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viaggiandomangiando

Ethnic cooking and world travel blog.

  • Bredele (France)

    Bredele (France)

    Bredele, the Christmas cookies in Alsace, generally in France: flour, butter, and many other ingredients…

  • Polvorones (Spain)

    Polvorones (Spain)

    Polvorones are Christmas cookies from Spain, made of flour and butter with a crumbly texture…

  • Filet in Pastry (Switzerland)

    Filet in Pastry (Switzerland)

    Filet in pastry is pork tenderloin in a crust, typical of Christmas tables in Switzerland…

  • Kinderpunsch (Germany)

    Kinderpunsch (Germany)

    Kinderpunsch The traditional drink of Christmas markets, a kind of alcohol-free mulled wine suitable for…

  • Christmas Stollen (Germany)

    Christmas Stollen, the classic Christmas cake in Germany, comparable to our panettone, is a sweet…

  • Kūčiukai (Lithuania)

    Kūčiukai (Lithuania)

    Kūčiukai: the poppy seed cookies typical of Christmas Eve in Lithuania where they are served…

  • Pryaniki (Russia)

    Pryaniki (Russia)

    Pryaniki, a spiced bread typical of Russian Christmas, can be in cookie or tile form.

  • Olivier (Russia)

    Olivier (Russia)

    Olivier is the salad that everyone in the world commonly knows by the name Russian…

  • Sarmale (Romania)

    Sarmale (Romania)

    Sarmale are cabbage rolls typical of the Balkan area, and in Romania, there is no…

  • Fa gao (China)

    Fa gao (China)

    Fa gao, the cake or small cakes, steamed and typical of Chinese New Year, which…