Roasts that take all afternoon share the table with dishes steamed in husks or cured for weeks. Some homes swear by tradition, others by whatever their grandparents cooked.
1Roast TurkeyA whole oven-roasted turkey, the centerpiece of Christmas dinner in Britain, Ireland, Canada and much of the United States.1000pts
2Glazed HamA cured ham baked with a sweet glaze of brown sugar, honey or mustard, often studded with cloves.512pts
3Roast DuckA whole roasted duck with crisp skin, served at Christmas in Denmark and other parts of northern Europe.444pts
4Beef WellingtonBeef tenderloin coated in mushroom duxelles and wrapped in puff pastry before baking.363pts
5Roast GooseA whole roasted goose, the traditional Christmas bird in Germany and Victorian England before the turkey took over.363pts
6Leg of LambA roast leg of lamb, a Christmas main in central Italy and in many Australian homes.363pts
7LutefiskDried whitefish soaked in lye and cooked, a Scandinavian Christmas dish kept alive by Norwegian-American communities in the Midwest.363pts
8Prime RibA standing rib roast of beef cut from the primal rib, roasted on the bone and carved at the table.266pts
9TamalesCorn masa dough filled with meat or other fillings and steamed in husks, made in large batches for Christmas in Mexico and the American Southwest.266pts
10LasagnaBaked layers of pasta, meat sauce and cheese, a Christmas staple in many Italian-American homes.0pts
Photo credits
- Roast Turkey — Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Roast Duck — cyclonebill from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Beef Wellington — Snielsen1112, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leg of Lamb — Roger469, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lutefisk — Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tamales — Georgina Meneses, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lasagna — jules / stonesoup, CC BY 2.0
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Dickens gave the Cratchits a goose until Scrooge sent round a prize turkey. Christmas is the turkey's second holiday: https://youpick.best/articles/turkey-ranked-many-ways
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