake
• Honey ham
• Pie
• Roast duck or Roast goose
• Truffle

External links

• Origins & history of selected traditional Christmas foods
• Traditional Swedish Christmas buffet, made by school children.
• World Famous Recipes - Christmas Recipes