So what is everyone having for christmas dinner today? Me? I'm going to be a little crazy and have some daikon soup and some natto and rice followed by some tempura with udon. Yum.
We're pretty traditional (although I believe REAL traditional is goose, especially in America, turkey is the common bird of choice in England for Christmas). We go to my Aunt and Uncle's. My Uncle cooks. Before dinner there are some snacky things if you want them - maybe pistachio nuts, hazelnuts, brazil nuts, walnuts, almonds, cheese biscuits (I can't think what you call them - the little round biscuits that are cheesy that you have at parties. Not Cheddars, the really tiny ones like 1cm diameter). A drink of some sort is available. Then for dinner: Turkey (dark and light meat, naturally) Stuffing (at least two kinds) Gravy Cranberry sauce Brussels sprouts (not keen myself) Roast potatoes (maybe new potatoes, too) Parsnips Carrots (probably other veggies I've forgotten, too!) Pigs in blankets (sausages wrapped in bacon) Ham (the British kind, smoked and salted, cold) Wine (red or white are available) I'm sure I've probably forgotten something there! Then we have a tradition Christmas pudding to an old family recipe. We put charms in it - if you find one it's supposed to be lucky - each one represents different things e.g. wealth, marriage etc. We have that with brandy butter and/or cream. Sometimes we might have another kind of dessert also - perhaps a traditional sherry trifle. After that, we'll have coffee and cheese and biscuits. If we haven't already (it's a bit messy over dinner) we'll pull our crackers, read our jokes, probably swap cracker gifts because a girl got a screwdriver set and a guy got a ring, and wear our paper hats. Then we'll have a liqueur before sitting round the television and watching the Queen's speech. We have a traditional breakfast, too - sausage rolls and mince pies! Yummy!
Buh? I think you might be confused as to what's traditional where. I've never had a goose in my life, and I don't think anyone I know has ever served one for any holiday ever. Goose...traditional in America? Turkey in England? Turkey, the bird that's native to north America? That aside...uh...Does ANYONE eat goose? Turkey for me though...delicious Turkey.
LOL, my sentence was totally round the wrong way and screwed up! Eh, it's late here! ;-) I meant that although the traditional bird seems to have been goose here, turkey is the common choice in America and that has become more popular here now.
Too much to put down here, the misses is cooking since yesterday non stop.. most of the stuff I never saw in my life
This is my first Aussie xmas, so it was prawns on the barbie with veg....sitting the sun......weird being warm with no sleet or snow.....beach was crowded today too...... I miss seeing Noel Emonds/Elstree Studio films and Carry On films on TV....strange what one considers normal....lol
i had my dinner yesterday since i'm already out for work again today. we had: poultry spice french fries caesarsalad & spaghetti al pesto
Because we didn't make time to buy the kinda food to have turkey and all the other stuff that goes with it we are just have some chinesse food. Would have liked turkey and all that but i'm not going to complain.
Well, last night I had most of the traditional stuff around here (since it's summer here in this moment most of it consist in cold plates): roasted lamb and chicken (cooked early and served cold) with lots of different salads, and fruit salad and ice cream for dessert. Oh, of course, and toxic amounts of beer :lol:
