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RECIPES

FESTIVE TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD:

Celebrating the Season in Global Style

As the year hurtles towards its close, the Christmas Ham: A Culinary Journey Through Time
impending Christmas season prompts us to In Tudor England, a boar’s head reigned supreme as
prepare for the joyous festivities that bring the Christmas centrepiece, harkening back to Viking
families together, allowing us to unwind, traditions of offering a boar as a sacrifice to Freyr,
celebrate successes, and recharge for the the Norse god of harvest and fertility. However, as
new challenges awaiting us. In the spirit times changed, the Christmas ham became a more
of the season, here is a look at global accessible alternative for families. The yule ham,
holiday feasts and traditions, each adding with its roots in Viking practices, has since become a
its unique flavour to the festivities. quintessential holiday dish enjoyed across the globe.

Turkey: A Feast Fit for a Global Panettone: A Milanese Love Story in Every Bite
Celebration Originating in the 1400s, panettone is a Milanese bread enriched
Come November and December, turkeys with a heartwarming tale. Concocted by a duke’s
take centre stage on festive tables around falconer and a local baker, this sweet bread
the world. While roast goose was once was born from their love for the baker’s
the star, the practicality of turkeys— daughter, Adalgisa. Dried fruit and
cheap to raise and large enough to feed citron were added to the dough to give
extended families—ushered in a new it a festive touch. The popularity of
tradition. The turkey’s affordability and panettone saved the bakery and paved
ample servings soon made it the go-to the way for the falconer and Adalgisa to
choice for festive feasts, bringing families marry, creating a Christmas tradition that
together in a delicious celebration. continues to delight palates today.

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