Christmas recipes from around the world
Bring the world to your Christmas table. These delicious festive recipes from around the globe include traditional bakes, biscuits, main dishes, sides and drinks.
Discover traditional Central and Eastern European bakes such as Romanian Cozonac, gugelhupf and Ukrainian Christmas bread. Stir up a classic American cocktail, or swap turkey for Puerto Rican pork and roasties for Swedish potatoes.
Our Christmas recipes from around the world include dishes from France, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Looking to add something special to your Christmas dinner? Our Glow Up mini recipes are smart ways to introduce some extra sparkle to old favourites, from a sage and nutmeg garlic butter to flavour the turkey with to orange and hazelnut chilli oil to pep up traditional veg.
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Christmas recipes from around the world
Pierna mechada (Mexican roast pork leg)
This flavour-packed Mexican roast pork leg with adobo is enjoyed at Christmas, says chef Adriana Cavita, who shares her traditional recipe.
Christmas recipes from around the world
Christmas Jansson’s temptation
Brontë Aurell shares her recipe for Jansson's temptation (Jansson's frestelse), a classic Swedish potato dish made with cream and ansjovis.
Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Herby tamarind lamb with baked jollof rice
This tamarind and herb-stuffed lamb with baked jollof rice recipe is a celebratory Senegalese-inspired one-pot by Lerato Umah-Shaylor.
Christmas recipes from around the world
Melomakarona (Greek Christmas biscuits)
 Irini Tzortzoglou shares her recipe for melomakarona, traditional Greek honey and olive oil biscuits usually made at Christmastime.Â
Christmas recipes from around the world
Bicerin (Italian coffee and chocolate drink)
Bicerin is a hot drink from Turin, Italy. Espresso is topped with a layer of melted chocolate followed by a layer of whipped cream. Heaven.
Festive desserts
Sweet golden dumplings with ginger sauce
These golden, sweet dumplings are a Christmas favourite in Hungary and Romania. Serve the warm, yeasted buns with a jug of vanilla sauce.
Christmas baking recipes
Cozonac (Romanian Christmas and Easter bread)
Cozonac is a traditional Romanian bread, served at both Easter and Christmas. Irina Georgescu shares her recipe for cozonac with walnuts.
Filo pastry recipes
Armenian pakhlava with pomegranate syrup
Armenian pakhlava is similar to baklava. The buttery filo pastries have a sweet pomegranate syrup and are served at festive gatherings.
Christmas baking recipes
Romanian mill wheels (chocolate and hazelnut meringues)
Food writer Irina Georgescu shares her recipe for festive Romanian mill wheels - little meringues sandwiched with chocolate cream.
Christmas baking recipes
Orange gugelhupf with cranberries
A majestic, yeasted gugelhupf studded with dried fruit is a festive must-bake in much of Central Europe. Irina Georgescu shares her recipe.
Pork recipes from around the world
Jerk-spiced pork stuffing
James Cochran's pork stuffing gets a lift from scotch bonnets and the smoky, toasty flavours of jerk seasoning. Try with glazed ham or turkey.
Prawn recipes
James Martin’s Coquilles St Jacques
Discover James Martin's recipe for the classic French dish, coquilles st jacques. Scallops and prawns are served in the scallop shells in a creamy gratin.
Christmas baking recipes
Kolach (Ukrainian Christmas bread)
Step aside, panettone: there’s a new festive bake in town. Let Olia Hercules introduce you to kolach, a Ukrainian braided Christmas bread.
Turkey recipes
Turkey pozole
This delicious version of pozole, a hearty Mexican soup, uses leftover turkey in place of the traditional pork, and is made with pozole corn.
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