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Bacalhau à Brás (Christmas Eve — Portuguese Tradition)

In Portugal, Christmas Eve (Consoada) is the most important meal of the Christmas celebration, and b…

Lisbon, Portugal; Bacalha

Bigos (Polish Christmas Eve and Hunter's Stew)

Bigos — the Polish 'hunter's stew' — is one of Eastern Europe's great slow-cooked preparations: a de…

Poland; bigos documented

Biryani for Eid al-Fitr (Breaking the Fast Feast)

Eid al-Fitr — the feast marking the end of Ramadan — is accompanied by an outpouring of celebratory …

South Asia (India, Pakist

Brigadeiro (Brazilian Celebration — Valentine's and Festas)

Brigadeiro — Brazil's beloved chocolate truffle made from condensed milk, cocoa, and butter — is the…

Brazil; brigadeiro named

Buñuelos (Colombian and Mexican Christmas Fritters)

Buñuelos — fried cheese dough fritters — are one of Latin America's great Christmas preparations, co…

Latin America; buñuelos d

Caldo de Pollo (Día de los Muertos Celebration Soup)

Caldo de pollo — Mexican chicken soup — is one of the dishes placed on the ofrenda (altar) during Dí…

Mexico; chicken soup in M

Caldo de Pozole Rojo (Mexican Independence Day)

Pozole — the ancient hominy and meat stew of Mexico — is eaten across the country on September 15–16…

Mexico; pozole predates S

Cassata (Easter — Sicilian Tradition)

Cassata is Sicily's great Easter confection — a spectacular, opulently decorated cake of ricotta cre…

Sicily; cassata documente

Christmas Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)

The bûche de Noël — the Christmas Yule Log — is one of France's great seasonal confections: a rolled…

France; the bûche de Noël

Christmas Pudding (British Steamed — Full Method)

Christmas pudding — the dense, dark, steamed fruit pudding of the British Christmas table — is one o…

England; the pudding trad

Christmas Roast Turkey (Full Method)

The Christmas roast turkey sits at the centre of the year's most loaded meal — loaded with expectati…

Britain and North America

Colomba Pasquale (Italian Easter Dove Bread)

Colomba pasquale — the dove-shaped Easter bread of Italy — is panettone's Easter sibling: the same t…

Northern Italy (Lombardy)

Coquito (Puerto Rican Christmas Drink)

Coquito — 'little coconut' in Spanish — is Puerto Rico's Christmas celebration drink: a creamy, rum-…

Puerto Rico; coquito is a

Cranberry Sauce (Thanksgiving — Fresh vs. Canned)

Cranberry sauce occupies a unique position in the American Thanksgiving canon: it is simultaneously …

North America; cranberrie

Diwali Gulab Jamun

Gulab jamun — soft, spongy milk-solid balls soaked in rose-scented sugar syrup — are among the most …

Indian subcontinent; gula

Easter Simnel Cake

Simnel cake — a rich, spiced fruit cake with a marzipan layer baked into the centre and another appl…

England; simnel cake docu

Eid al-Adha Mansaf (Jordanian Feast Lamb)

Mansaf — Jordan's national dish — is the centrepiece of Eid al-Adha celebrations across Jordan, Pale…

Jordan (Badia desert regi

Eid Biryani (Full Dum Method — Celebration)

Biryani for Eid is not weeknight biryani — it is the occasion's centrepiece, made with the full dum …

South Asia (India, Pakist

Faisán en Escabeche (Easter — Yucatecan Celebration)

Escabeche de pavo or faisán — turkey or pheasant in the Yucatecan escabeche (a spiced vinegar marina…

Yucatán, Mexico; the esca

Galette des Rois (Epiphany — French King Cake)

Galette des rois — the puff pastry frangipane tart of Epiphany (January 6) — is France's most antici…

France; the galette des r

Gingerbread (Christmas — Nordic and British Traditions)

Gingerbread is one of the oldest spiced baked goods in the world, with documented recipes from medie…

Medieval Europe; gingerbr

Goi Cuon (Vietnamese Spring Rolls — Tet Preparation)

Goi cuon — Vietnamese fresh spring rolls — are made throughout the year but are particularly associa…

Vietnam; goi cuon (litera

Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Burns Night — Scottish January 25)

Burns Night — January 25, the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns — is celebrated across Scotland…

Scotland; haggis document

Hamantaschen (Purim — Jewish Triangle Pastry)

Hamantaschen — the triangular filled pastry cookies of Purim — are one of the most recognisable symb…

Ashkenazi Jewish traditio

Holi Thandai (Indian Spring Festival Drink)

Thandai — the spiced, chilled milk drink of the Holi festival — is the liquid embodiment of Indian s…

India; thandai documented

Hot Cross Buns (Easter — British Tradition)

Hot cross buns — enriched yeasted buns spiced with cinnamon, mixed spice, and candied peel, marked w…

England; the cross-marked

King Cake (Mardi Gras — New Orleans Tradition)

King cake is the defining food of New Orleans' Mardi Gras season (Epiphany on January 6 through Fat …

New Orleans, Louisiana, U

Korova (Ukrainian Christmas Eve — The Holy Supper)

Ukrainian Christmas Eve (Sviata Vecherya, Holy Supper) is one of the most elaborate and symbolically…

Ukraine; Sviata Vecherya

Kourambiedes (Greek Christmas Butter Cookies)

Kourambiedes — crescent-shaped or round Greek Christmas butter cookies buried in icing sugar — are o…

Greece and Cyprus; kouram

Kwanzaa Feast — Jollof Rice and Suya

Kwanzaa (December 26 – January 1) celebrates African heritage and culture, and its feast (karamu) on…

Kwanzaa was created by Dr

Lebkuchen (Advent — Nuremberg Gingerbread)

Lebkuchen — the soft, spiced gingerbread of Nuremberg — is one of Germany's oldest protected foods (…

Nuremberg, Germany; lebku

Lebkuchen Mousse (Christmas — Modern Interpretation)

A modern interpretation of the Nuremberg lebkuchen tradition can take the form of a plated mousse th…

Contemporary interpretati

Lunar New Year Whole Steamed Fish

A whole steamed fish presented at the Lunar New Year table carries significance far beyond its culin…

Cantonese (Guangdong) Chi

Matzo Ball Soup (Passover — Seder Tradition)

Matzo ball soup — light, fluffy dumplings of matzo meal in a golden, deeply flavoured chicken broth …

Ashkenazi Jewish traditio

Midsummer Gravlax with Dill

Gravlax — salmon cured in salt, sugar, and fresh dill — is the centrepiece of Swedish Midsommar cele…

Scandinavia (Sweden, Norw

Mince Pies (British Christmas — Traditional Method)

Mince pies — small, pastry-enclosed tarts of sweet mincemeat (a mixture of dried fruit, suet, spices…

England; mince pies docum

Mole Negro (Day of the Dead — Full Method)

Mole negro — the most complex and significant of Oaxaca's seven canonical moles — is prepared for fu…

Oaxaca, Mexico; mole negr

Mooncake (Mid-Autumn Festival — Chinese Tradition)

Mooncake — the dense, filled pastry of the Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of the 8th lunar month, typ…

China; Mid-Autumn Festiva

Navruz Sumalak (Persian/Central Asian Spring Feast)

Navruz — the Persian New Year celebrated on the spring equinox (March 20–21) — is one of the oldest …

Iran and Central Asia; Na

Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Sticky Rice Cake)

Nian gao — Lunar New Year sticky rice cake — is one of the most symbolically important foods of the …

China; nian gao documente

Oden (Japanese Winter — Comfort Hotpot)

Oden — the Japanese winter hotpot of various ingredients simmered in a dashi-based broth — is the co…

Japan; oden (formerly kno

Oliebollen (Dutch New Year's Eve Fritters)

Oliebollen — 'oil balls' — are the quintessential Dutch New Year's Eve food: deep-fried yeasted doug…

Netherlands; oliebollen d

Osechi Ryori (Japanese New Year's Feast)

Osechi ryori — the elaborate lacquered box (jubako) of symbolic foods prepared for Japanese New Year…

Japan; osechi ryori trace

Panettone (Christmas — Traditional Method)

Panettone — the tall, domed, enriched bread-cake of Milan — is the most technically demanding yeaste…

Milan (Lombardy), Italy;

Pavlova (Christmas — Southern Hemisphere Summer Tradition)

Pavlova — the meringue dessert topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit — is the Christmas dessert …

Australia and New Zealand

Pernil (Puerto Rican and Dominican Christmas Roast Pork)

Pernil — the slow-roasted pork shoulder of Christmas celebrations in Puerto Rico and the Dominican R…

Puerto Rico and Dominican

Pho for Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year)

Tet Nguyen Dan — the Vietnamese Lunar New Year — is the most important celebration of the Vietnamese…

Vietnam; Tet (Lunar New Y

Potato Latkes (Hanukkah — Full Method)

Potato latkes — the crispy fried potato pancakes of Hanukkah — are the most universally recognised s…

Ashkenazi Jewish traditio

Prawn Cocktail (British Christmas Starter — Classic)

Prawn cocktail is the great British Christmas starter — simultaneously retro and beloved, the dish t…

Britain; Marie Rose sauce

Pumpkin Soup (Autumn Equinox — Seasonal Harvest)

Pumpkin soup at its best is an autumn celebration in a bowl — the harvest season's most abundant gou…

Universal; pumpkin/squash

Riz au Lait de Coquelicot (French Mother's Day — Rose Petal Rice Pudding)

Seasonal and occasion cooking in France has a tradition of specific preparations tied to celebration…

France (Loire Valley, Pro

Roast Leg of Lamb (Easter Sunday — British and Australian)

Roast leg of lamb is Easter Sunday's primary meat course across Britain, Australia, and New Zealand …

Britain and Australasia;

Rosca de Reyes (Epiphany — Mexico and Spain)

Rosca de reyes — 'ring of kings' — is the oval, ring-shaped sweet bread eaten on January 6 (Día de R…

Spain (Galicia and Castil

Salmoriglio (Sicilian Summer Feast — Grilled Swordfish)

Salmoriglio — the fresh herb and lemon sauce of Sicily — is both a marinade and a condiment for gril…

Sicily; salmoriglio is a

Sfinci di San Giuseppe (St Joseph's Day — Sicilian Tradition)

Sfinci di San Giuseppe — the cream-filled choux puffs of Sicily's St Joseph's Day celebration (March…

Sicily; St Joseph's Day (

Shab-e Yalda Celebration — Pomegranate and Aash Reshteh

Shab-e Yalda — the longest night of the year (December 21) — is one of Iran's most ancient celebrati…

Iran; Shab-e Yalda is a Z

Soba Toshikoshi (New Year's Eve — Japanese Tradition)

Toshikoshi soba — 'year-crossing noodles' — are eaten throughout Japan on December 31 as the New Yea…

Japan; toshikoshi soba do

Springerle (Advent — German Anise Cookies)

Springerle — the embossed anise cookies of the German Advent tradition — are among the oldest surviv…

Germany (Württemberg and

Steak au Poivre (Valentine's Day — Classic French Bistro)

Steak au poivre — peppercorn-crusted steak with a cognac-cream pan sauce — is the quintessential Fre…

France; steak au poivre i

Stollen (Advent — German Christmas Bread)

Stollen — the German Christmas bread of yeast-leavened enriched dough with dried fruit, marzipan, an…

Dresden, Germany; stollen

St Patrick's Day Corned Beef and Cabbage

Corned beef and cabbage is the American-Irish St Patrick's Day meal — technically not Irish (the Iri…

United States (Irish immi

Tamales (Mexican Christmas — Posadas Tradition)

Tamales are made in quantity throughout the year in Mexico, but at Christmas they become a communal …

Mesoamerica; tamales docu

Thanksgiving Green Bean Casserole (Classic Method)

Green bean casserole is one of the most quintessentially American Thanksgiving preparations — create…

United States; created by

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie (Full Method)

Pumpkin pie is America's most iconic seasonal dessert — a spiced, custard-filled tart that appears w…

United States; pumpkin pi

Thanksgiving Stuffing / Dressing (Classic Bread Stuffing)

Stuffing (cooked inside the bird) or dressing (cooked in a separate dish) is, for many American fami…

United States; bread stuf

Tsukimi Dango (Moon-Viewing Festival — Japanese Autumn)

Tsukimi — 'moon viewing' — is the Japanese autumn festival celebrating the harvest moon (typically S…

Japan; tsukimi tradition

Turducken (American Thanksgiving — Multi-Bird Tradition)

Turducken — a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey, with stuffing between each laye…

United States (Louisiana)

Vasilopita (Greek New Year's Cake)

Vasilopita — St Basil's Cake — is the Greek and Cypriot New Year's Day bread or cake, baked with a c…

Greece and Cyprus; vasilo

Zeppole di San Giuseppe (St Joseph's Day — Neapolitan)

Zeppole di San Giuseppe — the fried or baked choux pastry filled with pastry cream and topped with a…

Naples (Campania), Italy;