FOOD BUZZ
Giving old world ways
a try at the holidays
By Amy Addams
Because the United States
is geographically removed
from much of the world,
we forget that other
cultures had a large role
in how our traditions came
to be. Many traditions we
accept as our own first
belonged to another, but
we have altered many
to make them a bit more
Americanized, including
food choices for the
holidays. Try something
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new this year and expand
your culinary horizons
(we left out all the ones
with the gross veg and
we provided some easy
websites for you to find a
new favorite).
Western Europe
We start in Germany,
where the Christmas tree
was born, along with
the Advent Calendar,
Krampus, Christmas
Want more? The best way
to find a list of recipes for
a specific country (or even
a specific region within a
country) is to do a Google
search. But there are
websites with all kinds of
data to help you find out
more, including recipes:
www.whychristmas.com
www.tripsavvy.com
www.wikipedia.com
www.holidappy.com
www.thecurrentbuzz.net
Germany
Markets, mulled wine, Kris
Kringle, Christmas Angels
and…(drum roll please)
Christmas dinner! Yes,
the whole concept of
a big Christmas dinner
is a German tradition
adopted by other cultures
and altered to showcase
favorite recipes.
We’d need a BOOK for all
of Germany’s Christmas
foods, but generally,
the menu consists of
duck, goose, rabbit and/
or roast is served with
apple and sausage
stuffing and potato
dumplings. The dessert
menu is huge with Stollen
(fruitcake-like bread
on steroids) along with
chocolate, gingerbread,
marzipan, macaroons
and Spekulatius (a spice
cookie which recently
became a popular treat in
the U.S.)
The Brits are not as closely
tied to the US for Christmas