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Modern Finnish joulupöytä. Joulupöytä (pronounced [ˈjou̯luˌpøy̯tæ]; translating to "Yule table") is the traditional assortment of foods served at Christmas in Finland. It contains many different dishes, most of them typical for the season. The main dish is usually a large Christmas ham, which is eaten with mustard.
A joulutorttu (Finnish: [ˈjou̯luˌtortːu], lit. "Yule tart", Swedish: jultårta; sometimes known as tähtitorttu [ˈtæhtiˌtortːu], "star tart") is a Finnish Christmas pastry. It is traditionally made from puff pastry in the shape of a star or pinwheel and filled with prune jam and often dusted with icing sugar. The pastries can be in ...
Christmas (fruit) cake or black cake – a heavy fruit cake made with dried fruit, wine and rum. Sorrel – often served to guests with Christmas cake; Sorrel is made from the same sepals as Latin American drink "Jamaica," but is more concentrated and usually flavored with ginger. Adding rum is traditional at Christmas time. Curry goat
Rosolli in the foreground with lasimestarin silli ("glass-blower's herring", pickled herring with onion and carrot slices) and a Christmas ham in the background.. Rosolli is made of cooked, diced root vegetables, especially beetroot, carrot and potato, often combined with one or more of pickled cucumber (of either the vinegar or brine type), raw onion and apple.
Advent and Christmas come with many different traditions, including those of the culinary variety. Here's a look at three different food customs from around the world.
Porkkanalaatikko. Porkkanalaatikko (or, in Swedish, morotslåda, both meaning 'carrot casserole') is a traditional Finnish dish mostly eaten during Christmas.. The main ingredients are mashed carrots, mixed with boiled rice or barley, and liquid (usually milk or cream).
ANDREW1NORTON/GETTY IMAGES. If you want to get technical, figgy pudding is a type of Christmas pudding (aka a steamed cake made with dried fruit, breadcrumbs and brandy or another spirit, like rum ...
South. Ham – especially country ham – is a more common Christmas main dish in the South than elsewhere in the country, along with sides including mac & cheese and cornbread.Lechon, or spit ...