These 14 photos of Christmas menus will make you hungry again

Honestly: How much do you like Fondue Chinoise? I would like, right? Yes, of course: a cozy atmosphere, cozy drinks and a generally pimped-up Christmas atmosphere all contribute to this.

But actually you just throw unseasoned pieces of meat in a bland broth and then drowns in it artificially sweetened ready-made sauces. If you think about it honestly, you’ve eaten finer things.

That’s why: Here are a few Christmas menus that are really tasty. Here we go!

The Christmas turkey as seen in the Anglo-Saxon world is enjoyed, namely “with all the trimmings” – with all side dishes. In addition to a very large stuffed turkey, this includes: baked potatoes, parsnips, Brussels sprouts, bacon wrapped chipolata sausages, gravy, cranberry sauce and and and. It’s accompanied by a beer or wine, or a whiskey or cognac before or after a meal… well, okay, you drink a lot.

traditional indoors Polandthe Czech Republic and other Eastern European countries. It is served with potato salad.

traditional indoors France, Germany or England (before turkey became standard): Incredibly juicy meat, with a dark, slightly gamey flavor. As a waterfowl, the good goose has a lot of fat (which is best caught and frozen so that you can fry the fries in it later, the classic French way).

There in the United States the turkey is already served on Thanksgiving, the Christmas ham is popular. Served with cornbread and beans.

the Jamaican Variant with a really spicy crust. Jamie Oliver’s version of this recipe has been described as “seriously addictive” (to which the author can attest).

Brussels sprouts – not everyone likes him. And yet it belongs somewhere with a Christmas meal. Everyone is guaranteed to love this recipe from Ethiopian-Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson.

If you’re in it France at the table on Christmas Eve with the « réveillon », oysters may be one of the main dishes. To be enjoyed with plenty of slurping and a few glasses of champagne.

Why not Scandinavian food? In Sweden is it[called[genoemdJulbordin Denmark Yulefro foodin Finland Joulupoyta. And each country has its own country-specific specialties – but they all have in common that everything is arranged on a buffet and then you can sit back and relax.

Amazing, isn’t it? In Japan fried chicken from fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken are the epitome of Christmas. Since the successful 1974 advertising campaign “Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!” (“Kentucky at Christmas!”), thousands upon thousands of families make the pilgrimage to the nearest KFC to enjoy the Christmas menu. Many even order their menu two months in advance to avoid the waiting time of up to two hours.

In Central Europe, Great Britain and also in this country the tenderloin Wellington is a popular alternative to the more common Christmas menus. It will be fine – especially if you decorate the dough with stars and other Christmas patterns.

The vegetarian or vegan nut meatloaf is enjoying increasing popularity as a Christmas menu in the US and England. For example, Jamie gives three recipes: one for vegetarians, one for vegans and one for people who like spicy.

dessert! In France traditionally this means: «Christmas branch», so a chocolate roulade artfully stylized into a wooden branch. awesome!

In Sicily there is this round cake with figs and nuts for dessert. Buonissimo!

Yes, in some Swiss It is a tradition for families to serve sausages with potato salad at Yule Festival. This is neither original nor particularly festive – but nevertheless extremely sympathetic: you want to enjoy something tasty in your stomach and have a nice chat without fuss.

Source: Blick