This is an article dedicated to The Insatiable because just thinking about what we are going to eat this season we imagine Tony and David tasting the 9 inevitable Colombian Christmas dishes.
In this Christmas season it is impossible to say NO to the desserts and entrees that are offered during the novenas, to prepare what will be dinner for the night of December 24 and 31.
And you can not avoid the dishes with what we like to have for breakfast the day after the holidays, even the feeling of guilt for overeating makes us question how to lose weight.
Here are the 9 Colombian Christmas dishes
Ajiaco
Santafereño ajiaco is one of the favorite dishes that many families choose for dinner on December 24 and 31. It is synonymous with family since there is nothing better than eating something hot and obviously delicious at that time of the cold night.
fritters
A donut a year doesn’t hurt, but it doesn’t hurt to eat it in December either, in any home it is typical to offer a donut before, during the novena and even at breakfast, with hot chocolate and although it is not a dessert of this season, it is just at this time when its consumption increases.
Custard
Just as the couple of Batman and Robin are famous are the custard and the fritter, the custard is a delicacy that no one can ignore this season, the grandmothers prefer to do the process of grinding the corn, straining it and cooking it, for the least experts there is a box with instructions that anyone can prepare, also with various flavors.
Tamales
It has become the favorite breakfast of many of us, often wrapped in banana leaves, this dish that contains three types of meat is the reason for family reunions during Sunday and festive mornings of Colombians.
suckling pig
A plate of suckling pig is not bad at any time and place, for many people this season it is one of the favorite Colombian Christmas dishes for lunch, you find it available even in supermarkets and it is an ally while you do the Christmas shopping.
empanadas
This is not exactly a dish, nor a dessert, this appetizer can be enjoyed at any time of the year and becomes the perfect excuse to invite family and friends to pray the novena of Christmas bonuses, just say that you are going to offer empanadas and they will be over in the blink of an eye, like starting a business!
Churros
Thinking about churros takes us back to childhood and this dessert does not go out of style, sometimes stuffed with arequipe, as a sandwich and also accompanied by chocolate spread, it becomes the favorite for the little ones during the novenas.
Christmas cookies
This is a classic and it is that in December cookies come and go everywhere with the excuse of flavoring the season and they cannot be missing in the typical and traditional marriage.
pork leg
For those who prefer to avoid cooking on the night of the 24th, the pork leg is the best option, since it is already more than prepared and it is enough to serve it with a glass of wine, this is a more traditional dish in other cultures but that has been tucking into Colombian Christmas dishes.