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Typical Christmas Meal

What do you typically eat and drink on Christmas Day or Eve as the case may be?

Meal Christmas Typical

The usual turkey and ham. It depends in which country I am. I spent Christmas in Argentina, USA and Trinidad. In Argentina a typical Christmas meal is a roasted piglet. In the USA, same than here in Trinidad, here they also have 'pastels' made of corn meal and meat inside and 'black' cake which I am not very crazy about.

Typical Christmas Meal Christmas

My family has traditionally prepared lasagne for Christmas for about 20 years. This started when my sisters and I were all young-married-moms. Our mother wanted us home for the holidays, and she would have our celebration on the Saturday after (or before) Christmas so that we could go to our in-laws on the actual holiday. Since all that turkey and ham was kind of too much, she decided to do something different one year, and it has stuck. And, by the way, it's delicious, and a delightful change. Christmas Eve, we had lasagne, garlic toast, and a fresh tossed salad. Yum!

In addition, yesterday we visited with a relative who is married to a Dane. He prepared a traditional dish of roasted pork and what he called "galvanized" potatoes (fried in nothing but white sugar -- sounds weird, but it tasted delicious).

Roz

Edited: FarSeer on 26th Dec, 2004 - 9:39pm

Meal Christmas Typical

A typical Christmas meal with my family is baked ham, green-bean casserole, mashed potatoes and a pineapple dish that is a specialty of my mother-in-law's. No special drink; we sometimes have eggnog, but not all the time.

Meal Christmas Typical

We did not have a turkey last year (our fridge is very small) but this year we decided to have it, we will probably cook it and then cut it to fit in the fridge, I have a crave for it and Felipe keeps asking me about it. By the other hand, JB loves ham (is such a great thing for leftovers, you can make sandwiches, bacon, etc).

Typical Christmas Meal

About 10 years back, my wife and I decided to try Prime Rib for a Christmas dinner. It was so delicious we've never gone back to the ham or turkey we used to have. I wouldn't recommend it if you are on a tight budget or have a large family, however. This year's slab of beef set us back more than $100!

Typical Christmas Meal

On Christmas day, my spouse and I enjoy eating ham, turkey, pastelles, home made stuffing, scallop potatoes or white rice, and pigeon peas. Our favourite drink to toast the occasion? Homemade sorrel of course!

Typical Christmas Meal Christmas

Geenie, that sounds delicious! I look forward to your recipes for home-made stuffing and scallop potatoes in the recipe section. (I never seem to get the potatoes right).