The Christmas dinner
The Christmas dinner is usually eaten on Christmas day and it is generally the main event of that day. Christmas dinner is a meal in which the entire family gathers around the dining room table and eats the food together.
The food at Christmas dinner is like dinner on Sunday but with food of a much higher quality as there are special gourmet food items served at Christmas dinner. These items can include sausages wrapped in bacon which is named pigs in a blanket. Christmas dinner usually has both roasted and mashed potatoes. Traditionally for Christmas dinner turkey is served and the turkey is the centerpiece. Drinking of champagne, red or white wine is also a part of Christmas dinner. People put nice silverware and decorate the dinning room table with candles and other ornements.
Christmas dinner around the world
Christmas dinner in different parts of the world may are reflected by the country’s traditions. Turkey is the main dish in most country’s Christmas dinner. Here are some Christmas dinners served in various countries.
- In Germany, people eat roast goose, macaroni salad, and marzipan. Sausage is also popular for Christmas dinner.
- In Mexico, Christmas dinner involves many fruits and vegetables.
- In the United Kingdom, Christmas dinner consists of roasted turkey, cranberries, butter and bread, and Christmas pudding.
- In the United States for Christmas dinner there is turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. The southern portion of the United States may have grits and whiskey cake for Christmas dinner and Hawaii has turkey teriyaki for Christmas dinner.