Christmas in England

With the holidays quickly approaching, many people in England will start making their famous dishes in preparation for Christmas. Most British citizens celebrate Christmas and they make certain foods for the hoiidays.
The traditional Christmas dinner is very similar to the American Thanksgiving becuase it has roast turkey and stuffing, roast potatoes and vegetables, bread sauce, cranberry sauce and gravy. The meal is followed by Christmas pudding.

English Christmas pudding was originally a poridge dish made of wheat or corn boiled up in milk. As time went on, it evolved into a plum pudding. Today, a Christmas pudding is a brown pudding with raisins, nuts and cherries. It is served with custard or brandy butter. According to Woodland's Junior School, the traditional time for making a Christmas pudding 'Stir Up Sunday ' at the beginning of advent. A proper Christmas pudding is always stirred from East to West in honour of the three Wise Men and traditionally made with 13 ingredients to represent Christ and His Disciples. Every member of the family must give the pudding a stir and make a secret wish.