Val (Zebedee) Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Planning ahead for "the big day" got me thinking - why do we traditionally have turkey for Christmas dinner? Do you have turkey? We always do, out of tradition, but friends I know have goose or some other meats. And why do we always cook 3 times as much food as we really need & end up with turkey sandwiches & curry for days afterwards??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Eating of turkey at Christmas dinner became popular in Tudor times. The turkey had been imported from America by the Spaniards. Being exotic and expensive turkey became popular with the upper classes. The rest of society then followed on. Much of the food tradition we continue today originated in Tudor England. Although as you say the eating of Goose is or was the done thing as in the Christmas carol " the Goose is getting fat". As for preparing too much and eating sarnies and curry well, who cares??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Yup we always have a turkey and turkey curry / sandwiches / turkey and chips n gravy - you name it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Yup we always have a turkey and turkey curry / sandwiches / turkey and chips n gravy - you name it Turkey escalopes??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 errr no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northenstar Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 awww wow what a fab pic!! merry xmas to you xxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanna Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 In Finland we are having traditional x-mas meals. Most of the people are getting pork, potatoes & sauce at main course. Second important thing is fish. Mostly dried stockfish or smoked salmon. The eggs of fish with smetana or soured cream are very popular too. People used to also eat different vegetable stews. (Like carrot, potatoe, swede etc.) We also are having cold, poiled vegetables with onion and pickled cucumber. All the vegetables are chopped in to little pieces. ("Rosolli" in Finnish). We also used to have home-brewed beer (non-alcohol) and different soft drinks. But..because I´m vegetarian. I´ll make every christmas "vegetable beefs" from soy and chanterelle. And it´s good! One of major finnish Christmas treats tradition is chocolate eating..lots of chocolate! And naturally gingerbreads. Here´s some of what I made today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 ahhh wow they're fantastic!!! are they for you or pooch though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hock Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 We're having spiraled ham, we have turkey for Thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted December 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 wow- they sound a bit different to UK Christmas dinner, turkey, roast &/or boiled potatoes, mash, stuffing, parsnips, cabbage of all colours (!), brussel sprouts, carrots (well, loads of vegetables!), cranberry jelly, gravy - the list is endless, really, for main course!!! Love the gingerbreads, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanna Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 ahhh wow they're fantastic!!! are they for you or pooch though lol Thanks! These are for me and my family..but maybe I ´ll give few to sibes too. (I have about 100 more, lol.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Our Christmas day is always really busy. We get up early and drive down to the forest where we run the dogs and have mulled wine, mince pies etc with all the mushers who train there. Then it's home to start cooking. We always have the whole family (plus a few friends) round for a huge Christmas meal. There are usually at least 12 of us. This year I am cooking roast Turkey, Beef and Ham, with roast and new potatoes, roast parsnips in honey and sesame seeds, caramel carrots, brussels sprouts with chestnuts, yorkshire puddings and lashings of gravy. This is followed by Christmas pudding with cream and brandy butter and/or a fresh fruit meringue with loads of ultra-thick cream. I enjoy the cooking, but I can't stand turkey (or chicken for that matter) and stick to the red meat! Luckily, having so many people round usually means that there is very little (if any) turkey left, so we don't have to eat the stuff for days on end. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 we dont really have a dinner in aussie we have lunch lol we get seafood ,ham,turkey maybe.... ermmm heaps of other things too mostly get drunk and get in the pool lol aftr we had our lunch lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 we usually have chicken and/or pork for xmas dinner but we going to my nans this yr so we r having turkey b4 - ive never had turkey b4 so im hopin its nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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