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letā€™s go to trinidad + tobago for pastelles

although there are many similaritiesā€”from the look to root originā€”pastelles are NOT the same as tamales. the cooking technique, flavor, texture, ingredientsā€”all unique to trinidad + tobago šŸ‡¹šŸ‡¹#happyfoodmas #avaeats
trinidadian pastelles were thought to come from the original spanish settlers in the 15th + 18th centuriesā€”some argue it was brought even earlier by the amerindians that first discovered + inhabited the island #happyfoodmas #avaeats
pastelles are a sign of the holidays for trinidadians. theyā€™re as popular as roti, doubles + pelau.

if your parents didnā€™t endure the process of making pastellesā€”someone at a house nearby did, making them by the hundreds.
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tonight for #HappyFoodmas, iā€™m tryina keep it short + sweet..

sweets?

dessert?

letā€™s go to cuba for majareteā€”corn pudding šŸŒ½šŸ®šŸ‡ØšŸ‡ŗ
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thereā€™s a great dispute whether majarete originated in cuba, the dominican republic, or puerto rico. all three islands were once populated by the taĆ­nos.
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there was a lot of migration going on between the islands over the centuries. santo domingoā€”before becoming the dominican republicā€”was the main spanish base in the caribbean...
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Iā€™m a bit tardy, but itā€™s #HappyFoodmas time!
Tonight weā€™re headed to Colombia.
Christmas just isnā€™t Christmas in Colombia without natilla and buƱuelos. Natilla is Spanish for custard. BuƱuelos, deep fried cheese fritters, are served along side it.
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Similar to dulce de leche and flan, natilla is custard with a cream base containing panela (hardened brown sugar), cinnamon, corn starch and whole milk.
Depending on preference it can be served creamy or firm.

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since itā€™s meghan markleā€™s first christmas as duchess of sussex, lets talk about christmas pudding.

w. origins in medieval england, itā€™s sometimes known as plum pudding or just "pud" #happyfoodmas #avaeats
we know pudding as a soft, custard dessertā€”in the uk, pudding just means ā€œdessertsā€

christmas pudding consists of dried fruits held together by egg +suet (raw, hard beef fat) moistened w. molasses +flavored w. cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger +other spices #happyfoodmas #avaeats
the story goes that plum pudding's association w. christmas goes back to a custom in medieval england that the "pudding should be made on the 25th sunday after trinity, that it be prepared with 13 ingredients to represent christ...ā€
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šŸ‘‹šŸ¾šŸ‘‹šŸ¾šŸ‘‹šŸ¾šŸ‘‹šŸ¾Holas! Itā€™s #HappyFoodmas time people! @avaeats took us to the Philippines last night. Tonight we go to Mexico for pozole.
Pozole is traditional Mexican soup or stew dish often served during celebrations, Christmas and New Year's.

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Pozole which means hominy, originates from Nahuatl and quite the history.
The hearty stew is often made with hominy or corn kernels and pork. It can be red or green in color depending on the type of chiles used in the base.
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iā€™m gonna piggyback off of @EatWithNiaā€˜s ham thread.

for day4, weā€™re in the philippines for lechon!

you know exactly what iā€™m talmboutā€”that brick-red whole suckling pig on a stick! yup! #HappyFoodmas #avaeats
many cultures have their own version of the whole roasted pig: the cantonese have siu yuk + thereā€™s whole hog barbecue in the carolinas, but in ā€˜09 the og anthony bourdain called filipino lechon the ā€œbest pig everā€
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the prep: pigā€˜s slaughtered, hair singed off, + bellies slit open, cleaned out + stuffed w. aromatics + seasonings (leeks, garlic, salt +lemongrass) skinā€™s rubbed w. coconut water/soy sauce/milk before the pigā€™s roasted on a bamboo pole over coals for hours #happyfoodmas #avaeats
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tonight, weā€™re going all the way to to eastern europe for kūčios, the traditional lithuanian christmas eve dinner.

though some traditions are no longer honored, family makes the journey + a special effort just to come together to enjoy dinner #happyfoodmas #avaeats
lithuanians make the journey not so much for the meal, but for the sacred ritual of kūčios, bringing everyone closer + strengthening family ties.

if a family member died that year or canā€™t attend for a serious reason, an empty place is left at the table..
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a plate is still placed on the table + a chair is drawn, but no spoons, knives or forks are set. a small lit candle is placed on the plate during the mealā€”itā€™s believed the spirit of the deceased member participates in the kūčios along with everyone
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snaking lines like a supreme drop in japanā€”but this line isnā€™t for a new sneaker release.

or the new iphone.

itā€™s for christmas chicken.

CHRISTMAS FRIED CHICKEN.

specifically, KFC.
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while doing my research on christmas traditions around the world, the christmas fried chicken was a pleasant surprise. as i went down the rabbit hole of fried chicken in japan, i found two very different explanations of its connection to christmas.
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in 1970, takeshi okawara was the manager at the first KFC in japan. he overheard foreign customers talking about how much they missed christmas turkey, + that night, the ā€œparty barrelā€ at christmastime came to him in a dream.
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