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Typical Christmas food in Spain
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Christmas banquets are an event in which we meet with our loved ones with enthusiasm. Spanish gastronomy allows us to taste a wide variety of preparations at these gatherings that make typical Christmas food in Spain a very special moment.
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What do you eat at Christmas in Spain?
The Christmas holidays are those designated dates in which gastronomy plays a very important role, so we review what are the typical Christmas dinners and meals in Spain so that you can be inspired and surprise your loved ones with the best of banquets.
Broadly speaking, we know that in our country there are star recipes that take center stage at Christmas. However, each city, region or Autonomous Community has certain customs and traditions that identify them.
Of course, what is never lacking is the presence of delicious dishes whose main ingredients are baked meats, fish stews and tasty seafood.
As we always say, variety is the taste and we love that each part of Spain has a way of giving its special touch to multiple recipes.
For example, Andalusia is known for its exquisite gastronomy and its role at Christmas was not going to be hands. Dinners and lunches on these dates leave us with exquisite dishes that everyone would like to enjoy. Starting with the delicious appetizers that give way to the entrance of the main dishes.
Typical Christmas dishes from different areas of Spain
The Andalusian region is characterized by having many of the best sausages in Spain, which is why it is common to find ourselves at these banquets with trays of jabugo ham that will take your breath away just by smelling it, almost always accompanied by deviled eggs or seasoned olives, among many other delicacies
And after the starters, it's time to taste the great recipe, which usually begins with a sherry broth or a picadillo soup, before giving way to the well-known turkey, baked fish or truffled cheeks.
For example, in the case of Extremadura there is also a significant presence of sausages, especially Iberian, since it is something that belongs to the hallmark of Extremadura gastronomy. For this reason, in the Christmas banquets of this region there is never a shortage of the best Spanish hams to taste in these very important festivities, as well as a good meat dish as a main course or white garlic as a starter.
In Galicia, for example, the land of shellfish, it would be unimaginable not to enjoy the great seafood of this region during the two weeks of lunch and dinner.
And what about Castilla la Mancha? Can you imagine a Christmas Eve dinner without its famous baked suckling pig?
Each area of Spain has its typical Christmas dish and these are the ones we have yet to discover:
Aragón: Teruel ham, Christmas soup with vegetables, chicken, pork and veal, cod in garlic sauce, cardoon with béchamel or lamb from Aragón, its star product.
Asturias: Tortos, the classic fabes, hake with clams, crabs or their popular kid in cider.
Balearic Islands: soups and broths such as stuffed soup, almond cream, couscussó, with turkey stuffed with nuts as the main course.
Canary Islands: wrinkled potatoes, sancocho, gofio, banana and recipes with fish such as haddock, grouper or bocinegro.
Cantabria: the fried snails to the mountain.
Castilla y León: suckling pig, lamb and lambs.
Catalonia: the stew known as the escudella i carn d'olla, the soup of galets and stuffed meats.
Valencian Community: its famous meat ball stew.
La Rioja: cardoon dishes accompanied with almonds, suckling pig, suckling pig and fish such as sea bream, especially.
Madrid: the most traditional of this region are Castilian roasts and baked fish, always accompanied by a good red cabbage or endive with pomegranate, as well as shellfish.
Murcia: its well-known zarangollo stew and broad beans with ham.
Basque Country: sea bream, elvers and, of course, fresh seafood.
Navarra: its traditional asparagus, sea bream or lamb al chilindrón.
As you can see, these are just a few examples of regional Christmas meals. Each area of Spain has a way of enjoying its gastronomy during these festivities in which we can taste the best typical Christmas dishes of our country. And, as you can also check, and I have already mentioned, there are some dishes that share many features in common, only that they present variations that make them so special for each region.
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Typical Christmas food throughout Spain
So, can we say that there are typical Christmas lunches and dinners throughout Spain? Of course. In fact, here is the selection of what the Spanish like to eat the most at Christmas parties that they personalize in each house to enjoy it even more:
Christmas stew with balls, fish soups and broths, roast lamb, baked suckling pig, cooked cod with cauliflower, stuffed turkey, monkfish with green sauce with clams, baked sea bream, thistle with almonds and the stuffed calamari.
Without forgetting the wonderful starters, which are characterized by the presence of seafood, canapés and the best Spanish sausages, cheeses and hams.
Spanish Christmas sweets
Christmas banquets in Spain experience infinite variations and not only for each region, but for each home. However, there is an incredible phenomenon that almost does not vary practically in any house that celebrates Christmas in our country and you will already be imagining what. Indeed, nougats and traditional Spanish sweets from Spain.
At the time of dessert and after dinner, we can ensure that these products never fail. Therefore, if you are looking for the ideal place to buy Spanish nougat online, you know. At Your Spanish we have a number of products and sweets from the best manufacturers in Spain, such as Suchard nougat or El Toro polvorones. There is a Spanish Christmas sweet for every taste, so... Let's start thinking about typical Christmas food! And, of course, to fill the basket to end with the best taste in your mouth thanks to our incredible sweets.
