Christmas table in Britain: tradition and modernity. British Cooking: Traditional Christmas Dishes

The English easily put aside their stiffness to have fun at the Christmas holidays. Tired of celebrating Christmas in your usual surroundings? Let's join the merry Englishmen and try their traditional Christmas dishes.

“English Christmas pudding”

This is a traditional recipe with a long history. Previously, pudding was called oatmeal, to which bread crumbs, raisins, almonds and honey were added. Gradually, the recipe was modified and has come down to our days in a slightly updated form. Ideally, English Christmas pudding should be prepared a couple of weeks before Christmas so that it brews well in the refrigerator. But we will not complicate the cooking process and make pudding no worse than English.

You will need:
Flour - 4.5 cups
Baking powder - 4 tsp
Salt
Cinnamon - 2 tsp
Allspice - 1 tbsp.
Cloves - half tsp
Nutmeg
Butter - 150 gr.
Raisins - 1 cup
Kishmish - 1 cup
Apples - 3 pcs.
Walnuts - 1 cup
Brown sugar - 1.5 cups
Eggs - 6 pcs.
Buttermilk - 1 cup
bread crumb

Cooking:
The basis of the English Christmas pudding is dried fruits and nuts. Therefore, carefully choose these ingredients for your dessert.
Start by oiling six pudding molds. Dust them with flour and set aside, we won't need them for now. Whisk flour with baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Add a pinch of salt. In another bowl, mix dried fruits with two tablespoons of flour. Pour the contents of one bowl into another and mix.

Now you need to soften the butter, add sugar, eggs, buttermilk to it and beat well. Mix liquid mixture with dry mixture. Add breadcrumbs and knead the dough, it should turn out elastic. Pour it into the prepared molds, filling them halfway. Cover the molds with a sheet of waxed paper and tie tightly with a thread. Cook the puddings in a water bath for six hours, periodically adding boiling water. Serve with cranberry sauce or whipped cream.

Before serving the pudding, the English douse it with rum and set it on fire. It looks very impressive.

“Pork in English”

You don't have to be a professional chef to make this traditional Christmas dish. It is quite simple, but includes unusual combinations of flavors.

You will need:
Pork - 1 kg
Apples - 2 pcs.
Mint - 1 tbsp. l.
Butter - 50 gr.
Sour cream - 200 gr.
Mayonnaise
Onion
Salt pepper
Fat - 100 gr.
Tarragon, thyme, cumin

Cooking:

We take the fat, divide it into two parts, put one part aside. Cut the second part into small pieces and sprinkle with black pepper, salt, add a tablespoon of mayonnaise. Pork cut into portions, about 250 gr. every. We coat each piece of pork with a mixture of bacon and mayonnaise and put in the refrigerator for two hours. After the meat has marinated, put it on a baking sheet, put in the oven for 20 minutes. Brown the meat until golden brown, it should be juicy, but not pink.

At this time, you can prepare the sauce: melt the butter in a pan, fry the onions, apples grated on a fine grater, fry everything over low heat. Add sour cream, stew with mint leaves, salt, pepper to taste. Cut the second part of the bacon into thin strips and place on a plate. Pour a little sauce over it, put pieces of meat on it, pour sauce again and garnish with mint. Sprinkle the dish with spices (tarragon, thyme, cumin).

Until recently, I considered the British to be very serious and stiff people. Such they seem to many not only after watching feature films. For example, I am still surprised by the presence in England of the Queen as head of state. Just a real fairy tale! To be honest, I always wanted to get to know the inhabitants of Foggy Albion better. How they live, how they rejoice, celebrate holidays and, finally, what they eat. If you have not visited the country at Christmas and have not tried the traditional Christmas dishes in England, be sure to do it. An amazing England will open before you, in which a real fairy tale lives.

What traditional Christmas dishes are popular in England

Christmas in this country is a family holiday, obligatory and serious, but at the same time he is so warm, cheerful, perky and very beautiful. For example, the British decorate the house for Christmas in a special way: these are mistletoe branches, the famous Christmas sock, a Christmas wreath " Advent Wreath“, advent calendars. Until now, you can kiss any girl standing under a sprig of mistletoe (so much for the prim English). And what about the Christmas pantomimes and songs that the residents sing when they gather in groups? But this is not some kind of quiet church singing, but funny scenes and songs on the theme of Christmas or famous fairy tales, but with a deep allegorical meaning. Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. The meal is started after the official congratulations of the queen at 3 pm. In general, the whole country is simply transformed!

The most amazing Christmas dish that I managed to try in England was pudding. The dish is unusual not only when serving, but also in cooking. Outwardly, it looks like a dark brown cake, but it is cooked in a “water bath”. The abundance of ingredients used in the preparation of the pudding give it not just an unusual taste, but a kind of, if I may say so, "taste". Before serving, it is doused with rum and set on fire. When using pudding, at first you feel the taste of rum with spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice), then the taste of nuts, raisins, candied fruits, prunes, honey is added. Delicious.

Unusual pudding is stored for a long time, infused for a long time before consumption, very satisfying and leaves a long aftertaste. I don’t think that you can cook such a masterpiece on your own, because they learn to cook this dish from childhood, participating in its preparation together with adults. Wishes are made over the pudding, which gives the holiday an additional charm.

Traditional Christmas dishes in England are also baked turkey with potatoes and gooseberry sauce, oxtail soup, sweet Christmas cake, oysters in sauce with red caviar, Brussels sprouts with bacon and cheese, sausages in bacon with cranberry sauce, chicken breasts.

Turkey with potatoes- a spectacular dish that is served surrounded by baked potatoes. To my surprise, the turkey was tasty and juicy. I have always considered turkey meat to be dry. If you think like me, go to England and see for yourself. Live oysters with red caviar are a real gourmet dish. Red caviar is a world-famous delicacy, and oysters are a healthy seafood, also a delicacy. The dish is light, you can eat a lot, but live oysters still do not squeak. Brussels sprouts with bacon is a hearty dish and although I don't like sprouts, I ate everything that was served.

In England, at Christmas, you can arrange a real fabulous holiday not only for the soul, but also for the stomach. By the way, for Christmas, the British prefer to forget about all sorts of diets and restrictions. But January 26 is also a day off, which is usually spent at home, relaxing in front of the TV.

Finally, we offer you a wonderful video recipe for a Christmas turkey:

Countries where Christmas is celebrated today (Christmas day), the main event of the day is the big Christmas dinner (Christmas Lunch) where the whole family gathers. Sometimes individual family members even come from other countries - family Christmas traditions are so strong.

For many centuries, all the inhabitants of the British Isles, a common food at Christmas was a special oatmeal plum porridge. (plum-porridge), boiled in meat broth, bread crumbs, raisins, almonds, prunes and honey were also added to it and served very hot. The porridge was cooked in large copper cauldrons a few weeks before Christmas by the whole family. When cooking, each member of the family made a wish. Four items were placed in the porridge: a coin, a thimble, a button and a ring. Later, when porridge was eaten, every object found in the pudding had its own meaning. A coin meant wealth in the new year, a button - a bachelor life, a thimble for a girl meant an unmarried life, a ring - marriage (marriage).

During the XVIII century. plum porridge is gradually being replaced by plum pudding (plum-pudding), and by the middle of the XIX century. the latter becomes the main dish of the Christmas table. Plum pudding is made from bread crumbs with the addition of various spices, fruits, and before serving it is doused with rum and lit. And it still remains in the custom of the British to hide small silver coins and jewelry in the Christmas pudding - "for good luck."

By the beginning of the XX century. Christmas has become a family holiday, and as for the national British traditions, many of them have remained unchanged to this day.

Roasted turkey and potatoes are a traditional Christmas meal in England. (roast turkey and potatoes) 🍗,

sweet pie with filling (mince pies) 🎂,

traditional Christmas pudding (Christmas pudding)🎂and Christmas fruit cake (Christmas cake) .🎂

From drinks, eggnog is popular ( eggnog- a drink based on beaten eggs with the addition of milk, cognac or rum, sugar, spices; served hot or cold)

🍹 punch ( punch- a hot or cold drink made from strong liquor or wine, fruit juice and spices),

🍹 mulled wine ( mulled wine ),

🍹 cider ( cider ),

🍹 oily rum drink ( hot buttered rum batter - batter with a lot of butter is mixed with ice cream and spices and frozen. Then add a ball of this mixture to a glass, add a portion of rum and add hot water, stir well)🍹.

In Scotland, a round sand cake is baked for the New Year's table, which is pinched around the edges, decorated with sugar-cooked almonds, nuts, sugar and marzipan figurines, and sweets. Every year, a huge number of such cakes are sent to all corners of the globe to the Scots who find themselves far from home. As decorations, national emblems are applied to the birthday cake - the Scottish cross, heather, fingers crossed over the sea, mountainous terrain, etc.

It's nice to be where the spirit of a real Christian Christmas reigns. If you have such a desire, be sure to go to England (the country that is the birthplace of Christmas traditions) and get acquainted with the local rituals and customs, reverently preserved by the inhabitants of this kingdom for hundreds of years.

Visiting England, you will plunge into the atmosphere of a grandiose holiday!

Christmas traditions in England

Getting ready for the holiday starts here in advance. The first preparatory step is fasting, which lasts four weeks and is called Advent. From the beginning of Advent, the British bring to their homes a special, made in the form of a wreath - "Advent Wreath". If ordinary wreaths are hung on the door, then this one is solemnly placed on the table and 4 candles are attached to it, each of which burns on one of the Sundays of Advent.

In the days leading up to Christmas, people can be found on the streets of England singing traditional Christmas carols about the birth of Jesus and his life. The hymn singers also collect donations for the underprivileged. Houses are decorated with evergreen holly branches, festive tinsel (by the way, it was the Englishman who invented them) and colorful ribbons. The British were the first of all the inhabitants of Europe to introduce the tradition of decorating their homes with holly, which, according to popular belief, repels evil spirits.

England at Christmas looks extraordinarily fabulous

No less ancient is the custom of attaching a sprig of mistletoe over the door - a sacred plant of the ancient Druids, which is identified with eternal life and peace. According to tradition, if a girl stops under the mistletoe, then the man has the right to kiss her. By the way, the custom of kissing under the mistletoe originated in this country. Previously, a young man could claim as many kisses as there were berries on a branch.

Christmas night in this country is never dark - all the windows are lit by a huge number of candles. The origins of this tradition go back to the ritual of burning a special log at Christmas, so that light would defeat darkness. Such a ceremony appeared in England back in the time of the Vikings, who on Christmas days felled the largest tree and left it to dry until the new festival. Exactly one year later, the tree was cut into logs and the hearth was heated, scaring away misfortunes.

Before gathering at the festive table, the inhabitants of England go to church, and upon returning home, they watch the Queen's address on TV. After dinner, the whole family plays charades or scrabble. On the second day of Christmas, the British remember the deeds of St. Stephen, and this day is called “Boxing day”. At this time, donation boxes are set up in temples. All decorations are removed on the twelfth day after the onset of the holiday. If this is not done, luck will turn away in the new year.

The British are the legislators of the tradition of Christmas decorations

Father Christmas

Since October, little residents of the UK have been writing lists of Christmas gifts,. By the way, gifts to household members should be approximately equal in value. Often they distribute by lot. Interestingly, the tradition of putting gifts in stockings also came from Victorian England. According to legend, when Santa Claus first entered the house through the chimney, a couple of gold coins fell from his pocket into a wet sock hung to dry over the fireplace.

Since then, the British began to hang stockings in the hope of receiving gifts from Santa. But Santa Claus has not always been a symbol of the holiday in England! Back in the 19th century, the traditional hero was "Father Christmas", dressed in a green suit, as a symbol of the turning of the sun for spring. The tradition of bringing gifts to children did not exist then either - the wizard simply walked around the houses of the British and spoke congratulatory words.

Red clothes appeared in this character as a result of an advertising campaign conducted by the Coca-Cola Corporation, and this happened only in the 90s of the last century. But now, on the night before Christmas, when children go to bed, they always leave a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa Claus, and they save carrots for Rudolph the reindeer. If you leave a good wizard without treats, then you can not wait for gifts.

The current image of Santa Claus was created by the legends and advertising of Coca-Cola

Christmas cards

It is to the British that we owe the custom of giving for the holidays. The first of them was printed in a London printing house in the middle of the 19th century. Over time, the printing of postcards has become an independent direction in the printing industry. Printing houses carefully selected plots and pictures for future postcards - initially they depicted ivy branches, mistletoe and heather. The tradition took root so much that they began to send postcards by mail to relatives and friends who could not celebrate the holiday at home.

Traditional menu

The British believe that the Christmas table determines the well-being of the year, so they always prepare a varied menu - they bake a pig's head, meat rolls and fish, bake and decorate Christmas bread, some of which is usually distributed to the poor. There is always pudding on the table, which must be prepared in advance so that it is infused. For a long time, pudding was the most common dessert among all the inhabitants of the British Empire.

One of the main dishes on the English Christmas table is pudding.

The basis of this dish is oatmeal (“plum-porridge”), which was cooked in huge cauldrons a few days before Christmas. Such porridge was prepared in a strong meat broth. Bread crumbs, dried fruits, nuts were gradually added to the brew, seasoned with honey and served hot at the festive table. Over time, this time-consuming dish was replaced by plum pudding, which is made from bread crumbs with spices and fruits.

The tradition of making pudding with the whole family is still alive - even small children are given a large spoon to interfere with it, thereby joining the family holiday. Before cutting this traditional English dessert, it is soaked in rum and set on fire. Also an obligatory dish of the Christmas table is a baked turkey, which is served with potatoes. This is a relatively recent tradition - back in the 19th century, a goose flaunted on the festive table, as it was cheaper.

The British do not forget to treat themselves to roasted chestnuts, fried bacon, parsnips and Brussels sprouts served with cranberry sauce. They certainly prepare a Christmas cake, in which they hide a bean, a ring, a coin and a button. It is believed that a bean comes across for good luck, a ring indicates an imminent marriage, a coin indicates that a person will get rich, but a button threatens financial turmoil.

Roasted whole turkey - a traditional Christmas dish

Christmas tree

The Victorian era brought new Christmas traditions to England that are associated with custom. For the first time, an elegant beauty was installed in the Windsor residence in 1841. From about the same time, they began to give Christmas gifts to children and loved ones. Now spruce is supplied to the English royal court by the Norwegian royal family. The tradition began in 1946 as a gratitude for the invaluable help to the Norwegians during the Second World War.

By the way, the main metropolitan Christmas tree is decorated only with the help of vertically arranged garlands, which look rather modest. Artists of singing groups perform near the Christmas tree throughout the festive evenings. They sing holiday hymns and thus contribute to the cause of collecting donations for the poor.

In houses, Christmas trees are set long before Christmas - from the beginning of December. Common colors for decoration are red, green and gold. In conservative England, they do not like excessive variegation and appreciate the classic English style. In addition to toys, treats for children cooked according to are hung on a tree.

Elegant Christmas tree - a traditional English attribute of Christmas

Holiday entertainment

The custom of staging pantomime scenes at Christmas is considered purely English. Usually they are based on fairy tales familiar to each of us - for example, "Cinderella" or "Puss in Boots". Despite all the stiffness, the British love to joke, so on Christmas, before starting a meal, each family member clap a special holiday cracker, from which, in addition to confetti, a small present and a comic message fly out.

A traditional Christmas plant in Western Europe is the poinsettia, an indoor flower with bright red leaves. Surprisingly, this tradition came to Foggy Albion from Mexico and quickly won the favor of the locals. An interesting tradition of Christmas jokes based on a play on words. Children ask friends or parents funny questions on the theme of the holiday, and they must answer them jokingly.

On the evening before Christmas - Christmas Eve - there is not a soul on the streets of English cities, and only the most popular tourist routes are filled with groups of visitors. Residents of the UK spend this evening at home, leaving the house only to attend Mass. The main service takes place in Westminster Abbey - there are so many people that there is nowhere for an apple to fall.

Christmas skits are an integral part of British holidays

At Christmas, tourists can watch numerous theatrical performances that take place on the streets or are shown in theaters. Thematic programs will be held in all concert halls, and many hotels announce masquerade balls. The most massive festivities take place in London at Trafalgar Square. It is here that the main state Christmas tree is set up and open-air concerts are held.

No less interesting events are held in the Tower, the Palace of Justice, Somerset House and Kew Gardens - ice rinks are flooded here, lit by ancient lanterns and torches. The main Christmas market takes place in Leicester Square. Here you can not only taste local delicacies and buy gifts, but also take part in competitions and even win valuable prizes! English department stores offer massive discounts, so you can go shopping in the West End or Oxford Street.

Christmas discounts are sure to attract shoppers

Shopping at Christmas

This is a separate type of entertainment, since Christmas is one of the biggest holidays of the year, which means that the discounts during this period are grandiose. On the eve of Christmas in the shopping centers of England there is an unprecedented excitement - everyone wants to buy gifts and take advantage of discounts. Each store sells a variety of toys and decorations, and after Christmas they sell them in bulk for 50p a box.

The excitement also reigns in flea markets, for example, on Petticoat Lane - even car traffic stops here, it is still impossible to pass among the crowds of sellers and buyers. Here you can buy gifts from all over the world - representatives of China, India, Malaysia and Turkey exhibit their assortment. The Greenwich Market also attracts tourists and locals - here you will be offered hand-embroidered clothes, antique interior items and curiosities from all over the world.

There are many amazing architectural sights in England

Where else to go in England for Christmas?

• The holiday can be celebrated not only in London. Visit medieval York - one of the most beautiful English cities, famous for its Ministerial Cathedral.
• A rich excursion program awaits you in ancient Chester and in the homeland of the national hero Robin Hood - in Nottingham.
• Travel to Durham, which houses the unique Norman Cathedral, more like an ancient stone cliff.
• Not without interest to visit Leicester - the oldest city in England.
• The medieval city of Shrewsbury is famous for its beautiful Romanesque architecture, the appearance of which has not changed at all over the past centuries.
• The holiday can be met in Derby, located on the banks of the Derwent River. It is this city that is the birthplace of the industrial revolution - the first manufactories and factories for the production of silk fabrics, porcelain products and even railways arose here.

In every country there is a tradition to prepare a certain set of dishes for the New Year and Christmas holidays. Sooner or later, some of them become known outside of this state and gain popularity abroad. However, it also happens that over time in the progenitor country the dish has already lost its popularity, if it is prepared, it is not so often, it cannot be considered the Christmas symbol of this state ... However, reputation on the world culinary arena is also important!

Today the Culinary League presents to your attention 6 recipes for Christmas dishes from around the world! We think that such culinary creations will be able to enrich your holiday menu, making it more original and unusual! So, let's begin:

No. 1. France. Christmas log.

An excellent cake, which to this day is the favorite Christmas dish of the French, and in world culinary the cake has taken its rightful place a long time ago. Traditionally, the cake was made with chestnut cream, but over time it has been replaced more and more often, so you can use your favorite, for example, curd cream.

Ingredients:

For test:

• Chicken egg - 5 pcs.
• Sugar - ¼ st.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 tsp
• Flour - 1 tbsp.
• Butter - 2.5 tbsp.

For cream:

• Raw chestnut - 2 pcs.
• Honey - 1 tbsp.
• Milk - 2/3 tbsp.
• Yolk - 2 pcs.
• Sugar - 4 tbsp.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 tsp
• Potato starch - 1 tsp
• Dark rum - 1 tbsp.
• Cream 33% - 1 tbsp.
• Cocoa, chocolate, powdered sugar, etc. for decoration.

Cooking:

Wash the chestnuts, cut on the sides and send to boil. After boiling, boil until they become very soft, about 20 minutes, then peel them from the skin and rub through a metal sieve. Combine chestnut puree with honey. In a separate saucepan, mix milk, starch, yolks, sugar, vanilla sugar and put on low heat. Cook until the mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Next, remove the cream from the heat and mix the chestnut puree and rum into it, refrigerate for a couple of hours. Whip the cream with a mixer and gradually knead into the cream, after which the cream will need another 2 hours in the refrigerator.

To prepare the dough in a deep baking dish, mix the eggs, sugar and vanilla sugar, put the mixture in a water bath and let it heat up, constantly beating with a mixer at low power. As soon as the mass becomes warm, remove it from the heat and beat until it doubles in volume. Add flour and melted butter. Line a rectangular baking dish with parchment paper, grease with oil and pour over the batter. Bake in preheated to 180 gr. oven 7 minutes. Remove the form from the oven, immediately turn the biscuit onto an iron grate, do not remove the parchment! Let the biscuit cool slightly, then roll it into a roll and leave it like that for 5-7 minutes. Unfold the biscuit. Lubricate the biscuit with cream, gradually roll it up, separating the parchment. Cover the roll with the rest of the cream and whatever you want to decorate. Let it brew in the refrigerator.

No. 2. Bulgaria. Banitsa.

The famous Christmas cake originally from Bulgaria has become popular throughout Europe, it is almost unknown in Russia, but this is a big omission! After all, it really is simply breathtakingly delicious!

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry - 1 pack.
• Cheese - 250 gr.
• Leek - 4 pcs.
• Paprika - a pinch.
• Chicken eggs - 3 pcs.
• Sour cream - 100 gr.

Cooking:

Put the onion to sauté, in the meantime, chop the cheese with a blender. Beat the eggs until a uniform foam is formed, then combine with sour cream and paprika, mix with onion and cheese and put in a baking dish. Make a few balls from the dough, then roll them into sausages and put a snail on top of the filling. Bake in a preheated oven for 40 minutes at 200 degrees.

No. 3. Czech Republic. Potato salad.

This dish is not only a symbol of Christmas, potato salad is the most popular dish of Czech cuisine in the world!

Ingredients:

• Potato - 2 kg.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Celery root - half.
• Parsley root - 1 pc.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Pickled cucumbers - 2-3 pcs.
• Chicken egg - 2 pcs.
• Yogurt without fillers - 100 gr.
• Mayonnaise - 100 gr.
• Apples - 2 pcs.
• Mustard - 1 tbsp
• Salt, pepper to taste.

Cooking:

Boil the root vegetables, just do not let them boil! Cut the vegetables into small cubes, the salad should not turn into a homogeneous mass. Grate the apple, if you do not like hardness in salads, remove the skin first. Mix yogurt with mayonnaise and add a spoonful of mustard. Traditionally, sweet mustard is used, but lovers can put spicy, more familiar to us. Add salt and pepper to taste.

No. 4. Great Britain. Turkey with cranberry sauce.

Many people think that the turkey is an exclusively American Thanksgiving dish, but we must not forget that American culture was formed from a mixture of traditions from European countries, which also influenced cooking. Turkey with cranberry sauce is a traditional English Christmas dish.

Ingredients:

Turkey:

• Whole turkey - 1 pc.
• Olive oil
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Lemon - 1 pc.
• Salt, pepper, herbs to taste.

Cranberry Sauce:

• Cranberry - 200 gr.
• Red onion - 2 pcs.
• Apple - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 3 cloves.
• Ginger root - 3 cm.
• Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp.
• Salt, sugar to taste.
• Cold water - ½ tbsp.

Cooking:

Rinse the turkey thoroughly inside and out, then wipe it with napkins or a towel, it should not be wet. Rub the inside of the duck with salt and pepper, quartered onion and lemon and leave all the ingredients inside. Set aside ¼ lemon and onion. Raise the tail of the turkey and secure with toothpicks so that the juice does not flow out of the bird, tie the legs with twine. Open the skin on the neck, lay the remaining onion and lemon and also grab with toothpicks. Brush the carcass with oil and rub with salt and spices. You can use brushes, but it's best to do it by hand. Lay the bird breast down on a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, then send the turkey to bake for an hour, then reduce the temperature to 150 degrees. An hour later, take the bird out, turn it over and bake until tender. 6 kg. a turkey takes about 3 hours to cook, calculate the time for your bird. Once cooked, do not serve the turkey immediately, let it stand for half an hour under the foil.

It is better not to buy the sauce, but to cook it yourself. Peel the apple and remove the core, then cut into small cubes. Cut the onion into feathers, and the garlic into slices, chop the ginger. Heat the butter in a small saucepan, lightly fry the onion in it, add the garlic, apple and ginger. After 5 minutes, add cranberries and add water. Increase the heat and bring the mixture to a boil, keep the heat until the sauce thickens, stirring constantly, add salt and sugar to taste.

No. 5. Greece. Pie with almonds.

This pie is served in almost every Greek home at Christmas, the dish is truly traditional and, of course, there are a great many recipes, you can try any, the Culinary League suggests you start with the most common.

Ingredients:

• Butter - 250 gr.
• Chicken eggs - 4 pcs.
• Sugar sand - 300 gr.
• Almonds - 100 gr.
• Orange juice - 125 ml.
• Orange peel - 1 tsp
• Vanillin - 1 gr.
• Cinnamon - 1 tsp
• Milk - 125 ml.
• Flour - 400 gr.
• Baking powder - 1.5 tsp
• Powdered sugar - 2 tbsp

Cooking:

Allow the butter to cool, soften slightly, then beat together with the sugar until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beat until smooth. Continue whisking the mixture, add orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed, and milk. Next, add vanilla, zest and cinnamon, then flour with baking powder. Pour the almonds into the prepared dough, mix. Bake at a temperature of 180 gr. 45 minutes, do not forget to grease the mold with butter.

No. 6. Russia. Kulebyak.

This dish is an absolutely unfairly forgotten masterpiece of Russian cuisine! If you have never tried kulebyaka, the New Year holidays are the time to correct this situation!

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 400 gr.
• Milk - 250 ml.
• Margarine - 100 gr.
• Dry yeast - 2 tsp
• Chicken egg - 2 pcs.
• Sugar - 1 tbsp.
• Onion - 2 pcs.
• Fish fillet - 400 gr.
• Rice - 100 gr.
• Parsley - 1 bunch.

Cooking:

Warm the milk a little in a saucepan, then dissolve the sugar and yeast in it, add a couple of tablespoons of flour. Stir and put the dough in a warm place for 30 minutes. Pass all the remaining flour through a sieve and mix with margarine and eggs, leave one egg for lubrication, knead together with the dough that has come up. Put the dough back in a warm place, and in the meantime, boil the fish with spices and salt until half cooked. Boil rice in fish broth, cut the onion into half rings and saute in sunflower oil, rinse and chop the parsley. Line a baking sheet with paper, roll out the dough into 1 layer, put on a baking sheet. Put a layer of rice in the middle of the pie, then a layer of onion, parsley and, finally, fish, pour a couple of tablespoons of broth. Bring the edges of the dough together and seal well. Bake until pastry is done in preheated oven.