SWEETS

Typical Christmas sweets in Europe

In all countries typical Christmas sweets are prepared during the holidays.

Each country has traditional recipes to make during this period and it is wonderful to find out what they are. While in Italy you can taste the traditional Panettone, in other countries a particular tronchetto, gingerbread or other traditional but less known sweets are typical.

Every corner of the world has its own typical sweets that can not miss at Christmas. Let's see together the 5 typical Christmas sweets in various European countries. Browse the gallery to discover them.

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Every corner of the world has its own typical sweets that can not miss at Christmas
Let's see together the 5 typical Christmas sweets in various European countries.
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Roscón de los Reyes Spain
For the Feast of the Three Kings the traditional Roscón de los Reyesis prepared, a kind of brioche in the shape of a circle and decorated with candied fruit, figs and almonds. A king figure and a bean are cooked in the dough. According to legend, whoever finds a piece with the figure becomes king, and whoever finds the bean pays a roscón.
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England: Christmas pudding
If there is something typical for England, then it is the Christmas pudding . It takes weeks to prepare it, and to sweeten it just a base of dried fruit. In order for the pudding to last from mid-November until Christmas, a glass of brandyis poured over the dough.
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Italy: the panettone
In Italy you can not miss the panettone, traditional Christmas cake that most Italians buy, because its preparation is very laborious and the dough rises up to five days.
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France: the bûche de Noël
In the Christmas menu should not miss the bûche de Noël, a dessert that looks like a log. It has its origins in ancient times. The trunk was tied with ribbons and the youngest member of the family placed it in the hearth. The ash was stored for a whole year because it was believed in its healing power and in the ability to ward off the devil himself. Today the ritual burning is over. The cake has the shape of a roll with chocolate cream, in which the structure of the wood is hinted at.
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Germany: the stole (stollen)
The stole is similar to sweet brioche, full of nuts, raisins, candied fruit and decorated with veiled sugar.
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