Bright Christmas is a special holiday. No good again
put guests Olivier or mimosa. And it’s time to take a break from
mayonnaise salads. The body along with the figure will only say this.
thank. There are dishes that must stand on
Slavic Christmas table. Some have their own
symbolism. It is important to know that the Christmas table is divided into two.
parts: lean evening version and the subsequent holiday
breaking off
Contents
Shi for a holiday? On Christmas Eve is a must!
Christmas Eve (January 6) is the last day of fasting; in the evening they eat
plant food. Feast begins with a common prayer and the first
the dishes. By tradition, ordinary soup was often served on the table, sometimes
cooked with sauerkraut.
It is allowed to add lentils or beans, mushrooms. Sometimes
instead of soup for the last fasting dinner cooked cabbage.
An ancient dish, which is a thick stew. In it also
You can add mushrooms, beans, pickles, tomatoes and others
products that give satisfaction and brightness.
Lenten Christmas Eve in our time is not always celebrated, but many
people continue to eat modest food that day. Dinner
is the first and last meal, after which
sent to the service. In the morning you can have a hearty breakfast
начинается breaking off
With or uzvomu
At all times, an obligatory dish on the holiday table is
sweet porridge – kutya or kutya. But much better to cook it
Analogous analogue – sochivo. This dish is much more interesting to taste and
color, has its raisins and many symbolic ingredients.
It was from him the name of the Christmas Eve. Constituent products
promise rebirth, well-being, health. Besides sochivo
prepared from a large number of nourishing ingredients, different
rich and rich taste.
What cereal can be used for making porridge:
- wheat;
- rice;
- bulgur
Juicy served on the table the very first dish, along with the Lenten
soup, with them begins the meal. Be sure to serve him
saturated fruit compote – uzvar. But you can replace the juice
broth hips. By the way, according to the rules, they fill up with an uzvar.
The drink helps to achieve the very juiciness, which is said
In the title.
Whole Bird or Piglet
On the Christmas table there must be something whole.
They used to bake a suckling pig and it looked gorgeous. Now
It is not always possible to find a pig for the holiday. Therefore, all
more often limited to rabbit, hare, game. One of the most
Simple and affordable options is the bird. Now нет проблем с
its acquisition, you can find a carcass of any size and type to your
discretion.
What can be cooked whole:
- goose;
- turkey;
- chicken;
- duck.
Birds are made with apples and citrus, porridges and mushrooms, or simply
So. Particular attention should be paid to the crust. Important carcass good
to brown it so that it really becomes a festive decoration
the table.
In addition to the bird, you can put fish on the Christmas table,
cooked whole, stuffed on request. Especially impressive
Looks like a pike, but other species will do. You can stuff
greens, lemon, onions and carrots, a matter of personal taste, but cooking
necessarily with a head.
Jellied, brawn, jelly
Mandatory dish on the festive table – aspic. For christmas
it is customary to slaughter an animal, usually a pig. But also
You can cook less fatty jelly from beef. Or mix
несколько видов мяса и птицу, это на свое discretion. Do not forget
about mustard, even better to put on the table horseradish sauce or
horseradish with tomatoes.
Excellent replacement for brawn – brawn. You can also make a home
meat, liver or black pudding. No ham or salami
from the store, only natural meat products. Can bake
pork knuckle, leg of lamb or another large piece of meat. Not important
miss with size. Also on the Christmas table is not superfluous.
there will be baked ham, again baked in a large piece. Meat dishes
decorated with apples, cranberries, sprinkled with rings of bulb
Luke.
Vegetables, roast
It’s customary to serve boiled potatoes, stewed cabbage,
stew of different vegetables. No need to cook such dishes a lot, since
greater emphasis is placed on meat and poultry. Christmas table should
to be hearty but simple, without any artsy and overseas
dishes.
Instead of fatty salads, salting and
fermentation. You can mix the cabbage with mushrooms, put on plates
pickled apples, cucumbers, tomatoes and other preparations. From salads
You can cook a salad, make a carrot with garlic or beets
with prunes. All these appetizers are great with meat.
Pies and other pastries
For the Christmas table you definitely need to bake something. Speech
It is not about cakes and pastries. Most often cook big and round
bread, decorated with braids of dough, put the salt shaker. Such loaf
heads the festive feast. Often it is replaced with pies with
stuffing, various pie. Good for them to use the mixture.
wheat and rye flour. Also on the table will be old and
good pancakes, which also have many symbolic meanings.
Pancakes can be served simply with something or stuffed with minced meat,
fish, mushroom.
Lately fashionable to cook Christmas cookies, ginger
cakes, gingerbread or gingerbread dough houses. These traditions have come
to us from western countries. They have nothing bad, they are ours
rules do not contradict. If you like fragrant baking, feel free to
we cook, we treat the family and guests. Other desserts are not usually
are cooking, but in the old days at Christmas they baked apples with nuts and
honey, sometimes cooked in the oven with pumpkin.
Decoration and table setting
Of great importance is not only a set of dishes on a festive
table, but also its design. Beautiful tablecloths, festive dishes and
objects – all this can be present and set the atmosphere.
It is allowed to use spruce branches and cones in the decor. Sure to
various drinks are put on the Christmas table, but not lemonade and
not bottled. The decanters look more beautiful and neater
jugs.
The last important element that should be on
The table is a candle. Symbol of faith, purity and love, it will give comfort and
will set the festive mood.
