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from: Karlie BestlerChristmas in the United States is very different from Christmas in China, especially when it comes to food. American Christmas food is similar to food eaten in most of Europe and the UK. Chinese Christmas recipes have more in common with traditional Chinese festival banquets than the traditional Western feast.
The idea that Christmas is a holiday when all the family gathers together is as popular in China as it is in many other countries. Only about 1% of Chinese people are Christian. With the pervasive influence of Communism and traditional Eastern religions, Christmas in China is not really seen as a time for religious reflection. It is not seen as a major national holiday, but it is still a time for traditional Chinese Christmas celebration to enjoy gatherings with family and friends.
In the West it is common to make a rich fruit Christmas cake that is covered in marzipan and a hard icing for the festivities. In China, people also eat Christmas cake, but Chinese Christmas recipes are very different from traditional Western cooking. Traditional Chinese Christmas recipes for the cake says that the cake should be steamed rather than baked in the oven. This makes it more like the traditional Christmas pudding that we have rather than a Christmas cake.
In China the Christmas cake is a sponge cake rather than a fruit cake. Once the cake is prepared, it is then steamed in the Chinese wok. Traditionally the cake is served with fresh fruits. Sometimes it is given to people as a gift. The Chinese Christmas cake, like the Western Christmas pudding, is most often eaten at home as part of the Christmas lunch.
Chinese Christmas cake recipes have their own individual appeal. A special favorite at this time of year is a sweet known as bow ties. Bow ties are made from egg roll wrappers which are spread with syrup, corn syrup, brown sugar, honey and water. The egg roll wrappers are cut into four pieces, each with a slit in the middle. Each piece is laid over the other and knotted like a bow tie. One end is threaded through the slit, turned over and threaded the other direction. The bow ties are then deep fried in a wok. The other ingredients are mixed together and boiled. The bows are dipped in the syrup and put in a cold place and allowed to harden.
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