Christmas Time is Here!
As Spain is dominantly Catholic, Christmas is a big deal for
the people just as it is in the United States.
Families and communities join together to celebrate all of the important
festivities around this time of year to prepare for the birth of Christ. As we all know the holidays wouldn’t be as
enjoyable without many of the traditional foods that we prepare and consume. The appetizers in Spain usually consist of
ham, cheese, and bread. This is very
similar to American culture. Another
appetizer includes boiled prawns served with a spicy salsa. The first course usually consists of soup or
salad. Typically the soup will be some
sort of shellfish soup as well as the salad including some sort of seafood. The main course is most commonly consisted of
either lamb or beef including home-made fried potatoes as well as a garden
salad on the side. Finally, the most
commonly served desserts for Christmas are, Turron, a Spanish almond candy,
Polvorones, a Spanish almond cookie, or Maecados, a light cake. Most of the desserts served in Spain are very
sweet but served in much smaller portions than American sweets. Since there are so many courses it often
takes up the whole day with the entire family’s help to prepare this large
variety of dishes. There are quite a few
similarities between a Spanish Christmas and an American Christmas even though
they are located on nearly opposite sides of the world. However, the biggest difference between these
celebrations is that the feast in Spain starts around 10 p.m. and lasts a
couple of hours.
Christmas Time is Here!
Blog Post #2
April 12, 2015
Ryan Bartels
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