NAME OF FOOD ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
ALE | Ale is beer or malt liquor. |
CAKE | A cake is baked for Christmas in most homes. A cake is usually made from a mixture of flour, eggs, butter (or margarine) and sugar. |
YULE LOG | A Yule Log (Bûche de Noël in French) is a traditional French christmas cake. It is in the form of a log ('bûche' in French). |
CANDY | A candy cane with red and white stripes is commonly seen at Christmas time. |
CHEESECAKE | A cheesecake is an open tart filled with flavored curd or cream cheese. |
COOKIE | Cookie is the American name for a sweet biscuit. Chocolate chip cookies and White Christmas cookies are popular. |
GATEAU | A gateau is a rich cream cake. Different kinds of cakes, like the chocolate cake, cream cake and Dundee cake are baked during Christmas. |
GINGERBREAD | Gingerbread is a ginger-flavored cake or biscuit. |
MINCEMEAT | Mincemeat is a mixture of currants, raisins, dried fruits, apple, sugar and other minced ingredients (e.g., spices) used in pies. |
MINCE PIE | A mince pie is a small pie containing mincemeat (a mixture of dried fruits, sugar, spices and other ingredients). |
MOUSSE | A mousse is a frothy, creamy dish. It is prepared from flavored cream that is whipped and frozen. |
MUFFIN | A muffin is a cup-shaped cake often eaten hot with butter. |
PIE | A Christmas pie is typically a baked dish of fruit covered with pastry or some other crust. |
PLUM PUDDING | A plum pudding is a savory sweet dish containing raisins, currants and other ingredients. |
PUDDING | A Christmas pudding is a savory sweet dish cooked with flour, sugar and other ingredients. |
PUNCH | Punch is a drink made of wine or spirits mixed with fruit juices, water (or milk), sugar and spices in a bowl. Punch is typically served at parties in large, wide bowls, known as punch bowls. There are different kinds of Punches, like Fruit Punch, Planters Punch, Hawaiian Punch, Bajan Rum Punch, Caribbean Rum Punch etc. |
SOUFFLÉ | A soufflé is a light dish made with beaten egg whites. |
TART | A tart is a fruit pie or pastry with a sweet filling of jam and other ingredients. |
TRUFFLE | A truffle is a soft sweet made with chocolate. |
Cocktail | A cocktail an iced drink of wine, alcoho or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients . There is a grand variety of popular cocktails served today all over the world. However, there are exotic cocktails served exclusively during Christmas. |
WINE | Wine is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting wine grapes or other fruits. The colour of a wine (white, red or pink) depends on the colour of its grape. Many exotic wines are served during Christmas. Each famous wine comes from a famous wine region in the world. |