traditional christmas foods

Australia
December 8, 2009 4:18pm CST
just curious to know what other countries consider as traditional christmas foods in australia i think anything goes as we are in our summer months a lot of us tend to have a barbeque & outside dinning still have the traditional turkey & ham etc sweets pudding & sauce ,fruit mince pies all the rich things are still around
3 responses
• United States
8 Dec 09
Well, in America, there are plenty of traditions. Since there are plenty of different cultures here. But with my family, we always try to have at least a Turkey or Chicken and a Ham. Then we have mash potatoes, macaroni and cheese, vegetables, pumpkin pies, and of course all kinds of Christmas cookies.
• Australia
14 Dec 09
okay same in australia we are a very multi cultural society & thanks for sharing
@MrKennedy (1978)
8 Dec 09
The tradition here in Great Britain is without a doubt a "Roast Dinner," and usually consists of: -- Roast Potatoes -- Vegetables such as carrots, cauliflower etc. -- Gravy -- Meat of some kind (commonly Turkey, but my family and I cannot stand it) As long as you include all of the above, you are good to go as far as Christmas dinner is concerned
• Australia
14 Dec 09
thanks for that yeah hard to beat the good old roast
@maezee (41988)
• United States
8 Dec 09
The traditional food in the US, at least my part of it (northern/mid) - in Minnesota, is ham, usually mashed potatoes (those seem to be a staple in our diet... yearlong. lol.) various vegetables, pumpkin pie, apple pie, casseroles, and so on. I usually don't eat all that much of it, especially not this year, considering I don't eat meat or dairy.
• Australia
14 Dec 09
okay cheers its interesting to know how the rest of the world spends their christmas