Latinx Christmas dishes and traditions are as diverse as their origins. Some similarities and many differences.

Argentina

• Vitel toné
• Turrón
• Pan dulce
• Asado (beef, chicken, calf, lamb, suckling pig)
• Cider (apple, pineapple) and Venezuela
• Hallaca – rectangle-shaped meal made of maize, filled with beef, pork, olives, raisins and caper, and wrapped in plantain leaves
• Pan de jamón – ham-filled bread with olives and raisins
• Dulce de lechosa – dessert made of cooked sliced unripe papaya in sugar syrup
• Ensalada de gallina – salad made of potato, carrot, apple and shredded chicken
• Pernil- roast pork shoulder
• Budín
• Salads
• Pionono
• Russian salad
• Matambre
• Lengua a la vinagreta
• Garrapiñadas
• Waldorf salad

Brazil

• Lombo à Califórnia – pork loins
• Rabanada – French toast
• Pernil – roast pork
• Perú – roast turkey
• Bacalhau – codfish
• Farofa – raw manioc flour roasted with butter, salt, bacon or smoked meat, and spices, with a smoky and slightly salty taste
• Brazil nut
• Panettone

Chile

• Pan de pascua
• Cola de mono – (Literally, “Monkey’s Tail) A Chilean Christmas beverage, with aguardiente, milk, coffee, and flavoured with vanilla and cloves[16]
• Pan de Pascua – Chilean Christmas sponge cake flavoured with cloves and with bits of candied fruits, raisins, walnuts and almonds.[17]
• Roasted turkey
• Ponche a la romana – Eggnog-style beverage made of champagne and pineapple-flavoured icecream.

Colombia

• Colombian Buñuelos
• Colombian natilla
• Colombian Christmas dishes are mostly sweets and desserts. Some of the most popular dishes include:
• Buñuelos
• Natilla
• Manjar blanco
• Hojaldres
• Brevas dessert with cheese
• Christmas cookies
• Sweet bread filled with fruits like raisins and raspberries.

Cuba

• Crema De Vie – Cuban eggnog, made with condensed milk, rum, sugar syrup, lemon rind, cinnamon, and egg yolk.
• Majarete – corn pudding made with coconut milk, fresh corn, cornstarch, milk, water, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar
• Platillo Moros y Cristianos
• Lechon asado
• Turrón

Dominican Republic

• Moro de guandules con coco – rice with pigeon peas and coconut milk
• Vaniljekranse – Danish butter cookies
• ponche – eggnog
• Ensalada verde – Iceberg letters, onions, cucumber and tomatoes salad.
• Bread pudding
• Majarete – corn pudding made with coconut milk, fresh corn, cornstarch, milk, water, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar
• Russian potato salad
• Macaroni salad
• Pasteles de hojas – Root tamales
• Jengibre – ginger tea
• Pig roast
• Pollo al Horno – Roasted Chicken
• Telera – Dominican bread similar to Mexican Telera
• Fruit platter – Consists of oranges, apples, bananas, grapes, and mangos
• Cheese and guava platter – a platter with squared white cheese, yellow potato cheese, soda crackers, and guava paste chunks

Guatemala

• Tamales
• Ponche (Christmas fruit punch served hot with lots of fruits)
• pavo (Turkey)
• Buñuelos (Fluffy sweet dessert made with corn with maple syrup)
• Chicken (Prepared with different stuffings and accompanied with various side dishes such as salads or rice)
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