Borrego Assado
This delicious roast lamb dish is one of Portugal’s most beloved Christmas meat dishes. It boasts the lovely savory flavor of lamb meat, fragrant rosemary and garlic and the sophistication...
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Salpicão de Frango (Brazilian Chicken Salad)
This easy chicken salad recipe originating from Brazil is so quick to prepare and super delicious. It’s such a versatile dish that the Brazilians like to make for Christmas, because...
Mixiotes de Pollo (Chicken Mixiotes)
Mixiotes de Pollo is a traditional Mexican dish that dates to pre-Hispanic times and it especially popular at Christmas. While chicken (i.e. pollo) is a favorite filling, mixiotes can actually...
Hake in Green Sauce (Merluza a la Koskera)
Tonight’s dinner dish is the delicious Merluza a la Koskera, better known as hake in green sauce. Originally from the Basque region of Spain, Koskera hake is one of those traditional...
Bacalhau da Consoada
Bacalhau da Consoada, the Christmas Eve cod, holds a profound place in Portuguese Christmas customs and food. Crafted with salted and dried cod (bacalhau), a culinary staple ingrained in Portuguese...
Cochinillo Asado (Roasted Suckling Pig)
Cochinillo Asado is a timeless dish, that has been a part of Spain’s Christmas culinary tradition since medieval times. It’s typically made using a suckling pig is a pig that...
Cod Ajoarriero Style
Celebrating Christmas in Spain, means you’ll be served fish in some form or another, as per tradition. One of the most popular and delicious fish dishes is this stew made...
Chicharron de Cadiz
Chicharron de Cadiz is an delicious pork appetizer popular in southern Spain region of Cadiz, where it always finds a place on the Christmas dinner table. It isn’t in itself...
Coquito (Puerto Rican Eggnog)
Some people think of Coquito as a Puerto Rican copy of the popular British eggnog. And while some recipes for coquito nowadays include egg yolks, giving them more of a...
Sylta
Sylta is a type of meat hash, mostly eaten these days by the older generation. It is made with meat from the head of a calf or pig, that has been...
Bacalhau com Broa
Bacalhau com Broa serves as the go-to winter dish for warming up during the colder months in Portugal. Frequently served for Christmas in Portugal, it aligns with the region’s longstanding...
Rosolli (Finish Beet Herring Salad)
No Finnish Christmas feast is complete without a beet herring salad on the table. Its tart and savory flavors and medley of textures works amazingly well with main dishes like...
Arroz Verde (Mexican Green Rice)
Arroz verde, which means Green Rice in Spanish, is a popular dish for so many Mexican meals. It adds heartiness and flavor, and an eye-catching pop of color to your...
Queso Relleno Yucateco (Mexican Stuffed Cheese)
This is a very delicious Mexican Christmas dish. The cheese with which it’s prepared, known as queso de bola, is a Dutch Edam cheese. It is filled with spicy ground...
Portuguese Bean Soup
Hawaiian cuisine is a melting pot of different influences that the natives have adopted, perfected and made their own. Between 1878 and 1911, over 16,000 Portuguese migrants have arrived in...
Shoyu Chicken
Chicken is a popular choice for holiday potluck in Hawaii and this recipe is a true crown pleaser. After all, who doesn’t love deliciously sweet-and-savory fried chicken? It’s made with...
Pasteles de Masa
Pasteles (or “pateles” as Hawaiians pronounce it), are a Puerto Rican Christmas dish adopted by Hawaii during the plantation era. Made with pork, beef, or seafood and mixed with green plantain masa,...
Akkoub
Akkoub is a wild plant that grows in parts of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine. Akkoub belongs to the sunflower family and is harvested in early spring. The plant is...
Tortitas de Camarones (Shrimp Tortitas)
Shrimp tortitas (or “tortillitas”) are a Mexican dish that is served as a tapa throughout the year, although they are most enjoyed during Christmas time and Lent. Tortitas originate from...
Bacalao a La Mexicana (Mexican Salted Cod)
Bacalao is a mestizo dish, traditionally served at Christmas dinner in Mexico, and is of Spanish and indigenous heritage, and adapted with local ingredients. The Mexican version has olives, capers,...
Arroz Amarillo Con Pollo (Yellow Rice with Chicken)
If Arroz Imperial is likened to the Cuban version of Lasagna, then Arroz Amarillo could be dubbed as the Cuban counterpart to Paella! The traditional version of this dish is...
Birria de Chivo (Mexican Goat Stew)
Bittia de Chivo is a Mexican goat meat stew, simmered in a sauce of ancho chilies and spices and cooked on low, low heat until it is melt-in-your-mouth and fall-off-the-bone...
Chilaquiles with Chicken
Chilaquiles are a perfect recipe to prepare if you had tortillas from the day before and since most families in Mexico do have leftover tortillas, this dish is one of...
Fricasé de Pollo
This incredibly delicious Cuban dish is yet another testament to the Cuban people’s love for chicken. It’s prepared by marinating the meat in orange juice before simmering in a tasty...