We had a thread about Christmas trees, and I thought it would be fun to hear about Christmas foods. We have a pretty traditional Thanksgiving ususally- turkey, stuffing, mashed potatos, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, but Christmas dinner is often something less conventional for us. This year, we are having tri tip sandwiches- not very traditional. Last night, hubby came home with some tamales. He doesn't feel like it's Christmas without them. Living in Southern Cali, you almost get to be Mexican by proximity. We have pinatas at birthday parties, tamales at Christmas, and parties on Cinco de Mayo. For me, it's the Marzipan candy that my mom makes every year. She makes them into little fruit shapes- with stems, leaves and realistic coloring. They are works of art, and my favorite Christmas food. The other food that really signals 'holiday' for me is pickled baby corn. This is always on our table for holiday meals. The funny thing is, outside of my family I have never met anyone who eats either of these things. I don't know if they are German traditions or what, but they are our family traditions.
What about you?